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Race Reports for Wildflower Triathlon - Long Course- 2017 CANCELLED 2009

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Race rating (5)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: It is the wild flower
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability:

  • Comments: Even though this was the worst race experience of my life, it is absolutely one of the best races I have ever experienced. The volunteers are extraordinary, the crowds fantastic, and the support, unbeatable. I cannot wait to go back and try again next year, and this time, succeed with flying colors.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: It would've been nice to have real post race food.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I loved this race, even though I was not in the condition I had planned! Next year I doubt I will do this again, I will probably do Oceanside only and not both like I just did, it was way too much for me!
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Great race, I hope to be a fixture there for years to come.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Great well put together race. Getting down to transition is a pain in the butt. The race is well supported with tons of aid stations and really good volunteers.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Too hard

  • Comments: Amazing event. Apart from the run course, everything's a treat. Camping spaces were already largely taken by 11am on Friday...the overflow campground was a decent choice (although the decrepit portapotties...complete with black widow...were a downer). Long lines for shuttles vs. steep hikes with bike and transition bag are the biggest challenge of the weekend.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Too hard

  • Comments: This is a world-class event. They do an incredible job considering the amount of athletes and spectators on site both during the race and othewise. The finish chute was like being at the Olympics. My only complaints was that they should have had some more port-o-potties in the camping areas, and have some more food choices at the aid stations.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Wildflower (both races) is tough. Did Olympic last year and Long Course this year. Both tough in different ways.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Wild Flower is certainly my favorite of all the triathlons I've done so far! It's the one and only - so hard and so much fun!
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Tri Cal put on a great event and Festival - WF is all about the experience not just the race!
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Too hard

  • Comments: Really a very well run race. Incredible amount of volunteers. The aid stations were terrific. LOTS of water. I didn't take anything other than water, a hose over my body and a few orange wedges. The Cal Poly students were having a great time. Some stations they were singing, every single one of them was encouraging the entire day. The course itself is a killer. Really challenging to say the least. I was prepared and while i say the course was "too hard" based on my ability, i would do it again. It wasn't that it was "too" hard, it is just freaking HARD. Period. Lots of people have a hard time on the run. It's a challenge, plain and simple and that is why we do triathlons. I always knew this was a hard course and never thought I'd attempt it. Now that i have, I know that i can handle any course. It is an accomplishment in and of itself to finish this race and i did it!
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I loved this race, even more so after learning first hand how truly painful it is. My first Wildflower has come and gone, but I'll be back next year.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I am posting this in here because I was asked to so enjoy.... MY 2009 WILDFLOWER ADVENTURE The journey to Wildflower Wow what an amazing weekend. I found this weekend to be full of adventure, excitement, and every other emotion possible. The adventure really began on Thursday. We started off leaving late (this is not uncommon for my family) The people that came on the trip were myself, my fiance, my father, and his friend Jan. My father and Jan picked my fiance and I up from our apartment only about an hour late, but that is okay because I too was running about an hour or so late. my fiance and father got most the stuff loaded in the van while I took my sister and her boyfriend out shopping for food because they were watching our house while we went out of town. We came back and I helped everyone finish loading the van and we got on the road. After a short 3 hour drive (it would have
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  • Comments: Saw PGoldberger at the finish.. again!! is he stalking me?? :) Hung out for a bit post race to recover, then gathered my stuff and hiked up the huge dirt trail. F*** that was hard...... Beer and carne asada post race tasted great. Although I didn't hit my sub 6 goal, that was aggressive to start with. Had I ran to my potential, I could get close. Turns out, this race was only 12 seconds off my best HIM swim, 4 minutes off my best HIM bike, and 21 minutes :( off my best HIM run. So maybe the next one will be a flat course :) Wildflower is an incredibly well run and freaking HARD race. Much harder than I remembered. Which is good, since I won't remember how hard it was come December when it's time to sign up for 2010 :)
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  • Comments: This was my 2nd WF, and it was one of the best race experiences I have ever had. A lot of that had to do with the fact that my cousin Cory flew in from Minnesota to participate in his first ever 1/2 iron distance race. He is an amazing endurance athlete, and at age 57 was able to handle WF/no problem! He did his first ever wetsuit swim. He used my sons road bike. He may have set the record for the longest EVER T1/T2 times though! We had a blast! As for me, I came in 3rd here last year, and I was able to knock 8' off last years time. A 5h7' WF is no small feat, and I am thrilled at how I executed my race in all aspects. We are all so blessed to be able to do these events, and we should be thankful every day for the gift of health and fitness, no matter what level we may be at! Peace Out LAR DOG
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  • Comments: REALLY REALLY need to work on my KILL mindset.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Best executed race ever done, based on nutrion, discipline and choices.
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