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Race Reports for 2013

[1]
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Race rating (3)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: There are some kinks for Rev3 to work out in Williamsburg. Love the organization so I hope they get things worked out.
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[2]
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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: A first time event at a brand new venue are expected to have a few gliches. The shuttles to the start took longer due to traffic pattern coming back led to long lines and it took a while to get the bags back from T1 since the labors didn't show up. Rev3 crew and team stepped up big time and sorted bags. NormaTec tent was great, food was really good and finally. I had a great time.
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[3]
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Race rating (3)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: This was my first OWS race, so I was nervous about that. I had no idea what to expect time-wise, so I said 3 hours. When I noticed that I might be able to hit 2:40, I was too late to push for it. That and the uphill finish limited the chance for that time. The event had a lot of initial kinks and problems. 1. Getting athletes to the start on time; 2. allowing someone to park outside T1 so that the course had to be changed the morning of the race; 3. the timing was screwed up the entire race and is still somewhat screwed up; 4. no post-race food or activities nearby for family (Rev3 is supposed to be a family race); 5. most importantly, it took them over 4 hours to return bags from T1 to the finish. That's simply unacceptable. I am very happy with my performance.
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[4]
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Race rating (2)
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  • Organised?No
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: Inaugural races are hard, and I have all of the sympathy and understanding in the world for how difficult it can be to pull these events off. I am sure that Rev3 will address the logistical issues with this race. I personally will probably choose to do a different race in the future, but I wouldn't rule this one out forever provided future years improve. Pros: 1. Loved having a practice swim the day before. 2. The volunteers were all great. Cons: 1. The two transitions didn't work very well. Bussing that many athletes and spectators to the start is always going to be a problem if it's not perfectly executed. 2. It seems that there were issues with getting the bike course closed to traffic as originally planned? There were points where I felt extremely unsafe. There were also parts of the road that I thought were incredibly rough. 3. The dry clothes and swim-to-bike bags weren't bussed to the finish until 1:30pm. I finished the race before 10:30am! I was extremely lucky
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[5]
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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: I would most definitely do another Rev 3 race. Other than the serious lack of morning shuttles from T2 to race start site I have no issues with the organization. Every volunteer from check in to finish line was FANTASTIC. Positive and encouraging.
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