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Race Reports for Portage Lakes Sprint Triathlon, Duathlon & Aquabike 2008

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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?No
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?No
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

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

  • Comments: I will do this race again, love the place, the weather, and the hilly course now that I know it. In general I'm very happy (except the bike shoes problem) because my goal was to improve over my first triathlon and i did! 50 minutes off is a good start. Looking to train in the off season to have a great '09 season. Thanks to everyone for the cheers and support, specially my wife.
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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?No

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

  • Comments: I really have nothing to compare this too, but I fully enjoyed the experience. Looking forward to next season.
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Race rating (3)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?No
  • Plenty of drink stations?No

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

  • Comments: I knew what to expect with this race since I did it last year. They call it a festival, but I think that's more to do with the 3 races they do on Saturday, rather than that there's much else going on here. Two things I didn't like were how the waves were aligned at the start. That could have easily been better. The other was the drink stations. I knew there wouldn't be one on the bike, so that's life. Could be tough if you're doing the Olympic though. The run was just silly though. One station was at the exit of T2, and the other was 0.1 miles later (which you passed again just before the finish). So the drinks were at 0, 0.1, and 3.0 miles! Not much good in that. The Olympic was at 0, 0.1, 3.0, and 6.1. Hmmm... I think it was because they were way down on volunteers this year. I remember a lot more last year. And these were manned by an adult with a few kids (8-12 years). The kids were actually great - very enthusiastic, which was fun to see. I didn't even mind when
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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: This was a really great race put on by HFP. Very well organized, very professional. Music, announcer, on-time start, plenty of parking, course was well-manned and well-marked. Yummy snacks afterwards too! I really enjoyed this race and would definitely do it again.
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