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Race Reports for Singapore Aquathlon National Championships - Standard Course 2015

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• 2015
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Race rating (3)

• 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: The race in general is well-organised but the swim course just sucked this year. Too narrow at start and the merging was a mess for the second and third waves, especially the third (women's wave). I felt cheated when they took out the Elite wave without prior notice after specifying on the race literature up until race day that it would be offered. Call me spoiled or entitled, but the main draw of this race and their Sprint Series for me is the chance to NOT be in a big scrum at the start, get a clean swim start, do my own pace, and try to find some guys to draft. I spend a lot of $ to get to my Singapore events and normally when I do them, there's a compelling reason like nice course setup, strong competition, good prizes, etc. It's not just a quick drive or MRT jaunt to a Saturday AM race--this took a personal leave request two months out, last-minute re-entry visa, plane ticket, hotel reservation, hour-long taxi ride to the airport, and an international flight. I'm not sure I would

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