Race Reports for Four States Triathlon

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Race rating (5)

Comments: Here's the kicker. I am a Clydesdale, and when I registered, the guys told me that all the Clydesdales had numbers in the 20's. The guy that got second passed me at the very end of the bike. He left T2 28 seconds ahead of me, and reached T2 22 seconds ahead of me. The thing is that he was the last guy to register, so they gave him number 150. When he passed me at the end of the bike, I saw him and noted his number was not in the 20's so I let him go - made no effort to keep up. As far as I knew, I was the first place Clydesdale at that point, because I had seen no others. Well, at the finish of the run, I was coming hard and he was looking back repeatedly. I thought he was looking past me, but he was making sure I wasn't catching him. Now, I ran as hard as I could, but I just know if I'd known the guy ahead of me was in my class, I would have chased him down a little more. Stupid race numbers. Oh yeah, the guy who got first place Clydesdales was second place overall. That is

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[2]

Race rating (5)

Comments: This is indeed the best small tri in the region (as voted by the athletes last year). The swag was *very* good, useful stuff: a run hat; a nice shell with the race name on it; a nalgene bottle and a water bottle; great t-shirt; a couple of "golf" towels personalized with the race name and date. The organizers were excellent: they had their stuff together but were very mellow and friendly to paticipants and supporters alike. (Beer, burgers and pizza for everyone!) I will definietly do this race again next year,

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