Comments: This race is put on by the rec department of the local government. The folks who were there managing the race did a nice job. 1 to 1 racer to worker ratio. What's frustrating and disappointing about the race is that there were only 5 of us there. The reason there were only 5 of us there is that the race was not promoted properly. The only reason we knew about the race is that we swim at the city facility and someone handed us the city's quarterly newsletter which briefly mentioned the event. There were no race flyers at the rec center, no information at any of the local bike shops or running stores, and no internet info on the race. The area supports races, 3 triathlons within 30 miles of here that sell out every year. But people can't show up if they don't know about it. The other issue with the race was poor course selection. Gulf Shores has several locations which have decent roads and bike lanes but the guy running the race has had a hard time getting the police to help so
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