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Race Reports for New Jersey State Triathlon - Olympic Course

[51]
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  • 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: Awesome.....CGI is Great 1st time at this distance. I wanted to try to come in @ 3:00hr thought that real time would be at 3:15 so 3:18 was good enough consitering the heat factor and my cramping.
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[52]
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  • 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: Someone suggested I keep my towel on the run because they run out, and I'm REALLY glad I did. And sadly by the time I crossed the finish line, there wasn't a heck of a lot of cold drinks left. Turns out I didn't WANT food, so I don't know what they had left. And I was really hoping to hear my name announced as I crossed, but I didn't. Maybe that's only for the earlier finishers that are actually in contention.
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[53]
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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: Great race, but the start times for the Oly race are crazy. Time to turn this into a festival like the Philly Tri; sprint on Saturday and Oly on Sunday, with start times at ~7am.
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[54]
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  • 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: CGI puts on great races, but I do hate a 9:00 start on a hot day in late July.
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[55]
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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 one of the most organized and well-supported races I have ever run. I was so impressed with how well the race directors kept so many racers organized, from the packet pick-up to the post race festivities. The fact that there was still plenty of food left for the latest finishers speaks to how well everything is thought through in this race. For a race of it's size, it didn't feel crowded or disorganized in the least. I will definitely be doing this race- and other CGI races- in the future.
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[56]
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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: CGI puts on a great race. It's getting very big and popular which makes the Oly folks wait around a long time before we swim. Lots of fun, great volunteers, cool vibes and tunes while waiting, pretty venue. Only negative is the late start. Maybe we could have a BT wave and we could all get a priority start being that CGI's a sponsor here :)
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[57]
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  • Comments: This race was OK. I did not like that the Olympic had to start after the sprint. I got to race site at 5:30 am and didn't hit the water until around 9:20! That is a lot of standing around. As usual, Larry was fun to listen to on the mike. He kept things lively and that was nice. I did see a father who raced with his physically/mentally challenged son, Brandon. He pulled him in a life raft on the swim, biked with him and pushed him on the run!!! That guy was strong! Brandon must have weighed about 65 lbs! It was inspirational to say the least :)
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[58]
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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: Definitely will be back again next year. Lots of fun, very organized a great first triathlon.
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[59]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: I thought this was a well run event. The post race food could've been better. I always love the post race food, and this was kind of a disappointment. Also, wasn't a fan of starting over an hour after the first wave. I guess there's not a whole lot that can be done here, with such a big race and all. I think the waves could be bigger, and therefore have less of them, but I understand the safety issues there.
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[60]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: A guy died. I didn't find out until aftewards, but it sure put a damper on my experience. Also, I found the race to be very lonely in the last wave. Not one of my favorite experiences since I had to wait hours and hours from when I got to transition until the race started.
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[61]
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  • 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: My second year competing here (a very disappointing performance compared to last year), and I will continue to race here every year. An excellent race.
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[62]
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  • 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: Good race,just driving two weeks in a row with peeps,9 hours one week,8 hours round trip next,with racing,pre race jitters,not much sleep
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[63]
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  • 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: This was a great race. With the volume of people there, every contingency was considered and precautions made, it was extraordinary. There is only one thing I could have wished for and that was better post race food. And more direction. After I finished the race, someone took my chip and handed me water, but that was it. There were so many club tents that I didn't really know what was available to me as a racer. I found the food tent, and I saw a massage tent but the line was too slow and we wanted to leave. Other than that, I don't know if there was anything. It would have been nice to hear, "there is the food tent where you can get XYZ, and there is whatever other tents where you can get ABC". But also, I just did not like my ham sandwich at all, I could not finish it but I knew I needed to eat something on the car. The pretzel was nice, but half a pretzel (i only had half a pretzel in my goodie bag) for postrace food is really not enough. hence my crazy breakdown detailed
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[64]
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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: Love this race. Plan to do it again. Revised the report slightly to fix glaring grammar/typos. Added comment on nutrition that I forgot to mention.
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[65]
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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: As always CGI does a great job. Can't say enough about Larry and Michele. If you have not done so you have to do a CGI race.
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[66]
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  • 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: Too easy

  • Comments: Good race, always well organized and a great course. Overall I am very pleased; CGI/LinMark also corrected an initial error with my (and the entire second wave's) time; thanks! A few critiques: start the sprint SECOND...having them on the course before us is crazy, and the delay between closing the transition and the start of the oly is really, really long. Also, the only thing I ever want after a race is bananas, bagels w/pb, drinks (gatorade and water) and maybe some trail mix...the bags are a real downner and I don't eat most of the stuff in them. Great race.
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[67]
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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 is a great race location. CGI (Michelle and Larry) and their volunteers do a great job with all of the CGI races, and this one was no exception. I love the Olympic distances too. I still don't know how far the bike course was, but it seemed like the perfect distance. The best part of finishing the long bike ride was not thinking, OMG, I've got to run a half/full marathon now !! A partially shaded 10K run is a great way to finish your morning !
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[68]
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  • Comments: Nice orgenized race, flat all the way including the swim :-)
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[69]
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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 great race. Very well organized, great volunteers. I will be back next year.
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[70]
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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: The best race I've done all year. Great job, CGI.
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[71]
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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:

  • Comments: I really loved this race from start to finish. I pused myself pretty hard, which I wanted to do. I'm going to work harder on breaking down the mental barriers I have so I can push even harder in the future. I'm happy with my overall performance and really look forward to more olympic ditsance races.
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[72]
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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 race is awesome. Well organized, well staffed, great location, no traffic issues - top notch! There were lots of BT'ers that I missed seeing/meeting. I thought we'd have a little setup of our own with the Tri Club thing, but I guess that fell through. Oh well - next year, we'll plan it a bit better, because I know I'm coming back for more! I've got a half hour to erase from that race time of mine! :)
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[73]
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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've only ever had one other race so there isn't much to compare this one to, but I think they did a great job. Everyhthing was great...can't wait until next years.
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[74]
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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: CGI did an awesome job. Organized, positive and hosted at a great venue. They are the best race organization I've ever used.
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[75]
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  • 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: Good race, well run...my only complaint is that they closed the transition area very early for oly athletes (b/c the sprint went .5 hours earlier).
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