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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: This is my 2nd experience with this RD. I'm unimpressed. The 5150 series is the biggest Olympic distance series in the country (behind ITU, I guess) for age-groupers. The championship brings out the big dogs. Somehow, this RD managed to take this exciting element of triathlon and make it "meh". They know how to make a boring sport (for spectators and anyone who isn't doing it) even more boring. Little things like an announcer, microphones that athletes can actually hear, sweeping the transition area (near my bike, I found about 5 rocks almost the size of golf balls lying around...those would have been very painful to on the heel if someone stomped on one in transition). Maybe I expect too much, but I've seen many other RD's do stuff like this. As a final note...when I got home, I checked my official results. Well well well...I finished #15 in my Age Group. Grabbing a qualifying spot for Hy Vee. That race was BAD and somehow I qualified. I feel almost like I stole something....but
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