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Race Reports for Heart of the Lakes Triathlon - Long Course

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Race rating (5)
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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 my 2nd time at HOTL. I did the short course a few years ago. Beautiful location. Well run. Great volunteers. It is just an AWESOME AWESOME race. I can't wait to go back next year. For me, as a back of the packer, it was a great race. The event was timed right so that even a back of the packer doesn't feel alone. Volunteers had great energy thru out. LOVE IT!!
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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 event. It'll be tough next year when I have to choose between Chaska (which is right down the road) or HOLT, which feels like more of a "Big Deal".
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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 love HOLT. Super well organized (except I wish they'd post the waves in an email so you could rack your bike before having to get your packet), best volunteers and lots of them. Best aid stations with water, Hed and wet sponges. Great food --watermelon, plums, bananas, cookies, candy bars, yogurt, rolls, gatorade and water. Sweet that they hand you a cup of water with ice cubes as you cross the finish--cools you off much quicker than a bottle. And the great cold water misters. Really nice awards ceremony with posters for the top finishers and good raffle. Men's and women's fit tech t-shirts with a beautiful local design. Best triathlon in MN and especially love that all proceeds go back to the community.
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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: HOLT is simply an awesome race. I think its going back on my annual race calendar.
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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: Well organized. Loads of water stations, with ice, sponges, water and heed. They added a bunch of them hearing about the forecast and it was much appreciated. There had to be about 6 of them and I got a bottle of water from a golf cart driving around the course too. I will definitely do this again. And I should do better next time since this was bizarre weather.
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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: Great race. It was my first time here and the whole town is about this race it seems. Great atmosphere. Wonderful event to bring the entire family to. We had a wonderful time! Will certainly be doing this event again.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: There should be a water bottle exchange for the bike and a foot bath for T-1. Otherwise very nice.
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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: Overall, I love this race. There is a sentimental relationship I have with it as it was my first triathlon, and being it is so exceptionally run, it is hard to NOT sign up for it!
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[9]
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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 always a great race. Great volunteers, I swear they swept the entire bike course after last night's storm - it was pristine. The city of Annandale should feel proud for how great a race they put on. I hope that young lady who spilled on the bike is OK.
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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:

  • Comments: There were a lot of rocks this year in the beach area. Both my feet are bruised up and hurting. Despite that this is still my favorote race of the year. They do a great job and eventually I will get below 2 hours on it.
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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: Another great HOLT! Ready to sign up for next year. We will have to find a better campground though. Olson's was a bit of a let-down.
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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: Always nice to chat and eat with the BT crew at this race. :) Beautiful day and good company! Sad my 2/3 of a race was rather poor, but next year is another chance... :)
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  • Comments: Another year of smooth operating at Heart of the Lakes.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: Lovely race and a fun distance. I'll be back, for sure.
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  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Awesome event. Plan to make this an annual race. Great BT showing (grilled together afterward). Need to refocus on running, now that my bike appears to be in good shape. Probably ought to really learn to swim one of these years.
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[16]
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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: Once again HOLT has put on a great race. Favorite event of the year.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Very nice race as usual. Check-in is fast, but body marking is a bit slow... I'd like to see a race with DIY marking. The weather was beautiful, which helps anything seem nice.
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[18]
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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 the best organized race I've been to. Everything was like clockwork. Tons of great volunteers and well-marked courses. My one complaint is that the swim course was unclear and was not included in the maps in the packet. Knowing that the turnaround bouys had white stripes would have been a huge help. That's my only complaint. This morning, Jeremy asked me when registration opens for next year. He was super-impressed too. We'll be back in '09.
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[19]
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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 such an nice race with fantastic give aways. I really like the course and this was about a 4.5 minute improvement over last year's time. And it's always nice when there is a good BT turnout. :)
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[20]
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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: Nice race and a good challenge for me. Really enjoyed catching up with the BT folks before and after the race, and watching the awards was fun. I wouldn't have minded winning a jug of Hammer Gel... maybe next time.
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[21]
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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 would rate this as my favorote race. They do everything so well and it is just such a nice experiance every year. Knocked 12 minutes off last years time. New PR baby!!!!!!
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[22]
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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 love this race. It's close to home, great volunteers, tons of support on the run, and just overall alot of fun.
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[23]
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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 wanted to cut 5 minutes off my time from last year. I ended up cutting off 4:12. So, I didn't quite hit my goal. I thought the majority of the time I would cut on the bike, and I did. I was surprised to cut a minute off the run. That was nice.
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[24]
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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 very excellent race! Highly recommended! I've never done this race before, but I'm sure to do it again. I'm pleased overall with my first longer-than-a-sprint effort, and look forward (!) to my first full oly next month. Great as always to see the BTers! Great job everyone!
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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: I love this race, and will be coming back to it every year
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