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Race Reports for Tri the Creek Sprint Triathlon 2009

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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?No
  • 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: They lose big points on organization because of mis-measuring really both the run & bike courses. The bike was advertised as 13 miles, but garmin said 12.53, and the run was only 2.6 instead of 5k. The first mile marker was exactly right, but the 2nd mile marker was only .6 miles later. If I had known for sure that the course was only 2.6 I might have pushed a little harder, but I really didn't have much more to give. Then again, the guy in 17th beat me by 1.2 seconds and I probably could have passed him. Overall, I'm exceedingly happy with my performance. I have never pushed myself that hard in an athletic event. It was gratifying to not only not finish dead last in my age group, but to beat several people.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?

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

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Too easy

  • Comments: The bike course was dangerous. Cars and not clearly marked turns and inattentive volunteers made the bike difficult, plus Cherry Creek really needs to fix all of the bone rattling cracks in the pavement.
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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 a fun race. I had a really good swim and a strong bike, my transitions could have been better and my run was bad again. Cherry creek is a pretty cool venue and the water was great, actually quite warm and although sometimes frustrating to get through the other people in the water, kind of fun at the same time. Bike was pretty good overall, could have taken the corners a bit faster to keep my speed up. Looking forward to figuring out my run. If I can get rid of these side stiches I know I can average a much faster run split.
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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 was a great race for me and the tshirt has an awesome graphic on it. I got a sweet beer glass with the logo and 3rd place on it. They also gave away $2000 in gift cards to Bike Source. My coworker Bruce won $150 so that was cool but so many people left it felt like it would be easy to win something. Maybe next time...
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