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Race Reports for Athens Triathlon 2013

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Race rating (3)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: Three items need improvement (2 for me / 1 for race) 1. Improve T1/T2. Based on missteps, I would estimate I lost 25-30 seconds to the 1st/2nd place guys by not practicing for T1/T2 2. Know the course....I could blame the RD, but it is ultimately my responsibility. The real issue was I ran a portion in warm up and the sign was pointed one way...during the race it wasn't there and people were running two different ways....I took to way the sign was originally pointed, but I guessed wrong. based on my ave time and my garmin time I lost 2:00 3. RD needs to have cones or signs (to be honest painted arrows on the ground (especially when there are orange and blue and they go in different directions) doesn't work when you have been pushing hard for an hour. Final comment, improve run direction and T1/T2 and I feel like I would have challenged for 1st. I always said I wouln't practice transisiton until I was a minute out of placing....it appears that day has come.
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Race rating (3)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: Rate a 3 bc I don't have another tri to rate it against. It was nothing like I had in mind. I was thinking it would be more like the 5k's and Half's I have done. Probably won't be back to this one.
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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 messed up the awards. I am a member of the cain center wich is who put on the race. This year they decided to give an award to the fastes member. When they did that it kicked us out of the age group awards wich it wasn't supposed to do. The member thing was a bonus. So I talked to them after the awards because they forgot to even give the cain center awards out. They also messed up on the age groups. I didn't hag around for that mess something about cuting off age groups at 60 or 65 IDK. It was a mess. The lady in charge has never even been in a triathlon. When we talked to her she was real nice just didn't know enogh to run a race.
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Race rating (3)
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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: Too easy

  • Comments: A huge thanks to everyone in the Manatee group for getting me through the last 6 weeks. I've been so frustrated and depressed over my IT Band. The group kept me positive and supported me through it and now I'm not only running but racing. Very excited to be able to really run for the first time in 8 weeks due to my IT Band Injury. Overall I had a fun day and am thrilled everything went so well. I killed my PR for a sprint distance triathlon and brought home an age group medal. I am looking forward to IM TX 70.3 in April and I am still committing to Ironman Texas in May 2014!
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