Comments: The volunteers were awesome and I tried to tell every aid station I passed and every police officer I passed how much I appreciated them. I LOVE volunteers! At the bike they uncapped the hydration and trotted along trying to hand it to you. There were probably 5 aid stations on the bike which to me is great! I heard on the run there was an aid station every mile!!
At packet pick-up the day before, there was a question table - my sis-in-law and I asked a few questions and the person didn't know a single answer...hmm. I understand maybe not knowing the answers to the Aquabike questions because it's a new event, but maybe have someone else there too as back-up for questions.
Overall this was a no-fanfare kind of race - not big but fairly organized. There was almost NO FOOD at the finish for the competitors - only half bananas, orange slices, pretzels, and shotblox. I didn't even see waterbottles - only a cooler with some kind of sports drink. That was really surprising. I've
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