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Race Reports for Best in the West Triathlon Festival Olympic

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Race rating (4)
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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: As always, the events were very well-organized. The course is tough and slow, but it is what it is. Rural Oregon roads are like that. My only issue is the swim start--OMG, STOP making older women go last, especially with a 2-lap course. So unfair. Please, please, let us self-seed by pace. This is Oregon, for goodness sake. If you're so politically correct that there isn't even a Men's category anymore (it's "Open"), then stop being sexist and ageist with your swim starts!!
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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 race is really well-run. It is advertised as "by athletes, for athletes" and clearly they have taken the time to do things right to make people happy! There were a lot of different events over three days and this was Day 3, but nothing seemed to get short-changed. The course was beautiful and clearly marked, with abundant aid stations on bike and run (every mile on the latter). Unique awards, great post-race BBQ, snacks, and beverages, plenty of things for kids and family to do,well-organized parking and transport. Really no complaints at all. There was one really rough section of road (recently repaved, seemed to be asphalt over medium-sized rocks) that took its toll on bikes, nutrition, water bottles, people, and bike splits. That was the only low point--but I don't think it's the organizers' fault! There is everything from sprint to HIM (including du and aqua bike for each distance), to a "Try a Tri" for beginners, to races for little kids, youth, and collegiate teams. Would highly
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Race rating (4)
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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: lost 1:10 in the swim from last 2 races, thought this cost me a place in 2016 AGN but turns out I made the cut off - super psyched!
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Race rating (4)
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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: Loved the location, nice course
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Race rating (4)
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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: For a first time event it was well run. I would do this race again and hope more folks find out about it.
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