Comments: The race is to support the Cal triathlon club. New members (i.e. freshmen) have to volunteer for a race before they can race in one so there were a lot of volunteers.
The course has changed from past years and it was logistically a better course though the bike course was slowed by turns.
The race was a lot more organized at all levels this year than the year before. The website was less confusing. The announcer (Mark from on your mark productions) was right at the TT zone and repeating what the course was over and over again and there were very clear signs for the number of laps and where to go. This made the race very enjoyable
The course was fast, flat course. 1:14:57 is a personal best for the typical sprint distances .
Comments: The location of the course is beautiful. Swim in the Marina (I think there is a view of SF but I didn't really look), then bike and run with views of San Francisco. The breeze was light for the course so it should have been a perfect day. The volunteers were numerous and very energetic.. It was also nice to see the enthusiasm of the college teams.
However, the organization left something to be desired. I had issues with transition opening 45-50 minutes late, lack of clarity on the website, not being able to warm up, and not being sure what the course was for the bike ride. This combined with lack of real announcements before the race (such as, do 3 bike loops this way and 2 run loops this way). Lastly, Berkeley apparently messed up and didn't do traffic warnings or anything.
I exchanged emails with the race director, who is a volunteer. The delays were apparently caused by USTA wanting things done different for the draft legal race and that had a snowball effect on timing. The
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