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Race Reports for Cranberry Trifest - Olympic Course

[51]
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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: So I set out with a goal of sub 3hrs for my first Oly and an optomistic goal of sub 2:30. Check on the first and missed the second. Slightly discouraged with the run perfromance and concerned going into Austin in 2 months, which is 2x this length.
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[52]
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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: Very good race...being the Northeast Team championship it was a stacked field, lots of great triathletes racing today and it was fun 'going up against' them (I put that in quotes becuase I didn't see any of the top guys after the gun went off). I'm already excited for next year to see how much time I can knock off, this is a fun race. The bike track is flat as hell and it's great to see a 20+ avg even if most everyone did that. Volunteer work, as with every tri I've done, was phenomenal, they do a great job at this race and I definitely enjoyed it. Now I'm ready for a nap!
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[53]
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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: Great race. i felt great the whole time. I'm thinking of a HIM for next year. The race reports that people have shared from the past 3 years really helped.
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[54]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?

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

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

  • Comments: Definately will do again. Very enjoyable.
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[55]
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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: Next year, I will attempt to get more than 3 and a half hours of sleep the night before. :)
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[56]
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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: I really enjoyed the race. My goal was 3:00 and I crushed that. Plus, I felt strong the whoel time and new I could have done even better. I'm beating 2:30 next year! The volunteers and the race organization/post activities were fantastic. It was great meeting all the BT'ers after the race. What a great group of people. Every single one of them (you).
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  • Comments: This is such a fun race, and it was great seeing all the bters. Sue up from Florida (with her awesome parents), Marmadaddy, Jam Jam and their cute daughters from Rochester, Kathy G and some of her family volunteering, Isis volunteering.... catching up with folks before Nick and I had to head back home.
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[58]
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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: Well organized, fast pace, great run and bike routes. The only downside is the lake, which was kind of gross and had annoying shallow spots.
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[59]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: Another great race by Sun Multisport! If they had only had the Registration Check-in better staffed and moving faster, I'd have given then a 5/A+.
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[60]
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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: great social event at the end. Sucks to be in the last wave and slow. People were about to leave as I was settling in. The highlight of the day were the number of BTers with PR's. Sue just rocked it hard today. She got my tough cookie award that was given to me 2 years ago by TriMom217 ;) It was great to see Marma and the family. Add to that the now annual pigramage of Sue's parents to the event. Kathy and her clan we in attandace too. Best part of the weekend was finding out there is a movement to make it a 2 day event with a sprint distance race and a kids race on Sat.. This was kind of a breakthrough race for me. I had goals, but no pressure. No excuses and just had a nice race. Did not realy get too up or down, just in a "happy place". I think I am learning from the likes of Max, Sue and Dennise.
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[61]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

  • 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 it was a great day. Fun race with good friends. That plus I TOTALLY ROCKED IT!!!! Joanne asked me what allowed me to go so much faster this year...CAUSE I COULD ACTULLAY RUN this year. Joe handed over his tough cookie award to me (THANKS JOE) and Denise gave hers to Julie. Great day in MA :)
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[62]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: What a great race. Great location, excellent volunteers, lots of activities. I will be doing this one on an annual basis.
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[63]
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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: cranberry is a well done race. this year was even better. improved security at bike racks. roving checks as well for little issues in transition zone. plenty of volunteers. good food. improved attitude of 'being green' which is good to see. good tunage.
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[64]
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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: The water stops every mile on the run course were wonderful, the bike course was pretty easy and I really enjoyed it. I wasn't a fan of the swim course, but I don't think I ever particularly enjoy the swim. The post race food was pretty good.
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[65]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: The volunteers were fantastic! Very well organized and plenty of people and police to direct traffic. Nice T-shirt.
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[66]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

  • 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 my second triathlon and first Olympic, so overall I am very pleased with my results. There are minor things I can do differently to improve my time in the future, and I will continue to work on those. I passed a total of 7 people. 3 flat tires, 2 crash victims, and 2 runners with muscle cramps. Maybe next year I'll be able to pass someone that's moving.
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[67]
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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: nice race as always
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[68]
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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: Cranberry is always fun. 2006 = 3:10:09 2007 = 3:12:37 2008 = 3:07:14
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[69]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: For all in intents and purposes the race was run well. Couple of little things here and there were annoying, such as the race starting 15 minutes late because there were not enough people working registration. The only part that was truly annoying is the race director snapping at people. If anyone asked a questions, he would just shout back no. We did registration pickup the day before, and they were 15 minutes late opening that day also and the race director yelled at us to be patient when no one was evening complaining. Otherwise, I thought the bike and run course (the pond water level was low and kind of gross) were very nice and the race was run well overall.
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[70]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: I thought it was a bit easy of a course. Hard to weed out people since bike was so flat and run was pretty flat. Race was VERY well run, though. We started the first wave of swimmers at 8:15 versus 8:00, that's the only thing that ran late. It seemed like all the porta-potties ran out of toilet paper before the race even started. NOT good. About the only bad spot during the entire race. Wish I could have hung out for post race activities and awards, but had to get home to my dogs. Great first olympic distance race for me! Looking forward to a HIM next year. :)
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[71]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: Given that this was a "recovery race" I was pleased with my results. My swim pace was a bit slower this year, but my bike and run paces were higher so my overall time (adjusted for the shortened swim) was lower. I was also pleased that my swim and bike times put me in the middle of the pack, for my category (Clydesdales) and overall.
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  • Lots of volunteers to help?
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  • Comments: DNS. Volunteered/Jocked.
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[73]
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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 well run, a good course & venue, and a wonderful chance to connect with other BTers.Thoroughly enjoyable all the way around.Wish I had been at the finish for each & every Bter..and had taken pictures..Didn't get a chance to spend as much time with each person as I would like..& missed a few people entirely..but so it goes. The support of other racers * jockers ..such a blur at the time- don't get to properly acknowledge just how much is appreciated & enjoyed- so THANK YOU VERY MUCH
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[74]
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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 my first Oly and my first season trying to do tri's. It was a good experience and I hope to be able to do more. I could not have done this without the training help from Matrimom. She got me to where I needed to be and coached me along the way. Thanks for the great experience!
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[75]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: This is a good race and it was good to see the NE crew. My mom wasn't feeling well tho. Poor mom. My dad always has a good time at races and I think my uncle had a good time too. Poor guy doesn't get out much. I'm really disappointed I didn't run better. I'm sure it was multifactorial but I wish I could pin it down.
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