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Race Reports for Cranberry Trifest - Olympic Course

[101]
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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 well done race, scenic courses, plenty of signage (each run mile was marked..pet peeve of mine)and the halmarks of bike mileage were marked as well. Post race BBQ was awesome!! Good tunes. BT PAHHHTY was SUPAH!!!! Amazing group of people. LOts of new Bters and of course the spectacular veterans. oh...ISIS grabbed a podium spot 3 rd AG and we all cheered raucously....and AGAIN when she won a wetsuit!! Sue and her folks were great for bringing their motorhome! AH...so much fun!! lots of smiles. Of course we all missed Janice and Jennie (keepitup)..maybe next year!!!
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[102]
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  • Lots of volunteers to help?
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  • Comments: I loved this race - great goodies, really well staffed, great course. A +++++++. I woudl have been happy with a 3:30 and really happy with a 3:15. I see room to improve, but I'm really pleased and, hopefully, wel on my way to breaking 3:00.
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[103]
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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: There were a couple of dozen Bters from Mass and CT there, plus family members and SOs. It's so fun to see others and make new friends. It makes this sport much more than a hobby.
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[104]
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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 was a fun BT event with lots of familiar faces and food. It was great seeing everyone. Thanks to Sue's parents who let me change in their motor home...I was freezing! I didn't have a chance to make the dish I was supposed to bring due to my accident the night before...sorry. Thanks to whoever made the oatmeal and the chocolate cookies. They were yummy!
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[105]
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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: Wow! This race was just amazing. There were tons and tons of volunteers that were just awesome. I thanked all of the guys on the bike course directing traffic and everyone at the water stations. It was just a great organized race. Everyone I met today was just amazing. Everyone is so nice and all they wanted to do was to cheer everyone else on once they finished. It was a great time and I'm pumped about doing this race again. This was my first olympic distance race. I was hoping to come in under 3 hours and 2:50 would have been amazing. When I looked at my time I was just floored. I didn't think I could have put up those swim and bike splits. It was just unbelievable how everything came together today and worked out a prefectly.
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[106]
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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: What a great race! Plenty of volunteers, lots of food and drink, lots of BT people, very organized. I will be back next year! Pics: http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/photos/photo-thumbnail...
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[107]
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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: My only disappointment was the officiating. The race official saw some of the drafting that was going on. They even doubled back and were checking #'s so I thought that they were handing out penalties, but there were NONE!! I guess I'm just used to officiating being a little different. I was SOOOOO careful not to draft or block and it definately caused me to slow down several times. Oh well!
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[108]
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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 was a great race and a great course. It's easy to see why it sells out every year. One question though - Why don't they offer size SMALL t-shirts?
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[109]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: I really like this tri. It was my first Oly and enjoye the venue, course, etc. Very well organized. Suggested to a friend that she do this as her first Oly this year and it left her with the same positive feelings I had after doing it last year. Great venue to be able to hook up with all the Mass/CT BTers. What a great day of competition head to head against a great friend! When I registered I opted for age group rather than clyde so that we would be in the same wave. Given how the day played out with Rob and I matching one another I'm glad I did. Gotta give Rob his due as he is one strong athlete putting in such a strong performance only 1 week after having a great race at Timberman last weekend.
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[110]
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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 was a great race and well worth the trip up from CT—made all the more meaningful because of all the BT participation. This was really a great time and I look forward to doing it again next year.
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[111]
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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: Had a great time with BT'ers. Stayed for the cookout and awards. We'd probably still be there if it hadn't started raining.
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[112]
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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:

  • Comments: Awesome Race!!! I can't wait to do this next year. This race will be the true bar to see how much I improve over the next year as well as an inspiration to keep training harder. I also see this as my first real race. My goal for next year is to cut off at least 15 minutes off my time. A special thanks to the whole BT crew. My sister was at the race and was truly amazed that I have such a fun and extremely supportive bunch to train with. I agree.
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[113]
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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 tri. is amazing...everything is so well organized from registration, body marking, volunteers on the course, to the meal afterwards...just great! The volunteers are super! I can't say enough good things about this race...it was made even better by racing with 25+ BTers who encouraged, and supported each other...and we had so fun before and after the race. If you live in NE do this race!
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[114]
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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: It was a fun day. I viewed it a BT outing that started with a swim/bike/run event. Oh yeah, TriMom217 present me (and OnTheRun) a "Tough Cookie" award. Heh... I'm one tough cookie! Thanks!!!
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[115]
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  • Comments: I beat Max this year! :)
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[116]
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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 was a horrible race for me. I worked too hard all year for this kind of performance. But I'll learn from it and if they have a prize for most improved next year, I have a good shot. The saving grace of this race for me was the BTers there. They are a great crowd, cheering each other on, supporting each other. They made the race worthwhile for me.
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[117]
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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: Fantastic race!! great organization and volunteers.
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[118]
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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: Will definitely do this race again next year.
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[119]
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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, great course and great organization. But the best part of all was meeting up with all the Mass. BT'ers. They are much cooler in person.Max, May, Kathy, Joanne, and everyone else that I'm forgetting, thanks for showing us Bt'ers from Conn. a great time. You guys Rock.
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[120]
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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: Awesome experience. This Olympic distance was the New England Regional Intermediate Distance Championship. So I am pretty excited with my results. I know that I need to do A LOT of work to compete for the top places but I will focus on that and keep having fun as I had been having for a years now. I love this sport!
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[121]
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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: Ok, this was a great event. The best part was the social wit the BT crowd. We jelled like we have been getting together for ever. I did not want it to end. Not to take away from the greatness of the BT stuff, but my finish was an amazing event all by it's self. I had forgoten to set my stop watch at the begging of the race so I was clueless as to how my time was till I saw the finsh clock. The only time I used my SW was to get splits on the runs. I saw the sub 2:37 amd change on the clock I pumped my fists. When I stopped my HRM it read 3:08. I had to ask if the finish clock was right and bassed off the first wave, for I started in the second. The finish clock was of course right. I meandered over to the finish shoot to cheer on as many BTers as I could. Then it hit me, I held back and shattered my PR on an Oly by 15 miniutes on a simular course. I took a knee and cried tears of joy. Could not stop for about 2 minutes. Got up just in time to hear Max's name get called. It finaly dawned
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[122]
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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 is a fantastic race. Very organized. Plenty of volunteers. Lots of drinks during the race and after. Ice water sponges felt great at the finish. I will definitely do this again next year. TO KATHYG: My wife told me tonight that you asked to get a picture of me at the finish line. I was so dazed I didn't even realize it. I heard someone ask me to pose for a picture, and I assumed it was my wife. I'm sorry if I came off as rude--truly unintentional!! Thanks for the water!
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[123]
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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: Mass BTers made this a really fun race- and a surprise 2nd in my AG made it a good day also. I love this sport! Thank you Max, Laura, May, Kathy G.,Joe, Joe, Glen,Amanda and the rest of the BT crew - aren't we lucky to be able to have this much fun & be legal ??!!
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[124]
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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 is a great race. Beautiful course, well organized, fun vibe after the race.
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[125]
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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! Really enjoyed the day. Perfect conditions, race for first olympic. Already have this one in next year's plan. Wished I would've had more time afterward to meet all the BTers there. My kids who had been troupers this weekend in traveling to support dad were itching to get back home and play.
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