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Race Reports for Jeff & Brede’s Houston Racing Triathlon

[1]
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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?No

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

  • Comments: There's room for improvement on the swim seeding. Marking people with swim times on their calves would help during formation before the start as apparently the race numbers don't mean anything as about 50% of the people submit wrong swim times. One more water station on the run might not be bad either, especially when it's this hot.
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[2]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: There should have been one more water station on the run course. Every mile instead of at mile 1.5., especially since this race is in July in Texas. We were lucky that it had rained earlier in the morning and the sky was overcast. If the sun had been out I would have had hydration problems.
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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: As always I really appreciate the organizers and volunteers who make these events happen. This is a good race held at a nice venue. I'll be back - as long as they promise to change the shirts. The tech T-shirts were day-glo yellow last year and day-glo orange this year. They are awful. I look forward to getting new tech shirts at these races, but not this race. I guess the positive is that they are good running shirts because no one driving could say "I didn't see you", but you just can't wear them anywhere else. Seriously.... hideous shirts.
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[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: The volunteers for this race were fantastic and there was a great spirit in the air. I liked all the competitors I talked to. I think some races are probably more of an event production, but this one is very efficient and was fantastic for a first timer!
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[5]
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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: Nice race! Thanks to HRTC and all the volunteers!
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[6]
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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 fun race, will do it again next year.
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[7]
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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: Not sure how they could do this, but next year it would be nice to not have to worry about automobile traffic during the bike and run courses.
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[8]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: My birthday present from my 19yo son Scott was (at my request) to run a triathlon w/ me. He DID! How awesome... Fantastic day and so cool to see him do something that he felt proud about himself doing... He was really proud and His dad was even prouder...
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[9]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: Good first time race. Good and helpful volunteers and crowd support, but it was quiet towards the end. Food was pizza, and they ended up running out. All in all, it was a great race. One i'll prolly do again
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[10]
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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: After the race I waited by the finish line to watch people come in as we all waited for the transition area to open up. When it was finally opened, I gathered my stuff and went home. I didn't think to say for the award ceremony since I was a little down about my swim and run, but it turned out I placed 3rd out of all the first timers! So I got to go pick up a nice little trophy from tri-on-the-run! It was much harder than I had expected, but I am looking forward to my next one in the beginning of august.
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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: Good race for a first timer. By the time I was finished, though, the preferred pizza varieties were gone, as were the beer cups and most of the beer. Guess I need to learn to swim faster.
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[12]
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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 liked this race. It was a good one to push and see how I'd done thus far. It made me also realize that I am definately not out there to win. I don't compare myself to others like I used to. I guess I'm just not as competetive as I used to be- a blessing? Maybe that's because I know where my limits are more these days. I'm out to have more fun and be there for others while staying in shape. Don't get me wrong, I still want to do well, but I'll be the judge of where that is, thank you!
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[13]
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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 always like this race. Can't beat pizza and beer. Yet I was so hot I could not get the pizza in.
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[14]
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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: Too easy

  • Comments: This is a nice little race and worth doing. It's a great race for kids wanting to move from kid's races to adult races. The course is very flat and very easy. In fact, this was the perfect race for me in the middle of my recovery from back and hip issues. I didn't have to push at all and the lack of climbing saved my back. One minor complaint I have is not really about the race but the timing company. Atomic Racing Systems didn't post preliminary results until just before transition opened to get your stuff. It was too crowded to wait to see if I placed high enough to warrant staying any later. For out of town people, this is an issue. Also, race results were not posted online until 1pm the next day. In today's world of technology, this is just too long. Otherwise, the race is worth the effort. I would love to come back with my 11 year old and see her do this one as her first "adult" triathlon.
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[15]
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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 positive, supportive volunteers who were great leading us the right direction. According to the listings, I ranked #62 of the top 99 females. I do not know how many participants there were overall, but there were numbers into the 500's.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: i am still not happy about how hard it seems for them to get the timing down pat. we like to see our results quickly, not the next day. other races seem to be able to have everything ready and online before i even get home. even though i rated this race as an "ok" performance i guess i should be feeling pretty good. i am 37th out of over 300 people and last year i was 126th. i bettered my time by 8:19 which i should be happy about. i have two months now to recover before my next race.
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[17]
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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: The best after race party I have seen yet!!
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[18]
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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: My third year for this race and it remains a favorite. I wish the run went further down the road before the U-Turn and stayed off of the park path. With all the rain this year the path was a mess.
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[19]
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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: Good race ! Rain had to have had an impact, but I never saw any problems. Kudos to the organizers !
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[20]
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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 really nice having folks you know around both racing and volunteering, it was a great time. Special thanks to Lisa and her family for their hospitality, it made the event a much nicer experience.
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[21]
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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: I will do it again next year! I need to beat my 2006 time!
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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: Dont have much to compare the race to since this was my first, but I thought it was GREAT, can't wait to do another
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[23]
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Race rating (5)
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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: My second time around for this race and it remains as one of the better organized races. And, who can beat pizza and beer at the finish.
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[24]
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Race rating (5)
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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: i think HRTC put on a very good race. i will definately do this race again next year. spent a little time and figured out my rank in each event individually. basically i am HORRIBLE in the run. there is massive room for improvement. there, i said it, now i have to do something about it.
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