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Race Reports for Colonial Beach International Triathlon

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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: The swim course could be improved to improve site lines and deal with the current. The river is so wide at this point that more siting buoys are needed. What happened to the finish line wiggly man?
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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: LOVE Set Up event races (even though they didn't have Women's t-shirts this time). Signed up for a few more of their races this summer/fall to prep for B2B in October.
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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: Good race but not much selection of healthy food post race. The course was very well marked.
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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: Too hard

  • Comments: Like most Set-Up events I have raced/volunteered at - very well organized and run
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[5]
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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: VTS always does a decent job. However, they had some issues with communicating waves and then with printing results. So there were some annoying snafus.
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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? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Well. That sucked. My race, not Set-up's event. Set-up throws a class race and I appreciate the extra few minutes they gave me to finish so I could have an official time. :) http://trimomhalf.blogspot.com/2013/07/post-race-rundown-or-meltdow...
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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: A good, challenging, mid-season race that - with the currents, weather, and rollers - will identify weaknesses in your preparation...
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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: More to come
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[9]
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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: A good local race with a surprisingly tough course (current, rollers and heat).
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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 think I may have done too much race prep the day before because I just didn't feel right entering the race. In general, great race and great post-race food. I placed in the aquabike division!!!
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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: Too easy

  • Comments: Huge fan of Colonial Beach and VTS/setup races in general. This was my second time doing this race, and it felt way easier to me than last time- I am in much better shape.
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  • Comments: Beautiful day for a race! Well run and supported event.
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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: Nice race and I shouldn't beat myself up too much considering it was my first OWS and first Oly. I was just bummed that I ran out of steam on the run. I could have broken 3hrs with a 56 minute 10K, which I thought I should be able to do. I was just too wiped out. I definitely have more respect for the distance now. The individual legs don't sound all that big, but it adds up to a long race.
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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 and a Personal Best for me, as well as a 2010 Goal!!
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  • Organised?
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  • Lots of volunteers to help?
  • Plenty of drink stations?

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  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Water stations in the sun ran out of ice for the "back" part of the out and back. Then again, if I was faster, there probably would have been ice still! :)
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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?
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Great race- I really enjoyed it. Lots of very nice volunteers, cool T-Shirt, water bottle, won a blanket for 2nd a/g.
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  • Comments: Well run race - a lot of fun!
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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: its a good one!!!
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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? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Great small race.
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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: I love this race. Wish I wasn't moving I'd always do this race
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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: An extremely well-organized small race (no wonder they're in their 24th year!!) and a nice non-technial course. Highly recommended!!! I will come back next year and stay at one of the local B&Bs.
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Race rating (3)
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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: Decent race in a nice location. The Potomac isn't the nicest water to swim in but otherwise the course was pretty good.
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[23]
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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: This was a great race. Very good organization and lots of super volunteers. The course was scenic and fun. :)
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[24]
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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 liked the small feel to the race. It was fun and I'd recommend it to anyone.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: Good Triathlon Race. I'll do it again. I just wish there were some things to eat and coffee drink in the morning and more things to eat in the post race activities. One unfortunate thing is that I forgot my wet suit over there. My family was asking me to get out quickly to tkae the kids to the beach. I did not pay too much attention to what I was taking with me. And since the Transition was still a mess around me, I did not notice my wetsuit was still on the ground. I called yesterday and this morning. All they have are 2 wetsuits but not mine. So someone probably took it.... Too bad, it was just new (coming from France/ Brand: TriBord). If nobody claims any of the 2 wetsuits, I'll see if the American Legion can send me one of them as they are the same size but I doubt both wet suits will remain unclaimed.... We'll see.
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