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Race Reports for Heart O' Dixie Triathlon 2008

[1]
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Race rating (3)
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  • Organised?No
  • 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 husband and I though prerace instruction was lacking. 1) there was no instruction on how we were to gather our bikes from the T2 - 27.5 miles from the start, 7 miles from the finish (we had to rely on other racers who guessed how this was supposed to be done), 2) no official instruction on basic race procedures of any kind. We waited until after the awards ceremony to be bused back to the start where our T1 things were thrown into boxes and pushed aside (image 400 pairs of goggles in a pile!) Then, we had to get back in the car, drive 27.5 miles back to T2 and get our bikes. All in all, the race was fun. A neat experience. The volunteers were great. I wasn't trained for a race like this and my times reflected it. My husband and I decided to race HOD the week before. I guess we couldn't have expected anything different.
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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: Despite the abysmal performance...I got 3rd in my AG (actually 4th, but 1st moved up to Masters, so everyone moved up). I was 16 minutes slower than last year, but I guess the weather took its toll on everyone. We left before the awards, so a friend got mine. I can't wait to see it.
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[3]
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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: This is a point to point race which I've never done. I would recommend leaving a car at the finish line because if you don't have transportation back to the starting line then you have to wait forever until the awards ceremony is over. However, I truly enjoyed this event and would definitely recommend it to everyone.
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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: Too hard

  • Comments: This was my first ever, so I have nothing to compare. It was very exciting and I felt like I had accomplished something once done. Now I just need to try harder!
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