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Race Reports for Pat Griskus Sprint Triathlon

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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: Tom Wilkas runs this superb event and it is always top notch all around. The course is challenging and there is a core of people who regularly attend. It is almost always on time and there is abundant support-especially in the swim, which is where it is most needed at these events. Plenty of drink stations and nice time of the year and weather is almost always great. Love it, love it.
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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: Tom Wilkas is awesome! My performance was not.
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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: Tom Wilkas has put this race on for 30+ years and he is a master of perfection in running it. This year it was the HS championship race, which is important, if we want the sport to transcend generations. Lots of volunteers, a challenging course and always good food/drink. The new timing company prints out your splits within seconds and is usually set up well before the final people come off the course.
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  • Lots of volunteers to help?
  • Plenty of drink stations?

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  • Comments: Good luck all, make it a great one!
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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: Griskus is always a good race. Many fast participants. Was hoping to do better, but didnt train enough to deserve it.
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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 easy

  • Comments: Great post race food. Plenty of room to sit around and eat (even when it started raining). No raffles or music or reason to stay after race other than to eat it seemed. Race results were posted quickly. This could be a good family event. The amusement park available to the kids, and good race organization. Will look into the Griskus OLY for next year.
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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: My first tri, had a blast!
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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 like the open transition area and the relaxed nature of the event with lots of support. It is a good time and everything goes quickly. Mid week races are tough travel-wise and this was one with a big turnout and I'm impressed by that. There were an awful lot of triathlete's in my AG that were VERY fast. 9 out of the first 33 racers were 50-54M. (#8 in my AG ran 1:09) Wow. The old guys like this race. I'm going to have to train a bit harder to catch these guys.
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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: Probably the best paced race I've ever run. I wish I hadn't fallen, because I lost some time on the bike. Also, I think this is the best I've ever felt running a race. I wasn't fatigued at all and felt like I has a lot of energy throughout. I did take it easy because of the sprint Tri on Sunday, but I definitely learned alot about pacing. I really could have run alot harder. Also screwed up the Garmin measurement. With the rain and the confusion at the start, I didn't set it up correctly for multisport. I also forgot to hit the button at the finish again. Lesson: Stay relaxed on the swim, push on the bike, but not to exhaustion, and then spend what's left on the run. In previous races I started out too quickly on the swim, went out of control on the bike, and then had absolutely nothing left on the run. This race was much more comfortable, and my finish was not much lower than I've seen in the past Nice race. Lots of people. Like the way they announced your name at the finish.
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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: Its a good race and a great venue. Griskus and Quassy can handle a big crowd very well. Rain was a bummer, but everything worked out fine. A finishers towel (Gatorade sponsor???) might have been nice swag instead of a rose (?!?!) but pleased with this race and would do it again. Great job by finishing announcer and volunteers.
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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: Race was intentionally delayed to about 20m to let Thunderstorms pass. Air Temp dropped from high 80s to 60/70 once rain came through. Bike course was soaked from rain. Made corners very difficult for my limited bike handling skills. Overall a solid race, about 4m faster than last year. Could have broken 1:10 if the bike course was dry.
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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. Wish they could have kept the spectators away from the race areas before and after. Great volunteers and cheering along the course, especially given the heat. Didn't stay for post race stuff - too many people and too hot.
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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 an incredibly well organized race. Tons of volunteers. I like that there was a bathroom facility instead of just a bunch of port-o-lets. The race director is fantastic. Numberous emails pre-race. Announced all the race instructions, waves, transition area info it seemed like every 15 minutes. I guess after 15 years (or was it 18?) they really have it down.
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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 with a fun course. It also had over 100 first timers competing, so as a first time you are in a lot of company.
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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 good race with exception to the swim course set up.
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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: Everything was well organized...I felt like I understood the process very clearly, especially for a first timer. Also, I got a medal for being a first-timer which was cool, because I'm probably never going to get a medal for my actual time...so you can bet I'm pretty proud of that thing!
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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! The course is really good, the organization is great and the post race party is terrific. Lots of beer and food and good times!
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