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Race Reports for Blue Water Triathlon - Long Course

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

  • Comments: Beautiful race in a nice resort. Not much going on there this time of year although they had some crappy live band outside the night before. The same boring beat for 3 hours! Otherwise everything was perfect. I had a wonderful time and really saw all my training pay off. The BT 16-week run-focused plan works! My age group was the fastest and biggest! I would have placed in the top three in any other AG, except the 25-29. (There were more than 3 contestants in the other age groups...) I placed 14/60 for all women. So I'm pretty happy considering this was only my second tri and my first longer distance race and, especially, what shape I was in a year ago :) And, finally, by 9 minutes I beat the woman that beat me by 30 seconds at Mountain Man!!! Yes, those things matter to A-types :)
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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: Good race and decent organization. I was disappointed that I had to skip the swim. This was the last race of the season, and I am heading into the off season with doubts about the swim. After overcoming my open water swim issues in my first race, I now have a new problem. Also, it is unpredictable and not something I can just fight through. I did some research and I am thinking I had vertigo. I will continue to research and test my response to open water swim in cold water and will wear ear plugs to keep the cold water out of my ears.
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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? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: This is a great race. I really liked the clear water and the one loop bike course. It is neat to know that when you pass someone, you are actually passing someone. I don't understand why so many people do races like the "Timex" race when there is such a gem of a race to do like this one. It was very scenic and was run very well. The course had some challenge to it, but was still a fast course (would have been fast at least if the wind wasn't there). Everyone seems to be nice at smaller races too. Really enjoyed this race! Feeling great after it too!
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