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Race Reports for Firecracker Sprint Triathlon 2009

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Race rating (4)

Comments: I am now hooked and can not wait until my next race. I hope to make triathlons a part of my life for a long time.

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[2]

Race rating (3)

Comments: I have mixed feelings about this race. Although I met my time goals for the bike and run, the swim just buried me. At first I thought they might cancel (or at least make optional) the swim because of the 3-6 foot swells, but there was no announcement of it in the race briefing with the start gun going off a couple of minutes after the briefing. I really don't think I'll compete in this race if the ocean swells are like what I experienced on race day.

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[3]

Race rating (2)

Comments: I'm not really sure how to finish this race report. I'm still a little ticked, even after a couple of glasses of wine. I would have won my age group and placed 12th overall instead of 19th, but.....I got a penalty. Apparently the USAT ref thought the tag that orange jersey and I was playing on the bike, constituted an overtaking penalty. Both of us received a 2 minute penalty. The funny thing was, I never once saw the ref during the bike. Where was he and why didn't he say something? The first time I realized I had a penalty was when I was looking at the race results printed out on the side of the trailer. As soon as I noticed it, I went looking for the ref. I had no idea why I got a penaly. He stated that it was an overtaking penalty, I didn't drop back far enough when passed. Same thing for the orange jersey, he got the same. The ref said, " I knew you didn't know the rule." ( I knew it, and I complied). I said, "I know the rule and I followed it. But I'm not going to argue

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[4]

Race rating (3)

Comments: Not bad. The surf was a fight during the swim though. The traffic on the roads caused some frustrations too.

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