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Race Reports for Midwest Mayhem Triathlon - Short Course

[1]
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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: A real nice low key event, this is one of my favorites.
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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: Overall they do a good job with this 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? Below average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Very tough race. I just could not get any rythem after the swim portion.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?

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

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

  • Comments: This was a well run KLM race, lots of helpfull volunteers, well marked courses, good decision making on the part of RD, only snafu was the bike mount/dismount location relative to transition. I really like the venue, it is a bit cramped but well worth the hassle.
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[5]
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  • Organised?No
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?No
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

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

  • Comments: can't beat it for the money....cheapest ran around....get what you pay for sometimes though.... BIKE TURN AROUND NEEDS A PHYSICAL MARKER!!!! CONE/OR A P-E-R-S-O-N !!!! heard of multiple people running through campgrounds/missing bike turn around, not as many as last year on wrong course though(some is there fault "athletes responsibility to know route" but could be helped by the organizer) Run turn around had a Water bucket so was same for all. Transition area/spectators/vendors/finish line was chaos!!!! People in the way of bikers coming in. Organizer has to work with limited space though....
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[6]
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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: Overall I think it was a decent event. There was one spot where they could have used a sign for the run, OLY this way, Sprint that way etc. There was a person there telling people verbally but I think a sign would have done the job. The signs used were great, just one more would have made it nicer.
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[7]
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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: Event was very well ran and organized.
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[8]
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  • Organised?
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: A nice atmosphere. Nice scenery focused around the lake for the run.
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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? Below average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I thought this race was every bit as good as the Tinman or KC Tri. A few glitches here and there but at least our bikes weren't toppling over at the transition area! The director was a great guy, direct and to the point and could answer questions without sarcasm.
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[10]
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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?
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Even with the flat tire it was a fun race. It was pretty well organized. I heard some gripes about the run course markings etc. not sure what the problem was. Too bad about the flat tire, in my age group I was 1st in the swim and 2nd in the run. A big "what if" had I not gotten the flat. An age group top 3 would have been NICE given this was only my 2nd triathlon.
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[11]
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  • Organised?
  • Events on time?

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

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

  • Comments: There were apparently some issues with race course markings and some people were thrown off. I did the course in practice so had no issues but I can see where they could go wrong. I'm also skeptical about the results as some of the times and/or distances were surely off. There was definitely nothing flashy about this race (everyone had the same color race cap regardless of wave, etc) but I didn't really care all that much. I would consider doing this race again but I'm not sure it's the best value for the $ out there.
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[12]
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  • Organised?No
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?No
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

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

  • Comments: The website was down the night before the race so maps were not available. It appeared there were very few volunteers. The setup was done well. The aid stations were manned, but there weren't enough people on the course to help (at course turn arounds).
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[13]
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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: Need that extra volunteer at the trail-head on the run so people do not go the right way.
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[14]
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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?No
  • Plenty of drink stations?No

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

  • Comments: Great first race for a beginner like me. I had fun and am already planning for another.
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[15]
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  • Organised?No
  • Events on time?No

  • Lots of volunteers to help?No
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

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

  • Comments: The finishing was a disappointment, lack of volunteers, and the race wasn't very organized. Of course, its just my second race :)
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[16]
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  • Organised?No
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?No
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Bad
  • Overall course based on my ability: Too hard

  • Comments: This is a small race in a small venue, with tons of HILLS. Transition is set up at the bottom of a hill, so everyhting begins with an uphill. KLM needs to work on getting signage and volunteers on the bike and run courses. When I spoke with the Race Director, he said that they never put volunteers on the bike course because "according to USAT rules, participants are required to know the course." Yeah we know that. But that doesn't mean you aren't allowed to have volunteers or signage. Jeesh. There were no signs or volunteers at forks in the road on the run, which was bad. The finish line was nonexistant and disappointing. Not sure if I'll do this race again.
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[17]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?No
  • Plenty of drink stations?No

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

  • Comments: I love KLM and the events they put on. The RD is a fantastic guy and I got encouragement from him everytime I passed him. However, you should never never never only have 4 johns for 300+ people. Need more volunteers on the bike course. I will update the official rankings once they are posted. Not bad for my first tri!
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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? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Too hard

  • Comments: If you love Hills do it.
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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?
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Being that this was my first. I think it was great. I had my kid there and they were ready to go so didn't stick around. Anxious for the next one.
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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: I think the folks who put on this race truly care about the sport and trys to ensure that each athlete has his/her best day
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