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Race Reports for Midwest Meltdown Triathlon - Long Course

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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: This was the 2nd race put on by the new owner, Elite Cycling. The same RD has done it the last 4-5 year or so and everything was organixed and on time. There was a little mshap on the awards (they announced 1st to 3rd for one of the women's races but they had to correct it. So 3rd pace gile had to give back her prize a few minutes later, D'oh! Also, for the 2nd race in a row, a drawing winner crossed the finish line just as they were announced as a winner. They had some drawings post race for prizes etc. but you had to be present to win. So two weeks in a row the finisher heard their name called as they crossed the line but it wasn't to recognize them for finishing, it was for the drawing! That's my kind of finish. My friend Kaylee won those new Garmin pedals with the sensor (don't remember what it's called).
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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: The race was well run and the course is a nice course. If we could have started earlier it would have made things a little easier with the heat.
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Race rating (3)
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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: Firs off, the volunteers and planners did a fantastic job with this race. Everything seemed organized and went off without a hitch. I also appreciated an aid station every mile on the run. It seriously saved me. My only criticism deals with the bike course itself. 4 loops on that course was BORING, almost like riding the trainer. Some shifting, turns and bends, but never was out of the saddle and probably stayed in the same 3-4 gears the entire race. Just a bit mind-numbing. But that is just me and I do understand that's the same case with looped courses. I'd consider the short course again for sure.
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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: The nice thing about this race is that it's multiple lap course. Spectators can see the racers many times during the event. The course is simple so there's little chance of making wrong turns on the course. My daughter really enjoyed volunteering and asked when the next race was :)
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Race rating (4)
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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: The parking was not great - they could have organized the routes to parking better.
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Race rating (2)
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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: Computer problems thus no results at end of race. Several people got lost on the course.
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