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Race Reports for Hy-Vee Triathlon

[51]
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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 folks of Des Moines and HyVee did a tremendous job in getting this race done! They did so in spite of many, many obstacles and my hat is off to the organizers of the race, the many volunteers and the city of Des Moines for making it happen! They had the safety of the athletes first and foremost in mind - and did everything they could to make the event the best it could be. For anyone who doesn't know, this was the race that under many circumstances wouldn't have happened at all. It was a great event!
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[52]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: Good race, needs more drink stations, good staffing otherwise, good encouragment, and fun racers to race with.. would do it again!
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[53]
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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 finished my first triathlon!!!!!!! I'm hooked and there's going to be many more races to come. Hy-Vee did a great job putting this on with all the adversity they had to deal with in the weeks preceding. I exceeded my own expectations and now know that I have a sub 2:30 in me. Time to revisit my goals :)
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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: Credit needs to begiven to event officials for even having it with the flooding that occured in Des Moines and having to move race. 4:49 seconds faster then my first Oly tri and on a more difficult course. I'm happy.
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[55]
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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 very good race overall, but when you consider everything the organizers had to deal with beforehand with changing it from a tri to a du back to a tri and changing locations, they did a great job. This is going to be a yearly event for me for the foreseeable future.
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[56]
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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 can't say enough about the Hy-Vee Des Moines tri. I did this race last year and it blew me away. It is truly a top-notch event. Considering all of the flooding problems, course and venue changes, du vs. tri changes...the RDs knocked it out of the ball park. The volunteers were excellent. The only hiccup was at the very end of the day we had to sort through 2000 plastic bags to find our T1 stuff. This was a mess. I ended up hopping in the back of a flat-bed trailer that contained transition bags and was handing out bags to athletes who were standing around wondering how to find their stuff. The volunteers didn't know what to do. Otherwise the race went off without a hitch...with the exception of the poor guy who died. If you're within a days drive of this race, or can find cheap airfare, you've got to check this race out. You'll be blown away.
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[57]
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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 race was extreamly well organized and staffed eventhough they had to move it and change it and do all this last minute crap to pull it off. Great race, great swag, great volunteers, huge finish line/grandstand.
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[58]
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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 it's incredible that the organizers were able to pull this off, considering the fact that they pulled out a new course and support within a two week period (thanks to all our wonderful flooding). Sure, there were lots of hiccups and less than ideal course features (two transition sites, many U-turns, etc), but there's no way I can fault all of the wonderful work and hours the organizers and volunteers put in to actually give us the tri.
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  • Lots of volunteers to help?
  • Plenty of drink stations?

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  • Comments: Lesson learned. Every now and then a person can pull a good race out of his/her arse with little or no training. The mistake is when you depend on pulling this off. I depended on it and "it" wasn't there. I had a bad race. I made multiple mistakes, and I learned a lot from them. As far as a first time race venue, Des Moines rocked the house. This was an awesome event and an amazing course (even with the hiccups). Course support was top notch. The crowds were huge. The finish line was very much like an Ironman finish, which bleachers and a tunnel of people. Very cool! Well done Hy-Vee! Well done.
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[60]
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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: The only real snafu was the traffic and parking situation. I am confident they will correct that int eh future
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[61]
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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: Very enjoyable time. I look forward to doing future tris.
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[62]
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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: Great experience in my first attempt at a triathlon. I look forward to trying to improve in future efforts.
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[63]
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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: first olympic distance completed and it felt good, it was a good journey, the time on the Finish Clock said 3:11:58, I cant wait to see my specific time and splits.
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