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Race Reports for Monster Keller Triathlon 2007

[1]
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  • Organised?No
  • Events on time?No

  • 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: Unfortunately, my perception of this race was that it was very cheaply run. If you want to re-use numbers, re-use them in the same race the following year. The awards were made of styrophome. They looked like something you would get at Party City for $0.79 each. How about something else to go along with the pancakes? Maybe some bacon? That's right, you can get away with making pancakes for about $0.03 each. They could have used several more volunteers also.
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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: I don't feel like I can rate the race, since it was my first. I don't have anything to compare it to. For me personally, it was a fantastic and rewarding experience. I wish I'd started this a long time ago. The race director was fantastic. Funny entertaining, made me feel like a million dollars coming up the last stretch. The pool was a little too warm for me, the weather didn't bother me bit. The Keller PD and volunteers were great. Almost everyone I came in contact with was extremely pleasant and supportive. I plan to do this course again in March, hopefully knock at least 19 minutes off my time. I met Ross (morgenrr) and his wife, but no other BTers. I talked to a few people, but none of them were BTers. Although several said they were definitely going to check it out, so maybe we'll have some new BT teammates.
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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: I train with Tom (RD) and I like him, but come on don't reuse the previous race numbers. I ended up with the Karen Smyers TexasWoman bib. The entry fee for the race wasn't any cheaper, so we should get the appropriate bibs. Otherwise call it the Everything Must Go Triathlon.
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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 fun closing event for the season in perfect weather. After the season we had with heat and humidty, this race was like dessert.
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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: DA puts on a pretty good show. All of the volunteers were in costume and they did Halloweenish music the whole time. They do a good job at theme Tris. But...I just wish they weren't so cheap. Using unused race numbers from earlier races for the last race of the year. Sheesh. And I wish they would have stopped playing the music when the awards were going. I almost missed my name.
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  • Organised?
  • 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:

  • Comments: DA puts on good races but I was actually disappointed with this race. First of all they reused old race numbers so it looks like I did the Disco Tri and my son did Iceman the day before. Plus you really did not know awards was going on since they had the music blaring. They should have coordinated this better. Plus the awards were pretty flimsey but they were the same as last year. Basically they gave away painted styrafoam tombstones. Look pretty cool IMO, but just felt cheap. Alot of people who got them were walking away waving them with the look how light they are. But I will take my first Tri Hardware.
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