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Race Reports for Monster Keller Triathlon 2008

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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: This is a fun race to end the season. Great Volunteers. Cheap AG metals for 2nd & 3rd place. For as much $$ as they take in, how about something nicer.
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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: The race itself was well organized and a lot of fun. When we arrived there at 6:15am, it was dark and about 45 degrees outside. All you could see after finding a place to park was a line about 2 blocks long of everyone lining up with their bikes to check in and get body marked. In the background was the theme to the Halloween movie playing on the loudspeakers. I felt like a head of cattle after the marked both my arms and one leg with my race number, and my left leg with my age. All the race coordinators were in halloween costumes, including my coach who was in a Girl Scout outfit. There was a Monty Python guy on the run course, and they even had chalk marked outlines of 'dead bodies' out there too! You couldn't help but grin now and then in spite of the pain of stomach cramps and stiff quads! My awesome wife, bless her heart, came to the race with me and documented the entire thing as Team Photographer. It says a lot when your wife gets up at 4:30am on a Sunday morning to support her
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  • Comments: Dallas Athletes puts on fun races and I love that we got some new peeps in on the tri thing. Congrats to Omar and Spruce for very strong efforts. Also big props to cousin Lindsay (pilatestri) on joining us. You're tough girl, and you did great!! Stick with it and keep working with coach Jenny :)
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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: Had a great time and glad I was there to experience it with everyone. I love doing these even with the late entry.
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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 liked these Dallas Athletes races. It is a fun atmosphere and the race is run smoothly. There seems to be lots of families there cheering on the athletes at the finish line!
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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 have raced this course 4 times now. 3 for the monster and 1 St Patty. I have improved overall everytime. Monster 06 St. Patty 07 Monster 07 Monster 08 Swim 8:10 6:24 5:32 5:12 T1 2:12 1:57 1:26 :52 Bike 37:17 37:45 37:02 35:52 T2 1:18 1:58 :51 :40 Run 24:20 24:01 22:45 23:17 Total 1:13:15 1:12:11 1:07:35 1:05:51 They definately brought in more people this year and much faster people. Last year I was 17th out of 230 and the year before 80th out of 280. They more than doubled the number of participates this year. I would have been around 10th last year with my time. It is all relative though but still had fun. If all goes as planned this will be my last year doing this race as I want to move my family back north next
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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: Overall, great race. Same track for the St. Patty one in March of next year. That will probably be my next Tri. Thanks to all the crew of peeps for the support and training tips etc. Great job by The Hogans, Bobby, Fitty, Bruce and Spruce!!!
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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 had a great time, the wait to get in a pool seemed a bit long with with that many people and being indoors it wasn't bad. This was my first tri and it definitely got me hooked. I know what I can improve on and will hopefully do this again next year and see if I can't knock a few minutes if not more off my time.
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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: Good race - well laid out and plenty of room - did this last year and I was faster by over 10 minutes - so I am pleased.
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