Subject: RE: Smithfield Sprint Triathlon : Official ThreadFor those BT'rs who race Smithfield, hope you had fun. Especially you first-timers. For me, this was the first time I've watched a race. My wife was competing in her first race and I was the sherpa. Interesting to see it from this side. The indoor swim was something new to me and frankly it was far more organized and efficient than I had thought it would be. I only have a couple of comments of the setup by, uh, setup. 1. I didn't see the usual post-race munchies for the athletes. (bananas, cookies, OJ, etc). There was a BBQ but that just doesn't look like a great post-race meal to me. 2. Due to the location I couldn't find a convenient way to get out on the bike or run course to cheer my wife along. Still got to cheer her at the transitions and the end (kids had their signs) but would've liked to get to the run turnaround and couldn't get there. 3. Because the race was a one-at-a-time start that lasted about 4 hours, the post-race reception was very thin. Half of the fun of a race is having big crowds cheering for everyone. This was so spread out that unless you had family/friends waiting for you, there weren't many folks hanging around. (my perception). All-in-all a very successful day and a great low stress race to kick off a season, or for many, to kick off a new hobby (obsession?) Cheers to all who raced |