Reston Sprint Triathlon (Page 3)

plan on it!

Schaller will, Schalller can still race

Results are up... But the splits are suspect.

14 girls and 31 guys had exactly 1:00 for T1. Sounds like the extra time to get the results were because they had to reconstruct T1 and our bike splits. So who knows what the real splits are for the bike. 

I looked at the data and agree .. I think some chips didn't pickup coming out of T1, so they arbitrarily assigned them a T1 of 1:00 so dan, ally and shelly's bike splits would be faster than what they have, (or slower if they had some supa dupa faster T1 (sub 1 min) ) .. mid post update..

I figured it out with MIchelle, they didn't turn on the mat between T1 and Bike.. if you look at the Bib/Swim times of the people with 1 minute you can actually pin point when the mat was turned on.

Another thing that is stupid is they didn't pull out the Overall winners, so orton and dan are in the AG.. so it has to be adjusted to remove those fasties..

yes, and I think my swim time is WAY longer. give me 5 minutes please.  they must be wrong. I did 6:50 the day before! 

You want a slower bike split?  

No the error was with them turning the timing mat on between t1 and the bike.. the first 40/50 people out of T1 have 1:00 splits.. all other timing is accurate.. except for the people who didn't do 3 laps but didn't get DQed..  maybe you should have swum w/ the wetsuit for the extra speed, oh yeah and the giant tri top

I have to admit my disappointment in the race relative to the setup and overall execution compared to last year as well as other races. First, I remind myself that the race is for charity and that alot goes into putting together this event.  It is one that I will continue to race because it is in my backyard but will pass along my suggestions for making it better. Here are some of my thoughts: 

• Bring in some extra port of potties in for race. It will help cut down on folks peeing in the pool.  Thanks to all those 471 folks ahead of me for warming it up.
• Agree with Shelly on awards - this is no excuse not to have hardware for folks that deserve it regardless of age.  I also suggest to give them out to everyone in the 40+ crowd just for finishing.  They can give out stickers like they did in school when you stayed within the lines for coloring.
• Ran out of water at 1/2 way point late in the race - not good. Ask some of the neighbors who are on the trail to stand outside with a hose pipe if it happens again.
• Keep looking for those banannas - they have to be around somewhere.
• Have a festival afterwards so everyone can enjoy the jubilation of finishing or just stop by Dan's house again.
• Have a puke station available at the top of Baron Cameron and Reston Pkwy so we don't gross out the volunteers as we finish the hill on the 3rd loop.

Finally, Doug Bushee, of Core Foundation, who started the event would surely want to know everyone's comments so don't hesitate to send in those emails or volunteer with setting it up for next year.

Steve

Do you mind sharing what Doug said? I only got "thanks for your feedback" e-mail. 

THANKS!