Deer Creek Triathlon - Sprint : Official Thread

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I will be leaving lorain around noon, so wont be there until about 2:30, don't know if i'll catch anyone then. If not hope to meet many of you bt'rs sunday.

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5	Subject: RE: Deer Creek Triathlon - Sprint : Official Thread Has anyone been in the water there yet? How is it?

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Site stated it was 68 but when i picked up my packet a guy i talked to was walking back to his car for his wetsuit. With that being said, there were people swimming this afternoon.

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Good luck to everyone racing tomorrow. I'm volunteering (somewhere), but I'll be wearing a bright pink shirt, a white ballcap and running shoes if you want to say hello.

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How did everyone do?

First ever race 1hour 26 minutes..... 8th in my age group not to bad!!!!! I have officially caught the tri bug. I cant wait to do another race!!!!!!!!!

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mine was as good, swim was terrible, and ended up with bleeding blisters on both heals during the run. No idea on time, have to wait until they post.

oh yea, it was a blast!

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good time- thanks to Lora for volunteering. I cant imagine how slow they would have been without her

Any other olympic distance swimmers in the M30-39 group notice the off course flotilla of butt heads who cut the course at the start?

David- I am glad you and I finished "first" and "third". I like their math

Anyone know why they have the OLY people loop in on the bike? I had the course a little over (25.3). Was it short last year?

Edited by bananatoes 2009-06-07 10:09 PM

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I got a 1:23:17 on the sprint duathlon, 5th overall, but they don't have me in the results.

Too bad too because my bike split was 32:58 and beat number 1 by a good deal (my runs were of course slower). My runs were my best ever though.

I am also curious about why the Oly riders loop back in. I believe it has always been that way since Sep 2007 when I started racing at the course. That creates more traffic, plus and opportunity for a rider to not loop in and thus short the course. Maybe it is the best way to handle the Deer Creek entrance intersection (bikes going in and out without the added cross traffic).

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I want to say that this race was amazing. It was my first ever race and I definitely caught the bug. I cant wait to do another race....

my official time was 1:27, finished 8th in my age group and 114 overall.... Not to bad.... for my first race ever

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mine was as good, swim was terrible, and ended up with bleeding blisters on both heals during the run. No idea on time, have to wait until they post.

oh yea, it was a blast!

I meant to say it wasn't as good: 1:46:01, i guess overall its not to bad for a first timer?

Swim wasn't as bad as i thaught, though not good either, 18:+change
Bike was nice 44:+
Run, like i mentioned, my heals were bleeding: 39:+

If a better swim and no blisters, might have been able to get my goal of 1:35, we'll try again in Sept.

Great to meet some of you, it was truly a great experience!

Edited by abrezo 2009-06-08 8:47 AM

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k-read23 - 2009-06-08 9:41 AM I want to say that this race was amazing. It was my first ever race and I definitely caught the bug. I cant wait to do another race....

my official time was 1:27, finished 8th in my age group and 114 overall.... Not to bad.... for my first race ever

Big congratulations to you, triathlete!!!!! Looking forward to seeing you at some more races. Oh, and, 8th in your AG first time out is definitely "not too bad." Congrats again!

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bananatoes - 2009-06-07 11:07 PM good time- thanks to Lora for volunteering. I cant imagine how slow they would have been without her

Any other olympic distance swimmers in the M30-39 group notice the off course flotilla of butt heads who cut the course at the start?

David- I am glad you and I finished "first" and "third". I like their math

Anyone know why they have the OLY people loop in on the bike? I had the course a little over (25.3). Was it short last year?

Well, hey, thank you for the shout-out. I actually had a BLAST volunteering. Registration was my favorite. I just love greeting people.

I'd heard that the women, not sure if it was the oly or sprint group, cut the first buoy, too. What the crap?

Thomas and David: Did they mess-up your all's placings? Again, what the crap?

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I knew there was no way I took 1st in my age group. I'm proud of my time but I feel bad for the guy who didn't get the medal he rightly deserves. I'm gonna email HFP this week and see if they will give me the guys address so I can mail him his medal.
It dosen't mean s%*t to me since I didn't earn it, hopefully I can get it to him. I had a blast racing, thanks to Lora for volunteering and it was great to see everyone. I'm going to post a RR tomorrow, hopefully.

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David tri's - 2009-06-08 12:21 PM I knew there was no way I took 1st in my age group. I'm proud of my time but I feel bad for the guy who didn't get the medal he rightly deserves. I'm gonna email HFP this week and see if they will give me the guys address so I can mail him his medal.
It dosen't mean s%*t to me since I didn't earn it, hopefully I can get it to him. I had a blast racing, thanks to Lora for volunteering and it was great to see everyone. I'm going to post a RR tomorrow, hopefully.

You're kidding? I can't believe it. Thomas (bananatoes) heard your name called and I went back to the announcer and volunteer coordinator, told them you'd stepped away, they looked-up your name, the guy said "David Hohl?" I said, "Yes." He then said, as he handed me the blue medal, "First place. Congratulations." I take it their numbers were wrong at that point and they've since made an adjustment? That is very honorable of you to go out of your way to get that guy his medal.

Edited by Lora109 2009-06-08 11:44 AM

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Lora109 - 2009-06-08 12:36 PM

David tri's - 2009-06-08 12:21 PM I knew there was no way I took 1st in my age group. I'm proud of my time but I feel bad for the guy who didn't get the medal he rightly deserves. I'm gonna email HFP this week and see if they will give me the guys address so I can mail him his medal.
It dosen't mean s%*t to me since I didn't earn it, hopefully I can get it to him. I had a blast racing, thanks to Lora for volunteering and it was great to see everyone. I'm going to post a RR tomorrow, hopefully.

You're kidding? I can't believe it. Thomas (bananatoes) heard your name called and I went back to the announcer and volunteer coordinator, told them you'd stepped away, they looked-up your name, the guy said "David Hohl?" I said, "Yes." He then said, as he handed me the blue medal, "First place. Congratulations." I take it their numbers were wrong at that point and they've since made an adjustment? That is very honorable of you to go out of your way to get that guy his medal.

I have no doubt that's exactly how it happened. Thanks again for bringing it to me. That was really cool of you.
I looked up the guy online. I'm going to be about 7 miles from his house later today. I'll drop it by then. I'll let you know how it goes.

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David tri's - 2009-06-08 1:12 PM

Lora109 - 2009-06-08 12:36 PM

David tri's - 2009-06-08 12:21 PM I knew there was no way I took 1st in my age group. I'm proud of my time but I feel bad for the guy who didn't get the medal he rightly deserves. I'm gonna email HFP this week and see if they will give me the guys address so I can mail him his medal.
It dosen't mean s%*t to me since I didn't earn it, hopefully I can get it to him. I had a blast racing, thanks to Lora for volunteering and it was great to see everyone. I'm going to post a RR tomorrow, hopefully.

You're kidding? I can't believe it. Thomas (bananatoes) heard your name called and I went back to the announcer and volunteer coordinator, told them you'd stepped away, they looked-up your name, the guy said "David Hohl?" I said, "Yes." He then said, as he handed me the blue medal, "First place. Congratulations." I take it their numbers were wrong at that point and they've since made an adjustment? That is very honorable of you to go out of your way to get that guy his medal.

I have no doubt that's exactly how it happened. Thanks again for bringing it to me. That was really cool of you.
I looked up the guy online. I'm going to be about 7 miles from his house later today. I'll drop it by then. I'll let you know how it goes.

Sure thing, though I'm sorry to have brought you such great news only to have later learned that wasn't the case at all. Definitely let us know how it goes.

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Apparently, (according to the notes I see above), if I was included in the results, somebody else would have been handed my award.

I'd like for them to just include me because it was probably my best race ever.

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Did anyone get a good read on the oly bike course distance?

I think it was a hair over 40k.

JC in Cinci

PS Beautiful day for a race.

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on the sprint bike course my bike cpu had the distance a bit longer than they had stated, not sure if they were off or if my cpu needs reconfigured.

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Now since this was my first race I wasn't to sure how things were ran, but did everyone get a medal or just if you placed? I ended up leaving cause I had to get on the road.

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i believe its only the top three in each division. And i was in the same boat as you, had a 3 hour drive ahead of me and left the house at 3am just to get there with enough time. wasn't sure what to expect as this was my first race also.

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Just the top three in each division. Or, if you placed 11th in the 30-34 age group you got the medal for 1st.

I knocked on the guys door whose medal I thought I had and tried to give it to him. He said he placed second in the 35-39 age group, and didn't get a medal. HFP has the results all loused up. I'll move to the #2 guy on the list, he lives in Colorado.

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David it was great to meet you! It's nice to put a voice to the text.

If you can't make it out to colorado, i'll take the medal from you for completing my first ever tri

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Lora109 - 2009-06-08 11:15 AM
I'd heard that the women, not sure if it was the oly or sprint group, cut the first buoy, too. What the crap?

Yup it was the women sprint group. I was so mad when I saw what was going on. There is no excuse for cheating. Ever. I'm not sure why no one made them go around. :/ I guess it's kinda hard when there are no numbers on caps and you can't tell body marking.

But it was an awesome day, a great race over all and I finished under 2 hours- which was the goal. I swam twice the distance and ran up that crazy hill and was only 30 seconds off my first tri. Very pleased.

Edited by k_watzek 2009-06-08 8:12 PM

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k_watzek - 2009-06-08 9:11 PM

Lora109 - 2009-06-08 11:15 AM
I'd heard that the women, not sure if it was the oly or sprint group, cut the first buoy, too. What the crap?

Yup it was the women sprint group. I was so mad when I saw what was going on. There is no excuse for cheating. Ever. I'm not sure why no one made them go around. :/ I guess it's kinda hard when there are no numbers on caps and you can't tell body marking.

But it was an awesome day, a great race over all and I finished under 2 hours- which was the goal. I swam twice the distance and ran up that crazy hill and was only 30 seconds off my first tri. Very pleased.

On my warm-up swim that morning I did the same thing, swam to the second turn bouy and skipped the first. It was very hard to see in the morning sun. When I realized my mistake I swam to the first bouy and picked out a tree line to sight on the swim. I'm going to think that people didn't cheat, they just missed the first bouy in the glare of the sun. But HFP sould have had someone there to direct them back to the first bouy.

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