Subject: RE: Lake Pflugerville Triathlon : Official ThreadOverall - great race and I liked the set up on the north side. Going down the stairs is something that would be hard to avoid. The other thing that was a little rough was the climb up the side of the hill on the run out heading to the run path. Not sure that could be avoided either, but I hit a couple of holes on the way up and someone could twist an ankle. If there is a way to smooth the path some (with sand or with some of the carpeting ), that would be nice. The only thing I can say I did not like was the change in the bike in/out directions AFTER everyone was already set up and we were out of transition. I did like the NEW way of doing it, but here is why I didn't like the change at the last minute: Knowing the race is open racking, I purposefully get there early to get a good spot in transition. I was one of the first ones there and assuming the bike in/out was from either side, positioned myself toward the bike out so that I had less running to do in my bike shoes. Then we were told there was only one way in and one way out and everyone would have to do the whole loop at one point or another. Based on that description, My friend and I moved our bikes to be more in the middle (more toward the run out ) so that we could split the difference on T1 and T2. Had we known the change would have taken place, we would have stayed in our original spots. Again, I liked the way it was done, but didn't like the change coming after the fact. Would it have made a difference for me? Doubt it. But for some, T1 and T2 times will determine the difference between placing or not. Great job overall. I will continue to do this race each year since I'm a local. Edited by bar92 2010-06-21 3:14 PM
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