I was expecting a little better since this race just copied another local race course. First, the race packets didn't have anything related to this race. It would've been nice to have a map of the course inside the packet. Second, the timing chip straps were double-sided velcro, which is pretty sharp around the edges. I knew to bring my own chip strap, but other people ended up with bloody ankles from the thing rubbing against them the whole race.

We showed up to the race site and there were no port-o-potties in transition (or anywhere, for that matter). They used the civic center bathrooms, which were inside a building across the street and up a hill from transition...not exactly accessible during the race.

The swim course was pretty good, but the bike wasn't marked well and didn't have enough volunteers or signs at the turns. With the rain and crappy weather, I wouldn't want to get lost in that! I had to tell the guy in front of me where to go at one point because the turn was unmarked and he was heading in the wrong direction.

The run course was a good out-and-back. However, there were 5K runners who had the option of just running the 3rd leg of the tri when their race was cancelled due to low interest. I had a hard time figuring out who was there for the tri and who was doing a 5k, since they had the same color race numbers we did.

The volunteers who were there were really great. There were plenty of people cheering at the transition and lots of pizza at the finish line. I still had fun, but I'm not sure if I'll do the series again next year.