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Race Reports for UCLA IronBruin Triathlon 2009

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  • Organised?
  • Events on time?

  • Lots of volunteers to help?
  • Plenty of drink stations?

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  • Comments: This is my first Tri, so I have no basis for comparison. I was horribly underprepared, but I am glad that I am too stubborn to have not shown up. The last hill on the bike loop killed me. BUT I FINISHED!
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?No

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I have to say this is a pretty organized race for college students (UCLA is my alma mater and love it though I do there's still only so much you can expect from college kids), with a good expo and good food for a small race. Like that they have free pics on Flickr too. Transitions were a little crazy and hopefully someday they'll find a way to hold the swim that's not kind of weird. I really wanted to do this race since it was my first tri ever and I wanted to see how far I've come (didn't hurt either that it was cheap, close and I knew the course well), and as a mini warmup for Oceanside. Wasn't quite as much improvement as I would have liked, but again, I did hold myself back a little. Plus I'm happy because my confidence level is just so much higher now, there was no freaking out in the swim, my bike handling skills are better and overall I just felt more comfortable because I know myself better athletically, if that makes sense? Double bonus, in addition to getting a $15
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: This was my first triathlon so I don't have anything to compare it to. However, I was very satisfied with the race and my performance. I had ridden the bike course two weeks before so I knew what to expect. The race went off just as I planned so I was very pleased with my preparation. Now I just need to drop the weight and train more.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?No

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Fun event. Not all communication was handled spotlessly, but you have to cut the organizers slack because they are college students--and really took the event very seriously. Only major complaint is lack of any water on run course. I didn't care--don't usually drink on 5K's--but with all the newbie entrants, I suspect there were people who could have used the hydration at that point in the race. Cool temps helped out there. (Note: Overall results were segregated into "Open" and "Collegiate" races.)
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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?

  • Post race activities?
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: 3 of of 5 Ironbruins - gotta do it next year
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