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Race Reports for Napa Valley Sprint Triathlon 2008

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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: I love this race! It's a gorgeous area and the bike route is by far the prettiest I've seen in a race. I'm not sure I'd recommend it to someone who is brand new to tris or racing, since it's a longer-than-typical sprint and the hilly course makes it somewhat challenging. But it's a super friendly event and very well organized, and I really appreciated the non-competitive atmosphere. On a personal note, this race made me realize just how not-typicaly the Stanford tri was for me, and thank God for that. The Stanford race -- my first full tri -- was pretty much a disaster, and I've wondered ever since then if I maybe wasn't really meant for tris, or if I'd just had a lousy day. The Napa race, while obviously not a great one for me, made me realize that I really can do OK at this, and that something obviously threw me off my game at Stanford. I'm guessing that the water conditions -- lots of racers were talking afterwards about how choppy the bay had been and how much water they'd swallowed
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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: So, the best part of all this was that I got to race with a 50 year old woman (Doreen) who not only won her age group, but was an absolute joy to race with. Looking back, we kept each other within sight from when we first racked our bikes pre-race, all the way to the finish. I was so excited for her as this was her first AG win... and she won her age group by 15+ minutes! We exchanged emails and plan on doing this same event next year... which now means I have to train hard or she will kick my arse!! I couldn't have asked for a better first triathlon experience. The people were great, the area is beautiful, and the event was run very well. I will be back to chase my rabbit, Doreen!
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Race rating (3)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: It was a fun race. I did beat my time from last year Oct. (even with the <.5mile swim). The bike I felt really strong but I know I can still improve and the Run I definately can improve. Next time I definately will be under the 2hour mark!!!
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