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Race Reports for Carmel Sprint Triathlon

[26]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: I've never wanted to quit a race before today.. the frozen hands on the bike damn near did it. Mentally I was frustrated and over it at that point. However, I'm glad I kept going. Not the comeback that I had originally thought it was going to be, and certainly not the way I wanted to start my season, but I finished BOP like I had expected and not DFL. It's been cold and blustery 2 out of the 3 times I have done this event. I don't know if I'm going to do it again next year.
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[27]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: Only had 1 drink station on run course vs 2 last year. Post race meal from Noodles Co was great!!! Vs last year- About 2 min faster O/A, and faster in each phase EXCEPT the bike. Transitions decent- only 1:44 slower T1+T2 vs the best. Placed higher O/A in larger field so guess I can't complain too much.
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[28]
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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: I will do this race next year.
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[29]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Too easy

  • Comments: I did not care for the new bike course, but the race is very well ran and organized. This is my 3rd time running it and took 5 min off of my best time last year. I will continue to come back.
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[30]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: Despite my missfortune on the course, it was a great race that I would recommend to others.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: Took first timers awards out! was interested on how I did with first timers. Will do it again next year for sure
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[32]
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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: Tons of volunteers, course is alright for new people, could always be much worse but overall it was enjoyable
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[33]
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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: The best tri I have ever done (also the first!)! They started the awards announcements way early, so I was a little upset that I was not there to hear my name not get called. Volunteers were numerous and great, except for the one that busted me "trying" to turn up the side street with the kids. Somehow she knew I was an adult!?! and made me run the rest of the adult course. I even crouched down a little to look shorter. Its like she was FBI or something... Overall very happy and would like to do another one soon. The next will likely have an OWS, so that will be something I have to do BEFORE the race, but I will train better leading up to it. Goal is to do another Sprint or two (or more?) and finish the summer with the Oly version of the TriIndy in August. To be continued...
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[34]
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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: Well run race, wish the weather would have cooperated.
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[35]
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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: Carmel Swim Club put together a first rate triathlon. Vision Event Management was great to work with, and the amount of volunteers that Carmel Swim Club and Vision had was incredible. There was a sea of the yellow volunteer shirts everywhere. Pre-race expo on Saturday was quality. Pre-race morning was an afterthought - or just everyone's Sunday morning attitude was affected by the crappy weather. The bodymarking line was 75+ deep.
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[36]
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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: Too easy

  • Comments: The race slipped a little bit in my opinion from last year to this year. I heard nearly everyone complaining about the swim, the transition area was nicer last year when it was in a different place and smaller, and I dislike the idea behind using MUP's for the bike. They're fine for the run, but they get really tight on bikes, especially tri-bikes at speed. I understand wanting to make your event bigger and better, but bigger isn't always better. Overall though, I'd still say it's a great event for beginners, and a great early season tune-up race for more skilled athletes.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: I had a good time, wish mother nature would have been more kind but I had a great day, thanks to all the organizers and other athletes for their help and advice.
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[38]
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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 am SOOO HAPPY with my results. I have to remember, this was a "C" race for me, supposed to be a really hard workout. Yeah, right- damn competitive spirit! I was not impressed with the course this year: 1. didn't like the swim at all. Allowing the entrants to enter the water as fast as they did definitely didn't help. I don't think anyone had a good swim. 2. Too many turns in the bike course (though, I did kick butt and take numbers on it!) 3. The run course was reversed this year and the killer hill at the beginning really challenged the legs off of the bike. I'm in much better shape this year.. I learned a lot today that I hope I can carry with me: 1. I learned how to swim with a mass, getting kicked, pulled, etc- for a long ways... 2. I learned how to take corners and turns faster on the bike, on wet roads, while it's raining.. 3. I learned that when I get ready to do a longer distance, I will absolutely have to pace myself. This race I red-lined the whole way. I knew what I
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[39]
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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: Really great race. The swim was a little crazy but this race was run flawlessly. I will definately do it again. Great time
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: I had a blast with this race. I probably won't do it again simply because there are a lot of options closer to home.
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[41]
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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 thought that the race was really organized. They had a ton of volunteers. I will be doing this race again next year.
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[42]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: great event
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[43]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: I have no complaints on this race from an organization standpoint. I did not have any aspect that I felt the organizers dropped the ball. Well run and I clearly received everything out of this race I should. Good job.
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[44]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: I felt really good about this being my first triathlon.
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[45]
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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 have participated in many running events in my life. This by far was the most fun that I have ever had at a sporting event. I loved every second of it. I loved the fact that my husband was there participating and cheering me on. I loved the fact that our friends were there cheering us on. I loved all of it! Look out tri world!! Here I am!! :)
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[46]
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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: This was my 1-year aniversary of my first Tri ever. I'll probably do it at least 1 more time. It's a great race that all beginners should do at least once. Proof that this sport is growing: Last year I had 11 people in my AG, This year I had 52 to deal with and I still need to come in under an hour if I want a top 10 spot.
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[47]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: For my first triathlon, this was Da Bomb. I absolutely loved it and am looking forward to competeing in many more. Winning the newbie award for my age group was also special. The best part.......Cheering my wife on to her first Tri finish.
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[48]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: Best race I've done so far (out of 1 race I've done.) Finished 37/178 for first-timers. Overall very happy with results. Achieved my goal of under 1:10
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  • Lots of volunteers to help?
  • Plenty of drink stations?

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  • Comments: The event was well run - tons of volunteers pointing the way and directing traffic. I'll definitely be doing this race again next year!
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[50]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: This race is well run with a lot to enjoy before, durring and after. The pool start is well run, going every 5 seconds. I was nervous this would be a problem, but everything went very smooth. Excellent volunteers!!!! Then after the race, a wonderful meal of fruit, pasta, cookies and all the drinks you could want. 250 First timers at this race plus a large kids triathlon..... This is truly a wonderful event for all
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