Race Reports for Tri for Real Triathlon #2

Race Reports for Tri for Real Triathlon #2 2012

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Comments: This is a great low-key race. The location is actually very nice, and the swim is fantastic.

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Race rating (4)

Comments: TBF does a good job setting up and running their races. The only issue overall, and this was also mentioned by others I talked to, was that the run is just too difficult--especially when its hot. I have done the sprint races at this course, and they are a blast, so I knew while it would be tougher, I would still enjoy myself. A little back ground of the venue: the race is held at Rancho Seco Park in Herald, Ca--Rancho Seco is actually the name of the Nuclear power plant that is there--It was decommissioned many years ago, after constant breakdowns and spewing money...There has always been jokes about the lake, and the possible radioactivity within (for the record, no mutations yet...). The Park itself is home to the man made lake for fishing, swimming, and racing; camping areas, hiking trails around the lake, and the exotic animal sanctuary...Yes, there is a former nuclear power plant, a camping area, and an exotic animals sanctuary....and we race there. The sanctuary seems (I've only

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