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Race Reports for Herbalife Triathlon Los Angeles - Sprint Distance 2006

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Race rating (5)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

  • 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 had such a great experience. The week leading up to the race my fiance and I decided to separate and I started a new job. Coupled with the swim disaster at IB 2 weeks ago, I wasn't sure I even wanted to do this race. I actually just wanted it to be over. Having my (ex?) fiance and friends there helped alot in terms of support. I was scared of the swim, so once I had success with that I think it set the tone for the whole race. I came out of the water grinning and gave my friends the thumbs up!! I found the bike to be challenging being a bit uphill and longer than most sprint races, but overall did ok. The run was way easier/ shorter than I expected. The biggest buzz for me is that I ended up 4th in my age group. Of course, the sprint group was much smaller than olympic so I think there were only eighteen, but it still felt good. Going up on stage and getting a medallion while my friends cheered for me was such a buzz. I felt like a superstar!!!! I couldn't believe
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: These are my aproximate times for the LA Triathlon based on my Accenture Athlete Alert and my Timex chrono. Swim (645 meters): 0:29:01 T1: 0:05:34 Bike (20 miles): 1:16:37 T2: 0:05:25 Run (3.1 miles): 0:32:49 Final Time: 02:29:26 Donna couldn't make it to Venice Beach but she had signed up for Accenture Athlete Alert and within minutes of me crossing the timing pad, she got an update. This was a great feature!!! It let her know that I was safely out of the water. It also let her know when I got to T2 which meant 30 minutes or so before I crossed the finish line where she and my family waited. Others around her were like, "I don't even know if my husband made it through the swim." She said others were worried about their significant others because of what people were saying about the waves. If she didn't know that I crossed that pad at Venice, she would have been SOOOO worried! The Accenture Athlete Updates were VERY close to the times I got from my Timex Chrono. I was off
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Race rating (5)
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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: Nice Race , Pricey , It should have more food at the end like pizza or bagels or PBJ's . Also should have gatorade available. They had fruit , spicey chips and water, All welcome.
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