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Race Reports for Wool Capital Triathlon - Olympic Course

[1]
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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?Yes

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

  • Comments: This is a VERY small race that is easy to win AG awards at. It's in the middle of nowhere and a 4 hour drive from Round Rock BUT it's a fun race and, when weather permits, one of the hardest 10k runs in the State. I'd do the race again even with the crappy roads.
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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: For some reason this is one of my favorite races. I like the river swim. Even though the water is murky, it feels and tastes clean. I like the bike course, usually with the wind on the way back. I like the challenge of the run course. I think I just like this distance, and of course the swim is a bigger part of the Oly than other distances. I still need to learn to ride my bicycle faster.
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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: Too hard

  • Comments: This was a great race and a great first OLY. It was well organized and well prepared. I enjoyed the race although I hoped for better performance.
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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: Great race on a great course. Run on time with pleanty of vollunteers.
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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: One of my favorite races. The course is great and Jack doesn't screw anything up.
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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? Below average
  • Overall course based on my ability:

  • Comments: Good race. Tough run. If I do it again I will prepare better for the run by doing some run sessions on a beach or in a sand pit.
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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:

  • Comments: Ironhead Race Productions puts on a pretty solid race. They've been doing it a while and know what's going on.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?

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

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

  • Comments: Good race. Really a "no frills" type of thing, but everything was professionally done, on time and methodical. Quite a challenging course do to the wind on the bike and the run course itself. Being my first tri I really have no points of reference, but I had a great time!
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[9]
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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: We arrived at the packet pickup at 2pm (Packet pick up was from 2-8) and no one was there. They arrived around 2:30. There was a mandatory bike inspection and they did not arrive until 3:30. There was also a mandatory meeting that was scheduled right in the middle of dinner time. It was a little frustrating! Overall the actual race was well organized but the packet pick-up could have been better organized!
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Race rating (3)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

  • Post race activities? Below average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Too hard

  • Comments: I think that was the hardest Olympic race I have ever done. However, it's a very small race (less than 150 people) and it's run by one of my favorite race directors (love him or hate him- Jack Weiss). I am glad that I did the race and very excited that I got a trophy for second in my AG but I don't know if I would go back. It's a 3.5 hour drive from Austin, it's hot, it's windy, the bike course was rough with long sections directly into the wind and the run was just brutal. I know the race is known for the "Dirt road from Hell" but what they don't tell you is that dirt road is over some pretty tough hills. There is practically no post race activities but the race site is a nice place and we really enjoyed the company we were with. Who knows, maybe I will go back to see if I can knock off the 1st place guy...
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Race rating (3)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: Registration did not start on time. About 15 minutes late. Mandatory bike inspection started about an hour too late, which put a damper on our plans. Mandatory pre-race meeting the night before race started right during dinner time and was about 10 minutes delayed. But, overall this a good race and I would recommend it. Just make sure you wear tinted goggles because the last half of the swim goes directly into the sun,which makes it hard to spot.
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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? Below average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: They had marines as helpers(aid stations, getting out of water helpers) and man.. they were fantastic.. the best helpers I've seen at a race so far. I can't think of anything really wrong with the race, it was very well put on. So if you're looking for a fun, tough race this if for you. I wouldn't come here to PR or anything though. :)
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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 really enjoyed the race. Well organized and a good venue. I really like OWS. It would be nice if they could pull this one off early enough to not swim into the sun.
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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: Jack Weiss puts on great races. Nuff said.
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