What a well produced event. The only downside - I also volunteered for the Sunday event, signed up months in advance to help only to be given a shirt two … MORE
What a well produced event. The only downside – I also volunteered for the Sunday event, signed up months in advance to help only to be given a shirt two sizes too big because you could not check in as a volunteer until the day of your volunteerism. Minor in the big scheme but it does need to get fixed. The course itself as great for a first timer in the Rookie or Sprint distances. No real cut-off for just the swim. It did take me forever to swim 500 meters but I made it out in an ok time. The swim itself is in a wide spot of the Guadalupe River (Lake Nimitz – really more of a pond) and the water temp was in the 80s. The bike course was relatively flat for Texas Hill Country – this is not a true statement for the Quarter or Half distances. There is a pretty steep hill on that course that the Quarter hits once and the Half hits twice.
The Race Director made allowances for the Texas heat – unusually warm in Kerrville that Sunday even by our standards.
The event shirts were excellent and the medals fantastic. The finisher area had plenty of food and drink. Everyone in Kerrville seemed to be happy we were all there enjoying their town.
All in all – a really good event and there are enough options for all.
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First Sprint Tri in 22 years
What a well produced event. The only downside - I also volunteered for the Sunday event, signed up months in advance to help only to be given a shirt two … MORE
What a well produced event. The only downside – I also volunteered for the Sunday event, signed up months in advance to help only to be given a shirt two sizes too big because you could not check in as a volunteer until the day of your volunteerism. Minor in the big scheme but it does need to get fixed. The course itself as great for a first timer in the Rookie or Sprint distances. No real cut-off for just the swim. It did take me forever to swim 500 meters but I made it out in an ok time. The swim itself is in a wide spot of the Guadalupe River (Lake Nimitz – really more of a pond) and the water temp was in the 80s. The bike course was relatively flat for Texas Hill Country – this is not a true statement for the Quarter or Half distances. There is a pretty steep hill on that course that the Quarter hits once and the Half hits twice.
The Race Director made allowances for the Texas heat – unusually warm in Kerrville that Sunday even by our standards.
The event shirts were excellent and the medals fantastic. The finisher area had plenty of food and drink. Everyone in Kerrville seemed to be happy we were all there enjoying their town.
All in all – a really good event and there are enough options for all.
Wonderful Sprint Tri for first timers
The "no swim cutoff" intrigued me and I think I may have been one of the slowest swimmers - ever. That said - there really was no swim cut off … MORE
The “no swim cutoff” intrigued me and I think I may have been one of the slowest swimmers – ever. That said – there really was no swim cut off and my bike was one of the last on the racks and I was in a middle corral (age) for the swim. It did get hot. It is Texas so you can expect ice on the roads to molten lava temperatures in late September. Courses were well laid out. It is the Texas Hill country but the course for the bike and run were not that hilly. Relatively flat by Central Texas standards. Medal was nice but the finish line was a great sight. First tri n 22 years and probably my last but it was fun. Volunteered for the swim the next day for the Olympic and Half IM distances.
Great non-IM 70.3 race
I did this race as a part of the long course Texas Tri Series, so it was at the tail end of a LONG race season. Thankfully, it's cheaper than … MORE
I did this race as a part of the long course Texas Tri Series, so it was at the tail end of a LONG race season.
Thankfully, it’s cheaper than Ironman! The race entry fee isn’t that bad compared to bigger production companies.
Moderate course: The swim is a big loop in the river, so slight currents but nothing bad and the water is pretty clear since it’s in the hill country. The bike course is a series of loops on mediocore roads, but only a few hills that grab your attention. Some of the areas to ride were a little sketchy with the traffic, but overall a good bike course, just be SURE you have plenty of fluids.
The run is also three loops. It is along the river, so for the most part flat-ish and pretty. BUT there are long stretches of kind of nothing with no shade, so that decimated my run pace since it was also pretty dang hot out.
The swag is decent- a nice hat, great medal, good after-party food and beer, and the shirt is cute, but High Five has started using a shirt brand that is WAY too short for women’s shirts, so order a size up if you’re a woman.
Overall, I would do it again and just be prepared for the sun on the run.