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Chicago Triathlon

http://www.racegossip.com/race/accenture-chicago-triathlon-0
Race Rating (4 people)
4

Held in downtown Chicago, the world's largest triathlon weekend includes the Mutlisport & Fitness Expo, the Chicago Kids Triathlon and Fleet Feet Sports SuperSprint

Race Specs:

    • Swim
    • 1500 meter
    • Bike
    • 40 km
    • Run
    • 10 km
    • Participants
    •  
    • Date
    • Aug 26, 2012
    • Location
    • Chicago , Illinois
      United States , 60603
    • Address
    • Contact
    • CAPRI Events 
    • Email
    • info@caprievents.com
    • Phone
    • 773-404-2372
    • Indivdual Price
    • $155
    • Team Price
    • $285
    • More
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  • Course Design
    4
  • Course Safety
    3.25
  • Aid Station
    4.5
  • Organization
    4.5
  • Family Friendly
    4.25
  • Race Food
    4.25

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I had completed my first tri just a few weeks prior so I opted to volunteer at the Chicago Triathlon instead. I worked at the bike in-and-out area. I have to say I have no desire to ever do the race, regardless of the ~$150 entry fee. For starters there was blatant and rampant cheating. I can't tell you how many people biked into the transition area, biked off the course, or started/ended the bike portion without their helmet even though volunteers were yelling at them to follow the rules. I know it sounds like I'm a goody-goody but biking through transition is dangerous, and a few of the people I yelled it was clear that they had no idea what a triathlon was and simply didn't know (although that's not an excuse) but there were several 'seasoned' racers that just ignored me because they knew I wasn't an official that could penalize them and/or they were listening to their iPod. I spoke to other volunteers but at no point did I ever see an official. I emailed my complaint to USAT saying that the $$$ cost of the race should more than justify an adequate number of officials to not only enfore the rules, but more importantly to establish safety on the course. I never got a response.

Nov 11, 2010 — scoobysteph

Any triathlete has to experience the Chicago Tri at least once. Personally, I don't think its worth the $155 for a sprint/olympic. There are others half that price which are better. My last time was '08 and will never go back. I found that the water and road conditions are awful. I would agree with joshua.markou's comments that this is not the race for an inexperienced swimmer for a sprint/olympic. It's a fast course with a lot of people. There's a big difference between 2K entrants and 6K.

But, for me its not worth it swimming in a lake which is a health risk and trashing a pair of nice wheels on LSD.

Sep 26, 2010 — johnnytri22

This was my first time competing in the Chicago Triathlon and most likely my last. I think I have a long list of complaints, but the major ones are the quarter mile from when you exit the swim to the transition area coupling with having to run on rough cement. Transition area was a mess, people are completely disrespectful, you will be lucky to find your stuff in one place - or at all for that matter. The bike was super crowded, I witnessed several people riding outside the boundaries, with angry Chicago traffic. With such a large race, of course, there are many slow riders, making it dangerous. As a swimmer, I can say I was extremely disappointed with the other athletes. Please don't enter a triathlon if you can't swim. Doing the backstroke in open water or hanging onto the wall is not the way to go. Also, sprinting 200 meters and then getting to your regular pace which is slow as molasses should not be your technique.

Sep 20, 2010 — joshua.markou

This is claimed to be the largest triathlon race in the world. It is a lot of fun, but can get a bit congested at times. Swim is at the Monroe Harbor and pretty smooth as long as you can handle the first couple minutes of it while 100-150 people kicking and moving at the same time. Bike course is very flat (remember this is Chicago!!) and run course is beautiful. There is a great post race party at the end.

Dec 13, 2009 — ozank