Wildflower Olympic Distance Triathlon
Lake Nacimiento, CA
Official Website : http://www.tricalifornia.com
Date : May 3, 2009
Race Type : Triathlon and Multisport
Race Distance : 1.5K Swim, 40K Bike, 10K Run
Race Description: The AVIA Wildflower Olympic Distance Triathlon is an amateur age group and relay team event. This world-class course includes a 1.5K open water swim, a 40K (extremely hilly bike course) and a brutal 10K run course. The race will include the Wildflower collegiate championships. The best college triathletes from around the country will be competing for Wildflower collegiate, individual and school honors. It is a great race for both beginners and accomplished competitors. The Olympic Distance race will also be part of the Triathlon Club Team Competition* event.
3 Reviews for Wildflower Olympic Distance Triathlon
I know my rating is brutal, but after racing this wonderful race for 9 years, I had a brutal experience this year because of Tri-California. The race itself is still beautiful, hard, and fun. However, after another price increase, and another setback in production quality, I'm ready to say good bye to this event for good. It is simply not worth the $60 per night camping, screwed up timing, and now the traffic leaving on Sunday. They had the nerve to check every single car on the way out. I sat in traffic for 2 hours! Do yourself a favor, skip this mess and stick to another smaller race. The smaller production companies out there are simply making triathlon a better experience. These big companies like Tri-cal have lost touch with what triathlon is all about. See everyone at the races this summer in Norcal!
Great race,very well organized. Unfortunately the timing system failed and they had to cancel awards. I miss the old announcers as well!
I am a novice when it comes to triathlon events, as this was my second one to participate in, but my overall experience was amazing. I participated in the event as a "relay partner" which means each person does one leg of the race. I did the run which entailed a slight incline the the whole trail until a steep drop the last mile. Thousands of people descend upon the San Luis Obispo area as a spectator, participant, or worker so there are many people cheering you on or lending you a helping hand.
I must say, however, that my team was "backed" by the lead sponsor of the event (at the time) Jamba Juice. We didn't have to pay a dime to register, camp out for two nights, or purchase food which I heard can be rather pricey. This might have skewed my overall experience since it was essentially free, but with that said, I would do it again in a heartbeat.