Hale Triathlon
Reviews and Race Information

All 3 of my children ran this race today - 2 of them in the senior youth division. This race was POORLY MARKED. Approximately 15 children became LOST for 20 minutes. No organizers were aware of this when I began asking where my daughter was. My husband was running through the woods concerned she was lost by herself. This was not due to "herd mentality" - the reason race organizers used to explain the mishap. My daughter was biking with others and kept running into other lost children and eventually they totaled 15. One of the lost children had ASTHMA and was causing anxiety in my daughter because of her heavy breathing. There were NO ADULTS to help the asthmatic child if she had an episode. THIS RACE WAS EXTREMELY POORLY ORGANIZED AND THEY SHOULD NOT BE HOSTING A YOUTH EVENT. I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS TO ANYONE - my daughter left her first triathlon discouraged and demotivated. I will be contacting the USAT as well to make them aware of the poor organization of this road race. I know this race was used as a fund raiser; I would have rather have given $25 then send my daughter out into the woods to get lost.