“Instructions for the swimming were not clear. This resulted in swimming double the distance required. Also the running course was cobfusing.”

“The run was reallly badly signposted and laid out- the looping was very confusing.”

“I’m extremely dissatisfied with the safety measures and organization of this race. The experience left much to be desired, and my group and I have decided we won’t participate in this event again. Firstly, the safety during the swimming leg was severely inadequate. There were only 3 or 4 SUPs tasked with monitoring around 150 triathletes. This lack of oversight was concerning and posed a significant risk to participants. Secondly, the running course was poorly marked and not defined well at all.”

“Swim course was long, not enough Marshalls in crucial places on the run to ensure all athletes completed the run course ”

“Swim leg was poorly organised, and not well communicated. The cycle route was rather boring and 8 loops is too repetitive.. and why 96km? The running route was even less appealing- with way too many sections repeated. Why are the transition zone bays for each participant do small when less than 2/3 of the transition zone was used on both days. I will let the sprint and Olympic triathletes comment about the huge disorganisation for their swim leg!”

“It was a good race as usual, but unfortunately there were things that didnt go well, Swim there were not enough buoys making the navigation very hard. There were less buoys than in other events. Also the run part for the 113 was a disaster. The route was not clear at all and I ended up doing 21K based on my watch and my own route. It is a shame because it was just showing quality of the event going down. Both problems reported are not hard to fix. I'm a fan of SuperSports races, hope it helps”

“finishing the race at 1:30 is not sufficiebt for ordinary athelates. It could be up to 2 p.m. or 2:30. The timing in the year is not suitable it was too much windy. There is no cones to guide for U turns. adding 6km to tge race is not logic at last moment. last turn should be 12 and opening road at 12:30 ”

“Big mess in running distance. Followed 3 laps and was 3 km less. Not a clear signs of the run course. ”

“Race was great - the run route slightly confusing. ”

“Parcours were not always clear, even though there were people standing they did not know where we were supposed to go sometimes which led to confusion”

“Excellent as always. The swim perhaps could have done with a couple more buoys (probably not helped by it being a bit choppy) and I found the run course confusing (even after reading the briefing notes again when I got home). ”

“Run course was very confusing ”

“Great race. Second time for me racing the 113 One thing that would be great and that’s the opinion of many athletes: Age grouping of 5 years instead of 10, and a visibly separate medal between 73 and 113 Otherwise top event ”

“Race was overall great as usual. The run course was obviously a bit of a mess but I did manage to do the correct course as far as I know. The way organisers handled it was good though. My only other down was at transition in the morning . We arrived at about 5.15 am and the racks weren’t ready. We then stood for 20 minutes waiting and were told we had arrived too early - which obviously we hadn’t. But it was a great event and we love coming back ”

“Additional buoys are required for swimming . No WC stations for bike and run at all Running was so confusing and it was with crowded with people who has no relation to the run. The bike road was so boring. Generally expect the weather conditions as well as the small points mentioned up , I like it and it was good. ”

“This year compared to last year wasn't great. Get to transition at 5am like we told to do, and the wait 30 min for it still to be set up. Also the guy i spoke to was pretty rude. The swim needs another bouys between the big bouys Ride was great. Run was ok, again so little signage and direction. So many people running Wrong and/or long and short. I like the race. It was great. I would do again, just a few small things can be fixed”

“Great organizing by the Supersports team once again, by far the leading sports event organiser in the region. Sadly with the construction going on and the limited space that the authorities allow the organiser, Marjan Island just not suited for the middle distance triathlons, route has too many laps, turns, speed bumps. Get confusing and boring which is sad as potential is there, maybe in the future. ”

“Provide extra manpower(race officials) udring the course. ”

“Great event and well organised. ”

“The run course was very confusing compared to the plan route. A lot of people got lost or didn’t run the attended course.”

“Excellent event. Great course and exceptionally well supported on course at aid stations. Event staff were fantastic and made you feel very welcomed and well looked after. ”