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Anja / Matschtante, MudRadar · 2023

Obstacle

Anja enjoyed the scenery, company, mud and cooling water obstacles during a hot, dusty outing. She took an easier social pace and was happy with the day, choosing to stop after the Beast rather than add the Lightning loop because of the heat.

Complete original 30 June 2023 article, including the separate participant and visitor/photographer sections, read. The publisher explicitly dates its outing to Saturday 17 June, within the two-day Water Edition. Anja identifies the Beast, listed as 19 km, and declines the extra Lightning loop; no extra 7 km completion is claimed. Historical weather and her personal decisions are not general safety advice or today’s conditions. Same author/publisher as the spring account, not another independent athlete across seasons; companions and photographer add no reviews. MudRadar’s fandom, advertising and photo-support offers are disclosed; entry funding is unstated. No numerical score or viewed photographs are claimed.

HDsports contributors (names/aliases and anonymous cards)

Obstacle

The 2019 reviewer enjoyed the inaugural event’s challenging obstacles but wanted better monitoring of obstacle completion. The second card supplies a low score without written reasons.

Both complete original native cards read. The substantive comment was posted in September 2019 and concerns the premiere; its complaint about other entrants is the writer’s observation, not independently verified conduct or a claim about today’s event. The 2021 score-only card adds no written explanation. Actual raced distances and current course continuity are unverified.

Tri Mick · 2018

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Tri Mick was pleased with the first edition, its organization and scenery, and found the downstream swim helpful.

Reported format: Individual triathlon; distance not explicitly named in own post.

La Pec78 · 2018

70.3 / half triathlon

A first-Half finisher praises the demanding course, volunteers and encouraging spectators, while suggesting podium awards reach more athletes.

Reported format: First Half.

jev92410 · 2018

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The finisher praises volunteers and considerate officials, describes a demanding scenic bike and very hot run, and reports no traffic difficulties despite open roads.

Reported format: Individual triathlon; exact distance unstated.

Clare Norris · 2021

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Clare enjoyed returning to the water despite weeds beneath the surface. She describes a lovely flat bike course and a good atmosphere shared by experienced racers and first timers, even under the spectator restrictions of that edition.

Signed participant report in Dulwich Runners’ SHORTS newsletter of 16 June 2021, printed page 5. Clare explicitly raced the 13 June Sprint. Her early start, no-wetsuit announcement and social distancing belong to that historical edition. The contemporary PTO announcement independently identifies Dorney Lake Events as the June organizer and explains the professional race later that day. This supports the June event family rather than other organizers or months at Dorney Lake; it does not establish the current course, water conditions or services.

SC Neukirchen club writer (credited source: Bernd Knauff) · 2026

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The club-published newspaper report describes an attractive setting beside the Havel and Martina Spreer’s pleasure at the opportunity to race there. It gives no detailed course or organization assessment.

Community opinion; participation and firsthand experience are not established. Brief attributed 2026 club-published report about Spreer’s Olympic race in Brandenburg an der Havel. The writer’s participation and firsthand experience are not established, and no direct athlete quotation is supplied. This is community event context, not an independent athlete review.

Andrew B., Dan S. and Spencer C. · 2025

Olympic triathlon, Sprint triathlon

Sprint reviewers praised the helpers, though one described a near collision at the bike turn. An Olympic reviewer liked the organization but reported a muddy finish after heavy rain.

Historical 2025 accounts separated by format; weather and ground conditions are edition-specific.

Jaymie Pizarro / The Bull Runner · 2012

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A 2012 Phuket 10.5 km runner enjoyed the scenic, quiet resort roads, plentiful cold drinks and sponges, helpful staff and free local shuttles. She described a relaxed event and generous finish facilities after downgrading from the half because she was ill.

Reported format: other. Travel-blog/event promotion and detailed resort praise; hosted or gifted terms not established by this article.

Francis Gsell, TRITYC president, interviewed by Le Journal de l’Agglo

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After experience with the Basse-Ham venue, Gsell considers Nautic’Ham well suited to the triathlon. He describes the returning sequence of three mini-triathlons as especially spectacular and explains that the club had expanded the weekend program.

Perspective: event staff; this affiliated account is not an independent participant review. Complete April 2024 municipal-magazine interview with the organizing club’s president. These are his retrospective event-staff judgments while promoting the forthcoming fourth edition, not independent athlete feedback. Exact editions behind his venue and mini-triathlon observations are not individually specified. The publisher is the club’s supporting local authority and the interview discusses that funding relationship. His unrelated personal experience at Gérardmer is excluded. No current L course, event program or service claim follows.