Overall this is a good event that I really enjoyed however there’s a lot of room for improvement and some aspects that were just avoidable. The swim course was generally fine except for the portions of the course where swimming wasn’t really an option due to water depth. The turn around the furthest buoy was just silly with athletes struggling to swim due to depth - the water was knee high. Additionally, the provided swim caps were of poor quality and kept slipping off throughout, a number of athletes commented on this and had to keep stopping to refit. Marshalling was good from the event team with plenty kayaks spotted throughout. The bike course was good and well marshalled around key points and the aid station was well stocked and easy to use while passing. Run course was generally fine but it should really be advertised as a trail run. Lots of off road and uneven portions throughout meant I was focusing more foot placement. Better communication on terrain would have meant footwear could have been selected with this in mind. Post-race and event village was again generally good however as a vegan I had no access to food afterwards which feels like an oversight here. Overall this was a good event and lots of what is mentioned above are points that are easily rectifiable to provide a better athlete experience.