THE DEAL

INTRO
This site is a depository for reviews on races and triathlons via a simple online form at http://falkeetriathlon.wufoo.com/forms/multisport-event-satisfaction-survey/.

If your team is not on the drop-down list, email us at falkeetriathlon@hotmail.com with the details of race name, date and location and we will get it added.

In the meantime, if you're searching for info on a race to determine if it's worth the time, check out the list to the left sorted by year and then race title.

DETAILS
Here's how the form is tallied:

EXPERIENCE LEVEL
Newbee - 0, Novice - 0.25, Intermediate - 0.5, Amateur - 0.75, Pro - 1

ATTENDED BEFORE
No / No - 0, No / Yes - 0.5, No / Maybe - 0.25, Yes / Yes - 1, Yes / No - 0.5, Yes / Maybe - 0.75

RECOMMEND
No - 0, Yes - 1, Maybe - 0.5

PRICE
Very Unsatisfied - 0, Unsatisfied - 0.25, Neutral - 0.5, Satisfied - 0.75, Very Satisfied - 1

ONLINE PRESENCE
Very Unsatisfied - 0, Unsatisfied - 0.25, Neutral - 0.5, Satisfied - 0.75, Very Satisfied - 1

ARRIVAL LOGISTICS
Very Unsatisfied - 0, Unsatisfied - 0.25, Neutral - 0.5, Satisfied - 0.75, Very Satisfied - 1

PORT-A-POTTY
Very Unsatisfied - 0, Unsatisfied - 0.25, Neutral - 0.5, Satisfied - 0.75, Very Satisfied - 1

COURSE
Very Unsatisfied - 0, Unsatisfied - 0.25, Neutral - 0.5, Satisfied - 0.75, Very Satisfied - 1

RACE DAY INSTRUCTIONS
Very Unsatisfied - 0, Unsatisfied - 0.25, Neutral - 0.5, Satisfied - 0.75, Very Satisfied - 1

VOLUNTEERS
Very Unsatisfied - 0, Unsatisfied - 0.25, Neutral - 0.5, Satisfied - 0.75, Very Satisfied - 1

AID STATIONS
Very Unsatisfied - 0, Unsatisfied - 0.25, Neutral - 0.5, Satisfied - 0.75, Very Satisfied - 1

FINISH LINE
Very Unsatisfied - 0, Unsatisfied - 0.25, Neutral - 0.5, Satisfied - 0.75, Very Satisfied - 1

POST RACE AREA
Very Unsatisfied - 0, Unsatisfied - 0.25, Neutral - 0.5, Satisfied - 0.75, Very Satisfied - 1

PACKET PICKUP / GOODIE BAG
Very Unsatisfied - 0, Unsatisfied - 0.25, Neutral - 0.5, Satisfied - 0.75, Very Satisfied - 1

OVERALL
Very Unsatisfied - 0, Unsatisfied - 0.25, Neutral - 0.5, Satisfied - 0.75, Very Satisfied - 1

DISTANCE TRAVELED
0-5 miles - 0, 6-10 miles - 0.25, 11-20 miles - 0.5, 21-50 miles - 0.75, More than 50 miles - 1

DISTANCE WOULD TRAVEL
0-5 miles - 0, 6-10 miles - 0.25, 11-20 miles - 0.5, 21-50 miles - 0.75, More than 50 miles - 1

Next, each section is weighted out of 100% as follows since not all sections are equally as important from an athlete point of view:

WEIGHT FACTORS
experience - 5.500
attended before - 5.800
recommend - 6.200
price - 5.500
online - 5.800
arrival - 6.600
potties - 6.900
course - 7.300
race day instructions - 3.600
volunteers - 5.100
aid stations - 5.800
finish line - 4.700
post race - 5.500
packet & goodie bag - 4.700
overall - 9.400
distance to - 5.800
distance would - 5.800
TOTAL = 100.000

The section score from the rating is then multiplied by the weight factor and added all together and divided by 100 to get a factor from 0 - 10, where 0 is the worst and 10 is the best.