I did the Urban Epic tri in Portland on Sat and would report a fine event.

The swim was unremarkable, they used to swim off the FERRY but now off the beach.
The bike a bit slippery on the city streets with the spotty rain,
I liked the run up an down the hills on the Eastern Prom with the last mile flat back onto a pier in the Old Port downtown. Pretty cool.

At ~350 the race was good sized not too big or small. I got 2nd in my age group so would rec. to you guys for next year.