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Race Reports for Ironman World Championship 70.3 2008

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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I was disappointed, but it was a great experience. I saw a level of talent that I have never seen before. I still had a great time and it was a good experience. Best thing was my friends did great. there were three of us from Indy, one won our age group with a 4:07 and the other got 13th in our age group with a 4:17. Those guys are amazing and have worked very hard at this for a number of years. they really deserved a good performance. For me, I have a lot to learn but I was really glad for them. Maybe some day I'll go back, but boy it is tough to stay motivated that late into the fall. Hey, I now have a HIM PR to shoot at!
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Race rating (5)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I thought this was an awesome race. Volunteers were great, the atmosphere was cool and the location was fun. Lots of people have complained about the drafting, and I did think it was annoying, but it didn't affect me as much since I was hanging in the BOP. Also, they were out of small and medium race shirts at packet pickup- annoying, but hey- they let you lots more money on other cool race memorabilia!
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Race rating (5)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: What a great weekend! Getting away to sunny Florida for a few days, seeing triathlon legends race like Andy Potts and the Hoyts family, and setting a new PR on top of it! AWESOME :)
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Race rating (3)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Too easy

  • Comments: I had an awesome time down in Florida- both hanging out with my parents and making new friends. However, I will not do this race again. I have now raced 2 years in a row, and nothing improved over last year. People come to this race to cheat and set a ridiculous PR. You can ride clean if you chose, but hardly anyone else does- they just don't want to. The race organization is top-notch, but unless the officials actually crack down, or people show up who don't want to cheat, then it is just not worth my money and my energy to try to be competitive at this race. It was worth doing the first time I went, but this year's race left a bad taste in my mouth.
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Race rating (5)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: WTC puts on a first class event. Everything ran like clockwork and the athlete was catered to the entire weekend.
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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: WTC put's on a great Championship Race. The organization, multitudes of volunteers, and athlete support are top notch. I think anyone who avoids doing this race due to the drafting issues are making a mistake. It is great event overall and shouldn't be skipped. You know what you are getting into before the start, so do your best and have fun. Having said that, this race is no Kona. Koan has a much bigger feel of excitement and hype surrounding it. I am very happy to have raced here and to have had a positive result, but I don't know when I might come back, I just want to go back to Hawaii in 2010.
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