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Race Reports for Nutmeg State Half Iron Triathlon

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  • Organised?
  • Events on time?

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

  • Post race activities? Below average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Too hard

  • Comments: When results were posted I couldn't believe that I had placed so high. It was a small race, but there were some serious athletes participating. Lots of IM t-shirts in the crowd. Not many people looked like first timers to half iron distance. I was happy that I kept pushing the run and didn't sucumb to discomfort and complacency. I was 20 sec behind the #2 in my AG and closing. Goes to show that it is a start to finish effort. Ten days before the race, I did a 60/17 brick. I'm sure, at the time, it raised a few eyebrows, but I firmly believe that to prepare your body to race for 5.5 hrs it needs to experience something close to it. I feel like the big bricks during this training cycle paid off as I ran the last mile in under 7:00. I hadn't been able to pull off a sub 7:00 in any of my races this year, Oly or HIM, and today I did it after racing over hilly terrain for almost 5.5hrs. This race had the vibe of a local sprint. Registration was in a HS gym. TA was puny in comparison to the
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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 hard

  • Comments: The setting for this course is just fantastic, the lake is beautiful. The ride was very extreme. 12 people DNF'd out of a field of 180 that seems high to me. Aide stations were plentiful and well stocked, volunteers were great. My only complaint was there was no finishing medal I got some poxy finisher towel which I used to clean out my tri shorts after teh race 8-)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: loved the organizers - would have preferred to know course well in advance of race - thought race would have been an easier 1st time 1/2 iron distance - still great challenge and awesome location! swim was superb - absolutely gorgeous lake!
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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: Great race and venue - super tough bike. Would do it again after trying another 1/2 IM course. Would like to try something closer to home.
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