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Race Reports for The Beast of the East Half Steelman Triathlon 2010

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[1]

Reported by:

d00d

Race rating (3)

• Organised?Yes
• Events on time?Yes


• Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
• Plenty of drink stations?No


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


• Comments: This was a good, low key race. Definitely need to do a few more things to make it better, but good overall experience. I would not consider for a first HIM. Way too tough a race. The swim, my guess, is always going to be a challenge b/c of the wind coming in from the East. The bike is VERY tough, and a windy day will kill your race. The run isn't that bad. I asked the RD how many participants signed up and he said a little over 100. That means that 40+ ppl DNF (or DNS). That's a fairly high %.

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[2]

Reported by:

Mrs. brown_dog_us

Race rating (4)

• Organised?Yes
• Events on time?Yes


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


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


• Comments: I would definitely consider doing this race again. I enjoyed the challenge of the hills and the low-key atmosphere. And the scenery on the ride was as nice as any race I've done. No idea on the post-race activities, because we were gone but, it would be a fun place to hang out post-race. Good playground for the kids and a swimming area.

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