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Race Reports for Ironman 70.3 Kansas DISCONTINUED

[51]
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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 liked the race. It was fun/well organized/and a first class event. Chrissie Wellington stayed and handed out medals to all of the finishers. She has got to be the hardest working woman in triathlon. Had a blast. Loved hanging out with all of my BT pals and meeting some new faces. It was great to see Shannon and Ocky again and finally meet Jen and Craig. Big THANKS to Barkeep (Mike) and Lisa for arranging the camping deal.
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[52]
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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: I'm happy to say I completed the race, and it served part of its purpose: to motivate me to train hard this summer and knock a LOT of time off that result when I go to Branson in September. I found that I like the 70.3 distance a lot in spite of the leg difficulties, and I definitely want to do more of these. Also learned a good lesson: no matter how warm the water is the day before the race, ALWAYS bring your wetsuit. I was one of many who had to ride the bus back to the car to get mine.
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[53]
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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: I had a great time!
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[54]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: My goal going into this race was to 1) Finish Strong with a smile on my face and 2) Not feel like I want to throw up my shoes! I've never broken 6 hours at this distance because I have always ended doing the death march on the run and basically blown up on all three previous tries. As I was coiming down the finishing shoot, I decided it was time to grab the watch out of my jersey pocket and see what the final result would be. 5:40!!! The smile on my face almost didn't fit in the finisher's chute!!! I crossed the line, and let out a HUGE YEEEAHHHHHH!!!! When I looked up Chrissie Wellington was standing right in front of me laughing with all of the spectator's that heard me scream. What a great topping to a great moment!! CLOSING THOUGHT: There is no way I could have completed this race without the direction of my good friend Coach Ross!! It all started about 7 months ago with him reviewing my past years' training logs and saying "Where's the Rest" Those of you that know Ryan
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[55]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?

  • 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 really enjoyed everything about this race. It is a well-organized, well-supported race. I don't think I have ever seen so many volunteers, and they were WONDERFUL!
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  • Comments: Love the sprint distance and going as fast as I can. I still think I held back a little bit, but I am excited to PR this time soon and do this race again next year.
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[57]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: Good event. Will probably do it again next year. The heat was brutal all weekend but the atmosphere was really good. I had a goal of 7 hours coming into the race and finished at 6:06, so I was really pleased with the effort. Once I knew I had a shot at 6 hrs, I tried pushing a little harder but just couldn't muster up the energy. Overall performance I am happy with for my first time at this distance.
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[58]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?

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

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  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: This was my first HIM. After several sprint and olys, I'm liking this distance the best. Now it's time to let my Physio do her majic and get my knee ready for Harvest Moon.
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[59]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: As my first HIM, I really have nothign to compare to. Overall, I thought it was a well run race. A couple gripes, but nothing major: 1) Swim waves didn't start on time due to not enough support in the water. The pro men must've treaded water for like 15 mins. They were supposed to start at 6:30, and I think their gun went off at 6:45 (give or take). 2) Armed Forces Challenge didn't have very good support. There was never anywhere I could "register" with the Air Force (at least that I couldn't find), so I don't know how my time would be counted for the Air Force in the Armed Forces Challenge. 3) Transition racks on the back side of T1 were pretty rickety and volunteers actually wound up having to hold the racks throughout the swim. Overall a good race, and I will more than likely do this again.
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[60]
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  • 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 will be doing this race again, if not next year then sometime in the not too distant future. Of all the races I have done this was by far my favorite. The three hours on the bike seemed like a hour long training ride... it was so much fun to blast down the hills. The run could use some more shade but at least I got a good tan. Camping is definitely the way to go, and the people I met were all awesome!! (triathlon has an incredible community).
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[61]
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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 overall but you expect that out of any 70.3 branded race.
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[62]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: Overall I like this race. The ice bath rules. Plan to do them again, even if I have to make my own. Hills were challenging on the bike course and the ones on the run. I'm glad God gave me the strength and ability to finally compete in this race (since I hurt my back last year). I just praise God that he gave me the strength, ability, and desire to do this race. My goal for this race was 6:15-6:30. He gave me the ability to finish this race in 5:47:36. Totally awesome.
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[63]
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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: Awesome race..the only downside was the spectator parking was a disaster in the morning and was challenging for my wife to get to the race with the 3 kids.
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[64]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: This was quite an amazing experience. I had two goals for this race- finish and have a good time and both were accomplished. My 4 year old daughter was telling me this afternoon about how awesome Chrissie was. That was cool. She told me she wanted to be able to swim as fast as Chrissie when she grows up. What a great role model. BTW- anyone reading this planning to do the race in 2011- you should definitely camp at the race site. My family stayed in a hotel in town and said the traffic getting into the park was awful, but they also had to park a couple miles away. It was pretty nice just waking up and walking to set up.
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[65]
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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: This was first HIM and I absolutely LOVED it. I am already looking forward to my next race in September. I need to sit down and set new goals for that race.
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[66]
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  • 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: This was a good way for me to experience this distance the first time...as a relay team.
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[67]
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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: A great race. For the most part I liked the course and the volunteers were numerous and fabulous. It was pretty cool to run through the campgrounds with the many of the campsites playing music and cheering you on.
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[68]
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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: Was a bit surprised there were no wetsuit strippers or any sunscreen in the transitions. But I still had a blast and the course is so beautiful, I could see myself doing this race again.
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[69]
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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 really enjoyed my first Ironman 70.3 experience. The race kicked my butt, but I was pleased that I beat my goal time.
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[70]
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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: LIked this race, but I don't know if I'd do it again- this part of the country is just so hot and humid during the early summer.
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[71]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: There were 2 waves of male orange caps. With the cluster I jumped in with wrong group resulting in disqualification. I went with orange capped males, my mistake. I was supposed to go with second set. With all the excitement I just messed up. Oh well I live and learn.
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[72]
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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: Last year I finished at 6:32 and I really wanted to be under 6 hours for my second go around. Therefore, I can't really complain about some of the mistakes I made out on the course, as having that goal made me take the steps to finish with 3 minutes to spare on my goal.
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[73]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: Love this race and course. They've tweaked a lot of things in the past 3 years and it keeps getting better and better. Highly recommend!
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[74]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: New 70.3 PR for me and vendication for the 1st IMKS I did two years ago, when I puked on the bike 4 times and ended up averaging 10 minute miles on the run due to dehydration. Had a great time. It was really cool to be racing with other BTers, my tri club KC Multisports, other friends, and people from all over the country. Super Volunteers.
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  • Comments: This was my 1st 1/2 Iron race so I'm very happy to have finished and with a decent time. I had hoped to be a little faster on the bike and run but there are just some things that don't always play out from theory to reality. I probably could have pushed a little harder on the bike but it is hard to balance it just right. All in all a good race for me.
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