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Race Reports for Gulf Coast Triathlon

[26]
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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: The relay thing is not the same as doing the whole thing. Having done the whole thing before it just feels a little empty. I did have fun and was proud of Marcy's performance and dispite my teammates indescretions I had a blast. This is a rockstar race. Dispite alot of new competition this race still rates among the very best.
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[27]
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  • Organised?
  • 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:

  • Comments: I feel fairly good about the race since this was my first. I will be back next year and hopefully put up better numbers. Check back then.
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[28]
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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: Max HR 188 Avg HR 162 4,879 cal burnt
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[29]
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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: Very well run race. Volunteers were great. Draft Marshalls on the bike course were nice to see. I'll be back next year.
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  • Comments: Great race. There must have been as many volunteers as there were racers. Everyone was so helpful and I am glad I chose it for my first HIM. I believe this is a great race to get a feel for the distance (as long as you don't mind a little heat).
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[31]
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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: Always a first class event. Really you cannot ask for more from a race.
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[32]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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  • Overall course based on my ability: Too hard

  • Comments: Terrible run performance because of a lacking nutrition plan. A well organized and supported race however, that I would like to attempt again.
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[33]
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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: The organization of this race was amazing, and the volunteers were fabulous! They were out there in the heat, just like us, yet they kept cheering us on and doing everything they could to make it easier on us. Best part about this race -- it was a celebration for me. Almost 5 years ago I was airlifted to a trauma center with a broken neck and other broken bones, along with other injuries. So this whole thing was amazing to me -- that I could do this at my age, and that I was strong and healthy enough to get through this. Of course I wish I could have done better, but I gave all that I had on that day. And it gave me such joy throughout the day. Even as I sit here reliving it, it brings a smile to my face!!!
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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 is a nice race. It is well put on, and the voluntter support (especially on the run) was teriffic. The race organizers can't control the conditions, but they did a great job with everything else. My only disappointment was the expo. I had read it was "open to the public" so I expected a lot more. This is a nice destination race. It's late enough in the year that it's warm and the family can "play on the beach" and do fun stuff. Yet it's early enough the tourism hasn't hit yet.
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[35]
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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: The organizers did a great job with the race and the events surrounding the race.
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[36]
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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: Really Well done race. Including a great all you can eat GREAT FOOD awards ceremony into the night after the race.
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[37]
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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:

  • Comments: Good race.
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[38]
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  • 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: Just right

  • Comments: Even though I didn't have the race I trained for and wanted, I am still ranking my mental effort high because more than half of it was done in pain. There were plenty of times to quit and I didn't. The swelling on my elbow and arm is starting to go down and my hip gets cranky a little but happy that I finished. Thanks to Coach Dan for pushing me. It wasn't the race I wanted, but don't know if I could have finished without his training and support. Also thanks to Tony, MarcT, Street, and ADollar. Which reminds me, is ADollar still at La Vela?
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[39]
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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: If not for the salt water I would do this again. I may do it in 2010 when I'm getting ready for my third IM. The race was very well supported. I think I would have more warm feelings for the race if I had had a good run. It is depressing to work this hard and not perform better on that portion of the race. I guess you can't be too greedy in life. I'm getting better. But to have the run feel sooo bad with all of this training is sort of a bummer.
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[40]
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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: Great venue, great volunteers, great afterparty and awards ceremony!
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[41]
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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: Final Thoughts: This was no small endeavor for anyone out there on this day, with these conditions, regardless of your training or determination. The challenges of this day made me strong and the angels God sent me along the way helped me persevere and live to Tri another day. My prayers and thoughts are with the family of the fallen triathlete. Rest in Peace - HALF IRONMAN I'll re-visit this race every year, for the money you pay you get every pennies worth.
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[42]
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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: I don't know? Nutrition - Seemed okay, Exertion - HR on bike was 144, just about perfect Heat Acclimation - Its been a cold spring. We haven't had any really hot training days and this was a nasty hot day. This is a great race. Short of iron branded, its about as good as it gets. You feel like a rock star, volunteers are awesome, course is challenging. My only complaint is a whine. I was in wave 13, starting over an hour after the first wave. Only 1 more wave after mine. I think putting the speedy AG's at the back of the race helps exacerbate the drafting problems on the course. That said, it also gets the riders off the road quicker so its a double edged sword. I was disappointed in my time and I hope this report isn't too whiny. In the end I was proud that I gutted it out. My best accomplishment of the day is the sweet tan I got!
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