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Race Reports for Door County Triathlon - Half Iron Course 2011

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

  • Comments: I FINISHED - WOOHOO! 3rd half iron in the bag! Kudos to everyone who finished or even started this event, dealing with the heat required amazing mental & physical effort. There really isn't much more to say about the race in particular except that under ideal conditions I feel like this course could have provided an awesome result, it was just challenging enough! This event was fantastic. The volunteers, the locals, heck - everything was really well done. Amazing support. I would definitely do it again!
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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: Overall, good learning experience for my first half iron. As I'm not super happy about my time, looking at the overall and age group position, I did well and right where I realistically wanted to be. Looking back at past results, the time differences were drastically different from last year to this years due to the conditions.
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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 staff was excellent and the volenteers were great. They pulled off a great race in difficult conditions. The bike course was a lot of fun and I think the run was hard without being too over the top The extra effort made with ice baths and extra fluids paid off and made this event into a great day.
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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 love this race and it's so worth the 4 hour drive from Chicago. I'm beyond impressed how they handled the hot humid conditions this year. They went out of their way to make us as comfortable as they possibly could. Only 9 percent did not finish which on a day like today I think is impressive. As always the race is run well. Tons of course markers, bouys are really numerous etc etc. I still hate the race shirts though same as last year just a different color, and would have been nice if the medal looked different then last year (the front just had the new date) the back was different but who displays the back of a medal?
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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 can't say enough good things about this race (although I hesitate to because I'm afraid it will start selling out quickly every year!!!). It was a tough day and I NEVER felt I was in danger on that course. The organizers brought in so much extra fluid, ice and even sprinklers and dunk tanks for us. It was incredible. Where there wasn't an aid station, there was a local spectator offering up their hose. People were SO nice and SO accommodating. I can't wait to go back and do it again next year....hopefully under better conditions. I am seeking some revenge on that run course!
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  • Comments: well organized race.
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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: They did a phenomenal job on the course. The dunk tanks on the course helped me cool down a lot. There were plenty of people you could have flagged down if you were in trouble between aid stations. I wish it would start at 7 instead of 8 - that might have helped a little. Also, the band only played until 3, so I missed it this year. I also barely saw it last year because of the late start. No announcing names today - was kind of a bummer after suffering thru it, but I guess I understand too..
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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: Sean Ryan does a GREAT job of putting this on! It was SOOO well organized. PERFECT frist HIM for ANYONE!
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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:

  • Comments: As always, this race was well run. I wish they started at 7 though to avoid some of the heat.
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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 at this race was outstanding. They were prepared for the humid weather, more ice, ice tanks, water. It was really great!
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