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Race Reports for Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island 2008

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Race rating (3)
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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 they did a great job planning and organizing this event. I think they can make some improvements, like working a new bike route into the Capitol, but generally I enjoyed the race. Downtown Providence was great...spent a few bucks at the Brewery and really enjoyed the Renaissance Providence hotel, literally overlooking the finish line...gotta love walking across the street to T2 and the finish festivities, plus being a short stroll from the restaurants and convention center. T2 was a nice grassy area on the Capitol grounds. There was also a lot of "festivities" happening this weekend and particularly Sat night in and around town, which made for a fun time for my friends and family while I was back at the hotel trying to get some sleep before waking up before the butt crack of dawn. The event was well organized although logistically a bit difficult to prep for having to rack your bike 45min away from town on Sat. Not sure why they decided to start the race at 6am...that made it
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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? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: very good race.. the atrhlete check in process was painful though.
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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: First year race so you have to expect some glitches, but the logistics of a point to point 70.3 makes at least 112 miles of driving the day before and sort of ruins any advantage for staying at the host hotel. But the 90 min check in, the directions to the beach, and the crappy road conditions were pretty bad. The hill was evil but does give charater to the course. But they were on time and race morning went pretty smooth. Should improve with age, but I probably won't do it again for a few year at least.
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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: Ironman does a world class event woth lots of great volunteers although poin-to-point thing was a real pain!
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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: Volunteers were awesome. The race organisation was great except for the whole seperate transitions that made life very difficult for the athlete's.
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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 Ironman team put on an amazingly well-run, well-organized event. It was definitley worth the price of admission. The hundreds of volunteers were also amazing and extremely supportive. The back-drop of Providence and the State Capitol building was breathtaking. This is a challening but rewarding course. I will be back next year, and I will be prepared this time.
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  • Organised?
  • 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: The athlete check in/bike check in was a logistical nightmare. Waited in line for over 2 hrs. They needed an efficient system for checking in athletes. The actual race was much better organized than I was expecting given the ordeal on Sat. I was happily surprised. Not a lot of post race food though. Cheeseless pizza and pasta salad was all I saw.
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  • Comments: Can't say much since my first 70.3. All I can say is that is was an AWESOME experience even though I know some of the infrastructure was rough. I can't wait to do my next HIM.
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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 race and well organized. Many volunteers and safety personnel. I never felt as if I were in danger at any of the intersections or in traffic. Course well marked and organized, and I would highly recommend this race to anyone wanting to do a 70.3
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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 enjoyed the course. The volunteer support and community support from the locals was beyond my expectations. Next time I do this race, I ain't walking that hill.
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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: This was my first Half Iron and my main goal was to finish comfortably with a secondary goal of under 7 hours. I accomplished both and truly had a great time doing it.
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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: IM does an amazing job. The atmosphere was incredible and everything was well planned and executed. I will be back next year!
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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: This is my first HIM and first race longer than a Sprint. I will volunteer for it next year while I am healing but may get in on the 2010 one. I think Rhode Island did a decent job pulling off an inaugural race and would recommend it to others.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: I had a ton of fun volunteering. There were almost too many volunteers. The volunteers were not well organized. Many people wandered aimlessly. I worked the dismount line because only 1 guy was when I arrived. Breakfast for volunteers was great, I think lunch for racers and volunteers was lacking. I was also hoping for more stores or vendors to have booths. There was virtually nothing. The point-to-point aspect worked out well. Everything was bagged quick and placed into larger bags. I helped haul these bags onto a Ryder truck. The bags were very heavy since they contained wet wetsuits and everyones bike pumps. I was surprised how quickly everything was taken down. Less than 2hours after the swim finish there was no real sign we had all been to the beach in the morning.
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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: saturday was the worst i have ever seen. spending 5 hrs in a car going to T1 and driving all over. No Directions handed out for driving to T1. Will never come back.
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