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Race Reports for Ironman 70.3 Rhode Island 2009

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Race rating (4)
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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: This was a well organized race. However, I don't think I will do it again mainly because of the additional logistics needed because of the two transition areas.
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  • Organised?No
  • 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: Race started late because bouys for swim were blown off in the wind. The only lacking of volunteers seemed to be water safety on the swim. The race pakets came out late, only a week and a half before. Roads on the bike course were bad, but thats Rhode Island roads. Last 4 miles were really bad.
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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 my second year doing this race. Very happy with how things went and am thrilled at a 45 minute PR over my 2008 race. Check in on Friday and taking your bike with you on Sunday is the way to go with this race. Saves you a lot of BS. We will be back next year!
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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: Delayed due to storm moving swim buoys around.
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  • Comments: This is only my second HIM, and the first was 3 years ago when, quite honestly, I still had no idea what this whole triathlon thing was about. I mean, I'm STILL learning. I've got a few good ideas heading into Timberman, and even though this was going to be my A race for 2009, that has changed with my crash at Montclair and the foot problems. My wounds have healed and the T6s have solved the foot problem, so now I've got 6 weeks to get ready for the real A 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: this was My Perfect Race. I dropped over two hours from my finish at Savageman ! everything just went so damn well --- the flight, the hotel, the race itself. I am thrilled with my times and I am beyond thrilled with my bike. I can't believe I kept under a 2:00/ 100 with that swim. I had a good HM and a spectacular finish. best part of the race - the volunteers. they were awesome and they were EVERYWHERE. .... onward and upward to ironman training !
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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
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  • Comments: In spite of all of the logistical headaches, having to drop your bike off the day before the race and 50 miles away, not being able to set up T2, etc., it turned out to be a fun race. The course was really good, spectators and volunteers were great, aid stations were well-stocked and plentiful. From what I hear, this year was better than last year, so next year might be even better. They need to work out a better system for retrieving your gear bags at the finish line, since that was a nightmare. In general, I'd recommend this race as a first 70.3.
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  • Organised?Yes
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  • 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 was hoping for sub 6 hours but I am happy with my time for my first HIM. I do not think this was an easy course either the volunteers were awesome. I can take this as a learning experience and use it to help me in future races. I enjoyed the distance but it is a big time committment training wise and I have to be thankful that I have a wife who tolerates my long training days. Thanks to Bobby (dreamchaser) for your advice this weekend and glad the families got to hang out a little bit.
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  • Post race activities? Bad
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  • Comments: mini lenders bagels and chips do not qualify as good post race food. Despite all the issues yesterday, Im 100% proud of myself for plugging along and not quitting. Just got back from our LBS to get the bike checked. My frame is cracked!!!!!!! The front derailleur wasn't put on properly which caused some wiggling and vibrations which (according to the bike tech) resulted in a small crack in my frame. They're putting a call in to the QR guy to see what they can do...
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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 a well organized race given the challenging point-to-point logistics. The aid stations are top notch and the course is really good - challenging, but totally doable. I set a 26-minute PR over my HIM in New Orleans a few months ago so I couldn't be happier.
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  • Comments: Once in a lifetime event. And by that I mean, once in my life time doing a 70.3 or Ironman event. I truly enjoyed it and I'm glad I did it. I conquered the distance. But, I just have no desire to do another event of this length. The sacrifice to my family was worth it - this time. But the sacrifice for more training, to me, isn't worth it. I put in the time to train, I raced the distance, and in the end - I now know I'd rather do shorter races and spend more time with my family. But I had to race this distance to know this for myself. Truly a day that will live with me forever.
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  • Organised?No
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: I rate the actual race a 3 since the swim course was good, the bike course was good to poor and the run course was OK since the double out and back aspect made it boring. Everything else, from the late Athlete Guide that was not clear and had internal inconsistencies, the point to point nature and the hassles of doing so with 1700+ people, beach traffic, 25 minute delay in starting, leaving my bike outside overnight in the rain, nowhere to change and get cleaned up after (usually I would go for a swim at least, but the beach was now 56 miles away) to the late arrival of the wetsuit bags to finish which required waiting around for an extra couple hours, this part gets a 1. I'll never do this race again. The five hour drive to Musselman would have been less annoying and the cost with a hotel in NY would have been about the same. If I didn't have Danielle to drop me off in the morning and pick me up after the finish it would have been twice as bad.
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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: Great race, hope next year they have the website with all the info available sooner than later.
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  • Comments: Great Race. Well organized. A big thanks to the Race Directors for not cancelling the swim.
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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: Excellent race. Great volunteers!!!! Spectators were very supportive and the police on the course were great. Check-in was easy and the expo was nice. Could have had more athlete breifings as I missed it due to the tight schedule on Saturday (hit beach traffic dropping off bike). Everyone involved with this race were spectacular!!!!
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: This was a poor race for me. I had aimed to break the 6-hour mark, which would have been huge psychologically. And then when it looked like I might make 5:45, I was feeling awesome. Then I crashed, and now the race is bittersweet. I finished, which is always good. I did reasonably well in the swim. I got creamed on the bike and run. I'm still wondering if I would have finished stronger with a different nutrition plan. Perhaps relying on Perpetuem and then gels was unwise. I want a re-match with this distance. As for the race itself: no swag except for a lip balm, few exhibitors at the Expo, and just cookies, bagels, oranges and bananas at the finish. I was too slow for the pizza. But I did notice the VIP booth, which you literally passed on the way to the normal athlete finishing area, was full of tasty treats including shish kebabs. No finisher's shirt. I would not do this race again. It's been 3 years since I ran an IM-branded race. This one was definitely not the
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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: Honestly, they basically shut down half of the state for us. I saw one guy yelling a cop, who just laughed and told him he had to wait and the residents had all be notified. AWESOME volunteers. Could not have asked for anything more from them. Plenty to eat/drink at each aid station. Good hand offs. The residents we passed especially on the bike were awesome cheering everyone on. Outside of the HUGE hassles for checking stuff in ahead of time, the race itself is great. http://ironman.com/events/ironman70.3/rhodeisland70.3?show=tracker http://ironman.com/events/ironman70.3/rhodeisland70.3/?show=raceres...
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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: Really liked the race and the volunteers. The police were awesome - they totally shut down the state for us! Great organization, despite the craziness of setting up stuff the day before. Not too much for post-race.
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