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Race Reports for Ironman 70.3 Florida 2010

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

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  • Overall course based on my ability:

  • Comments: As others have said, they need to seriously evaluate this run course. I'll do the race again because I don't want it to get the best of me, and with the number of qualifying slots here versus other 70.3 races, this is definitely the best place to qualify, so I'll be getting dirty and hot next year as well.
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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: Considering this is the first 1/2 I've done, I'm going to say i'm happy with the race.. just not my performance IN the race.. was hoping to have an OLY or two under my belt before this but alas this is the way the schedule worked out.. The volunteers were AMAZING, i'm always in awe of all that they do.. Race was very well organized, just some nit picky things that I don't need to make a deal out of. I've told my wife that I HAVE to do this race again next year, I need to be sub 6.. if not closer to 5:3x... I WILL do that.. overall a great experience.. thinking about Augusta, just trying to figure if it's the right choice starting a new job here in a couple of weeks as i'm not sure of the impact on my training.. We shall see! Derek
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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: Would have given it a 5 if not for the run. I met some great people and enjoyed the week leading up to the race. I wish my wife could have been there but we made the right decision by staying with our daughter. Had I known the college graduation would have been the same weekend as the race I would have chosen another race to do. I will be back to do this next year and have a mission to do what I know I was capable of.
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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. I very pleased with my results. Some races test the fourth discipline of triathlon, nutrition/hydration. And this one tested your hydration plan.
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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 really enjoyed the race overall, I was having a great time in the swim and bike. Obviously, I knew the run was going to be a challenge and it was. The way I finished was clearly unexpected and scary, but I did it and beat the hell out of my goal (6:30)!! I will chalk this up to a very important learning experience. Race Photos: (not looking too good at the finish) http://www.asiorders.com/view_user_event.asp?EVENTID=59924&BIB=1141
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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: Certainly not my best race ever, but I take solace in knowing that I could have been at least 45 minutes faster without the mechanical problem on the bike.
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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 race was great. A lot of people will complain about the run, but due to the location I think they have managed to create a decent course for what they are working with. The volunteers helped out big time! For me, this represented a lot more than just a Half Ironman. Almost 2 years ago I underwent reconstructive surgery on my right hip, which effectively ended my college career after my freshman season... I got into the sport as a way to try and drop some of the extra mass as well as stay competitive. I set the goal of finishing a half ironman before I graduated and I soon found myself wanting to go the full distance! This was a step in the right direction, and definitely added fuel to the fire to one day try the real thing! The thoughts of the last 2 years hit me the last half mile and it finally became real.. It was great to have my support crew there and get to share it with them! My goal entering the race was to break 7:30:00 and I was able to go WAY lower! I'm falling in love
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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: Post race food was pizza and... more gatorade. That's it. Expo wasn't very impressive, would like to have seen more vendors.
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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: Every time I do disney I swear I won't do it again because of the run. but this was a huge breakthrough race for me and may become a favorite just because of that :)
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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: Shuttle buses at the end of the day stink for the spectators. Volunteers did a great job. Where's my finisher's hat? I wanted and article of clothing that said "finisher" and they didn't have any that I saw. That was disappointing. Miami 70.3 is next. Can't wait!!!!
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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: Logisitcs were pretty good in my book. Shuttle system worked great in the days leading to the race. (of course, there was crazy wait time after the race ended, and decided to limp back to the parking lot rather than wait). Aid stations during race were perfectly spaced for me (did not need any during bike anyway since I am self sufficient) and the aid stations at every mile were a MUST in these crazy conditions. Thanks for kiddie pools filled with ice. Post race food was the worst I've seen, but that was my first M-DOT event. No other choices than pizza. Overall, organization was good, but I would have liked a run course with a bit more shade.
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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: It's a very well organized race, and volunteers were (as usual) outstanding. They worked their tails off to keep us going in that heat. Would be great if the race organizers could do anything to alter the run course to allow some relief from the heat and the rutted out grass trails, but I'm sure there's a good reason they use that course or they would have changed it already since NOBODY likes it. Other than that, I had a great time. Congrats to everyone that finished this race. That was a tough run for sure. Saw some people on the run course in pretty bad shape and I hope they all recovered well. Think my next long course race might be in cooler climate just to see what I can actually do on the run without battling overheating.
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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: I really did not like the run. Now I am not sure how I would have felt if my knee were uninjured, but reading everyone else's evaluations makes me think I still would not have liked it. Not sure if I will do this race again. If I do I will fly into Tampa not Orlando and try to rent a villa or stay outside disney. If I don't have my kids with me other people's kids are so not cute.....
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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: It was a good race event. Good experience.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: I would never participate in this event again unless the run course was changed. Over 9 miles on grassy, pot holed jeep trails with absolutely no shade. It was beyond HOT and I am used to the heat living in FL. The expo was horrible...if you could call it an expo. There was nothing but a few sodas and pizza at the end of the race. Nothing else for athletes. THey ran out of ice and gatorade at one of the rest stops on the run.
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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: Need to change the run course
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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: Although I have done Full Distance Ironman races this was my first 70.3. I am not sure how this compares to others but I thought the activities post/pre race were not all that impressive. I was surprised they don't do finisher shirts, instead everyone gets a race shirt before they even run it which is fine, just different then I am used to. The volunteers were AWESOME!!! If any of them are reading this THANK YOU SO MUCH, I could not have done it without your amazing support.
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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: Good volunteers, decent swim, nice bike course, very POOR RUN course! This may be the most miserable HIM run course out there. I couldn't find anyone who actually 'liked' this course. I will not do this race again until the run course is changed. It is pretty much cruel and unusual punishment. If the run course had been better (maybe even if the race was held earlier in the year), this would be a PREMIER 70.3 event. The run course is a real shame. I live in South FL and there's only so much acclimating that you can do. Jeff Galloway has been known to say that if it's over 80F, run for fun. I wonder if when it's over 90F, it's "stroll" for fun?
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: I still cannot believe they ran out of ice on the run course. Unacceptable. Saddles, helmets, bikes at the expo? Am I expecting to much for a 1/2 IM race expo?
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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: They really need to redo that run course. It is entirely too syiffling hot in the grassy trail section.
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