Race Reports for NutmegMan Half Ironman

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Race rating (2)

Comments: Overall, the race was extremely steep and I don't think the description aptly described the race. This was my first HIM, so I expected it to be hard overall, but the hills were brutal and I trained for hills. I was miserable from about halfway through the bike to about 2 miles from the finish because I thought I wouldn't be able to finish (even though in training I had completed an unofficial HIM). I will say though, that it was awesome to finish such a hard race.

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[2]

Race rating (3)

Comments: This race is getting an average rating from me. It's not necessarily a "bad" race, but it was advertised as "challenging but fair" with "rolling hills" on the bike and "easy up, easy down" on the run--and I have to disagree. It was a very, very difficult course. I understand they're probably afraid if they told the truth about how hilly it is (NOT rolling hills, either, btw), they might not attract a lot of participants. It was a tiny field to begin with. But it was unfair to those who had signed up believing there were "some hills" on the run, or the course was "rolling hills" and thus had not trained for it the way they maybe should have, had they understood what the course looked like. I was thinking they could try to attract the toughie triathletes among us by saying it was a really tough race, etc. But I'm not sure that would work. Beyond that, the people were super nice, the bike course could stand one more aid station (there was only one). A nice race, but be prepared...

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