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Race Reports for Black Diamond Off-Road Duathlon

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Race rating (4)
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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 fun and challenging race. The volunteers were great. Lots of cowbells.
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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 has become my favorite race of the year. Even though it conflicts with a local cyclocross race, I anticipate doing this duathlon instead of the 'cross race for upcoming years. Very well organized and attended by some very competitive athletes. Before the race, I had figured that I wanted to complete the race in 1:11 or less. I knew that I would have to hustle to make it, but I figured I had a chance. I was a little disappointed that I didn't make my time goal, but I was pretty darn close. Also, I wasn't sure how to note this - there were five women in my age group; the first three were the overall top three women, so my first place in age group is really by default. (Did I mention that this race draws some serious athletes?!)
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Race rating (4)
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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 loved the race and already can't wait for 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: Fun. It was a good time seeing everyone. Thanks M-daddy for coming down. I only have to take 20 minutes off my time to place first in my AG. Ugh. Hip started to ace half way through bike. Didn't really impede progress but I could feel the injury. Came home and worked on bathroom some.
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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: Too hard

  • Comments: They gave out RR spikes as trophies. I want one. Maybe next year. Score this did a great job. The course was safe and well marked and patrolled. They revealed that they won an award for the best event of its kind in the state. Fantastic job. I need to work on trail running more . No shin slpints. Yahoo.
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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: Organization fantastic for first year race. Scads of volunteers, PD & FD to help, road closures, well marked, smiling faces everywhere. Great raffle at end. BEST awards I've ever seen, gold, silver & bronze railroad spikes!
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Race rating (4)
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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: Too hard

  • Comments: This was the first year for the Black Diamond Duathlon, and the organizers did an excellent job. Some suggestions I have would be to describe the course on the website so people know what to expect (I wasn't the only one surprised by the hills), have more port-a-potties, and turn the music off when the race is about to start (the people at the back couldn't hear what the announcer was saying, and it was a bit of a shock when the horn went off). My results are missing from the official listing, so I am going to have to estimate my times and rankings based upon the information I have. I will enter the correct information if and when I get it. My estimated results seem a little fishy. I know my total time was around 1 hour 19 minutes or a little more, and I can estimate my times for run #1 and the transitions, but my estimate for the bike leaves me with only enough time for run #2 to have a pace of 10.5 minutes a mile, which doesn't make sense as I was completely pooped and couldn't have
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