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Race Reports for Ironman Cozumel 2013

[1]
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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? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I DID AN AMAZING PR at this race of 1hr and 45mins better than my first Ironman at Lake Placid!!!!! Really crushed it on the swim and the bike. The swim due to the current and making good decisions and swimming well. And the bike being due to better training, not having to stop AT ALL, and maintaining aero position and hammering it out. Transitions were great and cut them both in half. Didn't have much left on the Third loop of the run, will have to work on that and balancing out salt/water for cramping. Overall: I HAD MY BEST RACE EVER TO THIS POINT!!!
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Race rating (3)
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  • Organised?No
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: There was a lot of disorganization to this race. Lots of people had no idea about the changed swim start until they showed up race day. Maybe they weren't as connected to email/facebook as we are. My husband's bike special needs bag was no where to be found. There was only one set of porta-pottys on the bike loop. The volunteers were screwing off on the bike and the run course. I saw them squirting each other with the water packs and not even noticing the runners going by. Not a lot of food options on the bike or run. My Husband and I completely discounted this race because of the terrain. BIG MISTAKE. The wind and rain made up for the flat course. A woman in our hotel (who is a 30x Ironman including Kona), told us that this course today with these elements was harder than any other Ironman she's ever done. She dropped out on the run. A very tough bike with the wind. The run would be super easy if there was no rain or 6" deep puddles to run through. The swim, again,
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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? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Great race in a beautiful place which keeps you motivated despite of how bad you may be suffering! Pre-race and post-race activities could be a little better (I can only compare with IMTX) but the race location and the support from the locals more than make up for it. I will definitely do this race again in the near future and totally recommend it to others!
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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? Below average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I'd do this race again because the venue is beautiful. But the race itself was a disorganized at times, example we were told that we needed to bring our race bags to the T1 area the day before the race, but once we got there, we were told to take the bags to the finish area. At the finish really no food, gatoraide, water and bananas. Be warned about the east side of the island winds they are something else.
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