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Race Reports for 2013

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

  • Comments: Coeur d'Alene is a great place to have an Ironman and the people in town are incredibly supportive. In the days leading up to the race, almost everyone asked if I was participating and when they heard yes offered encouraging words and wished me luck. I actually saw a few of them cheering athletes on on race day. Great energy in the town. Course seemed just about right to me. Would I have liked no hills for bike and run? Yes, but then it wouldn't have been as challenging. Race volunteers did an awesome job. Always helpful and encouraging. Only part I didn't think was quite up to snuff was the food. The pre-race meal was simple pasta and bread without too many choices. The post-race athlete area really only had fruit and pizza. Need more variety and choices of food. Beer would be great as a post-race beverage choice.
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Race rating (5)
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  • Organised?
  • 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: CdA is one of the best Ironman venues. The locals really embrace the race and are amazing volunteers. It wasn't quite the race I had hoped for, but you can only work with the hand you're dealt and adapt accordingly. Overall, I know I have the ability to have a better performance at an Ironman. I've been working a lot on the mental aspect and was happy to see it pay off at certain times on race day. No matter how many years I do triathlons or how many Ironman races I've done, I always walk away learning something.
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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 race is amazing. The whole town comes out to support it and they make it so much fun. The scenery and weather could not have been better. The volunteers are absolutely incredible. They make this race possible. I wasn't sure about all the loops and out and backs for the course, but it made it fun to be able to see my family more and made for a lot of spectators and motivation on the course. WTC did a great job with the whole week of events. I wish it was less expensive, but it was worth such a great experience and such an amazing day.
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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: Great great great race venue!
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: What can I say? CDA is amazing. I could not have picked a better place to do my first Ironman. I don't know what I can do for a second one. The volunteers were awsome, the scenery is insane, and the overall vibe from the city is nothing short of wonderful. If I could move out west this would be a great place to live. To all my fellow BTr's especially the local ones. Thanks. Man I loved this race and meeting everyone. I wanted a great experience and this was one I will never forget. My race: My goal was to learn and do it under 15 hours. I finished in 13:50 and I know there are a ton of minutes to get maybe even an hour or more. I plan on doing another one. I just have to wait till the wife approves it and the check book can recover. Thanks everyone who reads this. If you are on the bubble about this race don't be it is spectacular. Sorry for any spelling or grammer issues.
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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 is one of the great ones. I'll start with the few cons: - PITA to get there - Aid stations on the run were sometimes stocked with different things - Few sections on the bike were tight as you got onto 95 - Marginal post-race food All very minor. Pros: - Amazing course (one of the best runs there is) - Beautiful town - Nice transition area in park - Everything all together - Volunteers and Spectators are perfect - Amazing finish line - Good transition setup and security
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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: You cannot beat this race. My attraction to IM, specifically CDA, is the town and the people. The support is unbelievable and the energy in the air unlike anything else I have experienced. The venue is breathtaking, challenging and worth the effort. Thanks to all the volunteers and staff who made the race possible and congrats to all my fellow athletes who endured the day!
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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: So between slow transitions, probably a little slower tire set-up, maybe not pushing the downhills in favor of emptying the bladder, and just not quite pushing as hard as I could've on the run, I think the 10:10:10 was reachable. But monday morning quarterbacking is always easy to pick apart any performance. Kona will have to wait.
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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: This is an excellent race for people of average and above ability. I wouldn't necessarily recommend it as a first as the hills can be VERY tough. The people of Coeur d'Alene are amazing and so supportive of the race.
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  • Comments: First I should comment on just how COOL the people of CDA are. Starting from when I arrived in town people working at restaurants, grocery stores etc all wished me good luck. The race support though was most awesome. Loved the bands (bag pipes, rock and even a girl practicing her violin) through out the course was cool LOVED the neighborhood parties going on before you get to the lake path on the run. Those neighbors rocked - huge help in motivation, Next the race organizers themselves did an incredible job. Never needed to ask for anything, everything was clear and well explained. The course itself was awesome. Cold lake, hilly bike, and rainy runs along the water. Except for the temp it was PNW racing at it's best. I will so be back again Finally, while I was way off goal and training paces - I won't complain too much. I finished. You don't quite realize just how hard an IM can be until you're out there and see people suffering. Plenty of folks had bad swims/bikes/runs etc,
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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 loved this race. I loved the support I received. I love knowing I am now an Ironman.
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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: When I signed up for this race, I wanted a sub-12, but with the crappy training due to bad weather and the many stresses and obstacles leading up to it, I began to dread the race. When I got on the bike in the race, I decided firmly that I was going to just have a good time; that having fun would be more important...and I did. I managed to get a 41-second personal best, and I'm fine with 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: If i didnt work at 3am the next morning i would of had more time to enjoy the after race activities, but i wanted to get home so i could get some sleep in. I pushed myself to limits i did not know exsisted and it hurt, it hurt a lot. I
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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 itself has been going strong for 11 years. I hesitated signing up for it this last year after being a wetsuit peeler and seeing all the cold suffering people getting their suits peeled off. In the end I took the chance of good temps and weather and signed up for it. It is a local race for me so my family and friends were able to come out and cheer me on. I think the new swim start is a good thing even though that mass start is what some like. I imagine everyone had better swim times because they were able to swim rather than battle to stay above water. I can't say I will do this race again though. I would like to do another one but think it would be fun to do one at a different venue and make it somewhat a vacation if possible
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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: Amazing!
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