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Race Reports for Ironman St. George 2011

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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: To do an Ironman is special. To do one in my home town magnified the whole experience. The hardest part of the day was seeing so many friends and teammates having difficulty and/or DNF'ing. I had my dream day and theirs was a nightmare. Volunteers and aid stations were incredible.
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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: Awesome race. Well organized. Beautiful course. Lots of great volunteers. A good challenge, and great atmosphere.
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  • Comments: Training: Training in central Indiana for an early May Ironman isn’t ideal and was probably the hardest part of the whole event. I ran a lot of long runs in single digits on sheets of snow and ice. I had to do a lot of my early bike training indoors as well which, in my opinion, is completely mind numbing. As soon as the thermometer was consistently over 35F I was riding outdoors. I finished more than a few rides with numb feet and hands. I found that the hills in southern Indiana’s Brown County State Park more than adequately prepared me for the ascent to Veyo. The good thing for me, considering the weather, is that I do not follow a training schedule. I would do whatever the weather allowed when I had time to work out. If it was raining or snowing, I ran. If it was slightly warmer and clear, I biked. I also was able to sneak a quick trip out to St. George about a month before the race to preview the course and find some warm weather for a 100 mile training ride. That was a big help. Raceday:
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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: St. George is a beautiful little town and great supporter for this race. If anyone wants to find out what they are really made of, they should register for Ford Ironman St. George 2012 and hope for another day like 5/7/11.
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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: Cannot say enough about this race. Yes it's hard, but the volunteers, spectators, and race organizers did an OUTSTANDING JOB! I literally could not have finished the race w/out them. I made sure to thank everyone I could the entire time. I would def do this race again!!!!
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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: Temp was high sun was out post race I have severe strips of sunburn (blistering) where spots were missed with sun screen NEED TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO SEAMS, AND CLOTHING TO SKIN TRANSITIONS they burned bad
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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 must do Ironman St. George. It is a fantastic race, completely embraced by the local community, stunningly beautiful and a great challenge. Don't be scared by all the negative hype, its a tough course. But of course its hard, its ironman :)
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