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Race Reports for White Lake Spring Half 2012

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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 think this is a great race overall. I just had a little screw-up with the nutrition but you live and learn. The organization was great. The race venue and courses were spectacular. I have never been to this part of the state before so this was a real treat. Finally, if you haven't swam in White Lake it is a great experience. The water is very clear and a large part of the race actually takes place in fairly shallow water. I am thinking seriously about doing the International this fall.
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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 finished my first HIM. Other than when my arms got really tired towards the end of the bike, I had a lot of fun. Volunteers were all amazing and motivating. I usually like to thank everyone I encounter, but wasn't always in a condition to be able to today. I hear people complain about set-up events, but I've always had a positive experience, and this race was no different. The roads were rough, and might keep me from making this an annual event. The swim was beautiful, so I could see myself bringing the family back sometime... possibly for the sprint. I originally planned on driving home after the event. The family, who had a conflicting engagement that ended up being cancelled, were all able to come down. I ended up sleeping the whole ride home. Yes!!!
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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: This was my first HIM. It was an amazing experience that I will never forget. I learned a ton on preparation and made sure that no matter what, I stayed positive.
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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: All of the volunteers were great. I tried to thank as many as possible, I think most of the racers do, I hope that volunteers understand that at certain points in a race that pain and rudeness can be misinterpreted. Thanks to all involved.
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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: This is a super race for a first timer - and this was my second time participating in this race - - got to swim this year (it was cancelled last year) and absolutely LOVED it. The race is very well organized, lots of great volunteers. Only glitch was the lack of water at mile 18 on the bike, but otherwise water stations on bike and run were great. Especially all the ice on the run - can not tell you how much this is appreciated. Saw the ice truck several times during the run refilling the stations. The heat on the run was brutal and my sister in law saw many people head out and turn back before they even went a mile.
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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 won't do this again, until they resurface the roads; this was a punishing surface.
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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: For my first HIM and second tri I thought I did good. I was looking between a 6:15:00 and 6:30:00 so I came within my window. I would like to do another one but I think I'll do a fall race.
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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: organized, ice not available near turn arounds when I was there on the run/walk
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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: Maybe this distance just is not my cup of tea. I had trained consistently for several months, put in the mileage, just did not or could not execute on the run.
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  • Comments: This is supposedly an easy, fast, course, and I can see why people say that. But today, it was anything but. The winning time here is normally ~4:00, and several guys go sub 4:20. Not today. Nobody went <4:20. I assume it was the heat and winds on the last part of the bike course -- those are certainly what got me. I'm proud that I didn't overcook the bike -- power numbers were right where they needed to be -- but I'm a little distressed that I wasn't able to put together a better run performance, even in spite of the heat. I've got a lot of work to do before IMWI....
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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: The event, the aid stations and the post race were very good. The only thing that i might change is having port-o-jons on the bike course.
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