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Race Reports for White Lake Spring Half

[51]
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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?
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: This is a fantastic race for anyone's first 1/2 Iron distance tri. I WILL be back to seek revenge!
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  • Lots of volunteers to help?
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  • Comments: for beeing my first half, good race, can be faster...
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[53]
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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: Great, Set-Up is top-notch
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[54]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: Good race overall. The most important factors to me are that it's safe, organized, and fun. I think the aid stations were understaffed though...both bike and run. They also could have put on a better spread of eats for the athletes after but that's a very minor issue and definitely wouldn't stop me from recommending this race to someone or doing it again myself. Overall SetUp Events puts on a great race.
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[55]
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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: Its a personal best for me - though my only other half was the Duke Liver Half back in 05. And anyone who knows that course knows that it wouldn't be that difficult to set a PB in White Lake when the only other one you have done is DLH. Lots of good friends out here which always makes for a great 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? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Wow. This was my first HIM...I am a bit dissapointed in my time and inability to run the entire half marathon, but taking a step back from the whole thing, I am very proud to have competed and finished. I beat 9 people in my age group! I think they all burned up their legs on the bike and I got by them on the run. Thanks to Bostic, TriNC , JenneUNC, 1Foot and all the others that were part of my day...oh, and especially SPot for the great encouragement out on the course all day! I think we are lucky to have Set-up in our area...all of their races are well done...except for the darn beans and rice...gimme somethin' else to eat!
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[57]
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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 easy

  • Comments: This is an awesome race. The aid stations on the run were placed at perfect distances. My only complaint was they needed more volunteers at a few aid stations (bike)...but that is always a challenge. The volunteers and crowd support were amazing. Set Up puts on great events. The venue for the race is awesome. I hope to come back next year, camp out and make a weekend of it.
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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: As usual, SetUp does a great job. The race itself is always well supported and I cannot begin to say enough about the volunteers for this race. They are simply awesome. This race was such a good learning experience for me. I did not finish with a "I'll never do this again" attitude but a "come on Duke" attitude. I enjoy these longer races and would like to see what I can do when really in shape. A big thanks to Jeff Bostic for picking me up just before he finished and a huge WE MISSED YOU and get better soon to the Wakeman.
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[59]
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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: Setup did a great job with this race, with a well-marked course and good support along the way. I think the volunteers were great! They worked hard to get us our drinks and food, and they were very encouraging.
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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: Despite the disaster on the run, I had a great time. Now, this is of course 48 hours later. At miles 11-12, I was seriously thinking of not doing another 1/2 and limiting myself to olympic distance races. But, really I enjoy this distance. (I'm strange that way) As I told one of the aid station volunteers, we pay good money to feel this bad. Wish I was a better swimmer. The biking and the running I know I can do, but the swimming just isn't clicking. I ran this race without a watch. I really think that helped. No issues of feeling like I was behind or anything like that. The only negative voices I had to battle were during the swim and the last leg of the run. I think I will do that at Duke as well. Just go race to the extent my body can handle it and see where we end up. I actually had fun not worrying about the actual time and just pushing myself. Without the 2.5 miles of walking, I beat last year's time handily. So, nutrition is still the puzzle I have to solve. Had
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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: Good competition and a flat course. The lake is probably only about 14' deep!! If you are used to placing, you might not fair so well here unless you are an elite athlete!! Other than the chaffing I got from my wetsuit, which was my own fault, I can't complain.
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  • Comments: I think this was the best race possible given my fitness. I need some more run miles under my belt, but that requires that I be healthy. One day, maybe. On consolation is that a number of the elites I heard talking were saying that the course was slow today. I really don't know how that would be considering the weather but a number of them had sort of slow days. I'm really disappointed in my bike. I think I should be doing 2:30 on that course.
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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: Great race and will do it again when last 24 miles of road is paved - road condition too lousy to enjoy; will use bathroom when needed and not try to hold it; goal was to break 6 hours in this first 1/2 IM; overall pleased with time but know I can break 5 1/2 hours in same conditions with no GI problems.
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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: first half iron so i had no idea what to expect only my forth tri ever so i can't be too disappointed...
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[65]
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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 this race! It was absolutely fantastic! I cannot wait to do another HIM!!!! WOO HOO!!!!
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[66]
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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: My first HIM. It was a great learning exp.
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  • Comments: another well run Setup race. I wish it wasn't a week after St. A's because I may do that next year!
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[68]
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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 was aiming for a sub 6 hour completion of my first half. Made a change in goals when I started the run and realized I had a chance at breaking 5:30. As a result I pushed the run much harder than I would have otherwise and I'm still sore almost 72 hours later, but the satisfaction is well worth it.
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[69]
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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: What a great weekend, great weather, stayed there Saturday night and sat in a kayak for the sprint on Sunday, it was interesting watching the different levels of swimmers, got to chat with a few of them as they hung on for a rest. Got to meet EllesDad Saturday, who must have had a great race because he placed!
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[70]
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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: Well planned, well thought out race. I think the bike course was great being flat and fast. I think it would have been better to be in reverse, having the bad pavement first, then settling into the nice easy road. Swim was great. Clean water, tasted good. Overall, a great race, and a great learning experience for my first HIM.
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[71]
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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: average heart rate 150 for whole race. Right where it needed to be, though it could have been higher. Maybe I did not give everything I had. Swim seemed high when I got out and I bet the high of 177 was during the swim. During the bike, it was probably around 144. During run it was around 160.
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[72]
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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: Set-up Inc always does a nice job. The flat course was a bonus for a 1st time 1/2 IMer.
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[73]
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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'd give this race a 6 on a 5-point scale.
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