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Race Reports for White Lake Spring Half 2011

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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: It's a real shame the swim was cancelled, but visibility was pretty awful (and admittedly had me more than a little concerned). This is a GREAT race for a first timer. Low key, beautiful lake (I swam in it the day prior and it is truly lovely, sandy bottom, clear, flat as sheet of glass), run around the lake is fun, lots of cheering from road side. Weather was cooler than expected - if it had been hotter, it would be very different - there is no shade. I had prepared for heat by adding layers of clothing to my training runs and rides (which is why I may have been cold on the bike and glad to have that extra layer). Super Race! Just a note - the shirts are unisex sizing (which I don't remember reading at registration) and I'm a pint size - - so I was swimming in the small that I had ordered. The set up folks were great about letting me exchange for an extra-small after the race.
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  • Organised?
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: Ok....Sometimes I think you gain more from the races that don't go as planned. I was so ready for the swim, and would have rocked it. Those that know me, know that that is a huge thing for me. I have come so far from that girl that when tri girls started could not swim at all. I was so ready for the bike and am very happy with my avg. I knew that the run was my strongest part and that I needed to hold on for the bike. I did that. I am a runner. I can run fast(ish). I thought I would break it out of the park with the run. Well, that did not happen, and that is ok. I think several things played into the run not going well, me starting race already hungry, the foot/sock issue. I also think that I needed to have run a little more since the shamrock. While I thought I was way prepared for the swim and bike going into the race. I did not feel that way about the run. I loved all of the support from my family. They made this the best Mother's Day weekend ever! I will do another....to be able
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: My adductors in both legs seized up on me in an excruciating way last night after the race. So bad I thought I was going to be sick. The Stick saved the day. I was also worried it might happen during my sleep, but it was okay.
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  • Comments: Disappointed it was reduced to a bike/run but very happy with the result
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