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Race Reports for Ironman 70.3 Racine 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? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I have to say the RD did a great job having enough supplies for the weather! I was able to put ice in my hat at mile 13 of the run! Now that is impressive! Also the community of Racine is wonderful with their hoses!
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  • Organised?No
  • 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: Aid stations not in good places on bike. Could of probably used one more station due to the extreme heat.
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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: Love this race! look forward to redeeming myself on this course :) P.S.: Thank you, Jeremy (jhag) for letting me borrow some of your race days pics!
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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: I did meet my goal of less than 7 hours as well as meeting my time goals for each of the legs but could have pushed harder. Will definetly do this race next year and push much harder!!
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  • Comments: With all that happened on Sunday I was given a harsh dose of realiaty with just how strong you need to be mentally, and focused as well to have a good performance. In my short time in this sport of triathlon I have seemingly learned how hard it can be to focus on this distance for 5-6 hours continously. A big thank you needs to go out to all GG'ers on and off the course that offered words of encouragement to me, to hang through the run, some offered for me to try to run with them, others telling me to keep positive, all the support made Sunday much more bareable and enjoyable for me. Ultimately this was the hardest race I have gone through mentally, and the thought of pulling myself out came into question more then just a handful of times. I do have a strong "Do Not DNF" rule that I have to keep and was able to cross the line...eventually and kept my record intact. But hey my lime green sunglass frames seemed to be a big hit on the run, so they will be making their way out of my bag 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: Just right

  • Comments: Nutrition - my nutrition plan was a based on 70gr of Carbs / hr. To accomplish this I took a PowerBar Gel every 30 min. I also had two bottles of Accelerated on the bike. I also picked up two water bottles on the bike due to the heat. This might have been too much - necessitating a T2 porta-john stop - but considering the heat on the run I believe I made the right call to fully hydrate.
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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 had never done an Ironman sponsored event and I was very impressed. It was very well organized. Traffic control was great (I heard they hired 60 policemen), the course was very well marked and coned. Aid stations were frequent and very well stocked on the run - they still had ice for the very last runners. I just gave it a 4 because I think they should have had one more aid station on the bike course and the really, really bumpy section at about half-way.
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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: It's my first 70.3 and I finished! Not really the way I intended but clearly I have a muscle spasm problem that needs to be addressed in extreme heat conditions-not the first time this has happened. Really wish I could personally thank the three volunteers who picked my ass up off the ground, and also the runner who tried to help me. Total class act!!!! Please read my report and offer any help you can based on your races to help me avoid this situation in the future!
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Awesome job by all of the volunteers and law enforcement!
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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: Stellar job by the event staff and volunteers on keeping us cool. Every aid station had ice...only one aid station ran out towards the end. I would recommend starting it earlier though since it can be very hot in July..obviously :) While I didn't have the best run I had an incredible swim and bike portion and for my first HIM I am very happy with just having finished ...not to mention the brutal conditions. I am definitly ready to do another HIM and IMWI 2012 is looking pretty appealing :)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: i had high expectations for this race as my second him. felt really disappointed that i couldn't better my time from steelhead last year, but conditions obviously played a big part. well run and great volunteers, aid stations, and community support. i swore off tri's afterward, but now looking for a redemption event already!
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: This was my first HIM and learned so much along the way. I loved the course. They did a good job fixing some of the roads and changing the bike route a bit to avoid the worst roads. The residents of Racine were great!!!
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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

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  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Hip's a bit achy for the past few days, but if that's as bad as it gets I can live with it. Don't want to have surgery. Despite the less than optimal conditions, I had a good race. I'm very pleased with my time and had a fantastic birthday. What a way to turn 50!
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  • Comments: I could not be more pleased with this race. I dropped 31:26 from my best time last year. I even beat the goal I had set for myself. Training for the full Ironman really gave me an edge this year. Wonder what I could have done if this was my "A" race that I was tapered for? :)
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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 was a great race!!! The event was organized. Plenty of aid stations and the residents and volunteers were outstanding!!! This has been a wonderful experience and I can't wait to do one again.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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  • Comments: Great race, great place to swim and run. Roads could use some work, but overall real nice. Highly recommended. Was so brutally hot. Big congrats to all who finished.
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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: Great run race, awesome volunteers and citizen support. Great venue for an Ironman. Roads are the only shitty part. There were so pure awful stretches of road.
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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: Roads were rough.
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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: Ironman did a great job organizing this race. The only fault that I can point out is that one aid station ran out of cups - but with the heat and people taking 'extras' it does add up. I had a good time and hope to be back next year.
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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: Organization was very good, volunteers were beyond excellent all day, I cant say enough good things about the volunteers the residents who came out to cheer. Word for the city of Racine: FIX MAIN STREET! Its such a disappointment as a local resident for them to put on a race of this magnitude year after year and the city refuses to fix Main St. I launched no less than four water bottles yesterday on that street alone. It sure would be appropriate for IM to tell the city, "fix the street or we are taking our business elsewhere".
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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:

  • Comments: The race organizers did manage to keep up for the most part, at least for the time I was out on the course. I enjoyed the fact they had ice at the aid stations on the run. The RD's course talk on Saturday was hilarious...the guy should go into stand up. Everything was on time and organized. The after party was subdued. Kind of thought there would be more hoopla than that at an Ironman branded event. Maybe it's because everyone was in the Medical tent. OK, so I have a habit of being emotionally traumatized by new race distances, and this is no different. I was kind of bummed yesterday after the race. I felt awful, I was unsure of how to feel about my performance, and overall, I wasn't sure if I had a good time. It is probably a good thing I signed up for Steelhead before this race, because at least now I am committed and can't avoid a second shot at this distance. But the good news is, as I replenish myself and start to reflect on the experience, I find that I am excited
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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 volunteers spectacular - it was a tough day for athletes, but seeing volunteers out there in the heat all day was a bright spot for me. Meeting so many first-timers, and talking with veteran's sure made this event a great experience. Wasn't crazy about transition/start area being so far from expo/checking, but I didn't know what else to expect.
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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: Ironman did a great job preparing aid stations for the extreme conditions. In light of the disaster at the Rock n Sole half marathon last week, I decided to run with my hydration belt/bottles in case they ran out of fluid. They never did and I was able to stay well hydrated using what the course provided. Hats off to the race organizers on a job well done.
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  • Comments: They did a great great job of keeping us hydrated and trying to keep us cool and healthy. I heard 94% finished...which is awesome for the conditions!
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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 thought the race was very well organized and the add stations were well-stocked. I did visit the "athlete lounge" afterward and thought the offerings a were a little sparse. Might have been due to the fact that I was in the bottom 25% of finishers, so maybe all the good stuff was gone.
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