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Race Reports for Ironman 70.3 Racine 2007

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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: This was a PR for a half ironman by 8:47. Previous best was on this course - 4:46:18 last year here and placed 102 overall. Gotta be happy about that :) Overall AG placing reflects my time versus the 45-49 AG even though I was in the Elite Master wave. Elite wave start prevents an offical AG podium. Only one guy older than me placed higher overall, by 5 minutes (son of a b*tch). I heard a lot of words of encouragement from fellow BT members during the race. THANKS!!!! Hopefully I yelled back something coherent when you did so. Finished the night off with a pint of chocolate Haagen Dazs in my final splurge before the IM WI weight trimming phase.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?

  • 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: They say your the goal of your first race at the next longer distance should be just to finish. If that's the case, then mission accomplished. However, I could have probably given back 7 or 8 minutes on the bike and finished 25 minutes faster overall, if I had just raced ny plan. That's a bitter pill to swallow and one that will stick in my craw until I race this distance again. On the other hand, I will chalk this up as a very important lesson learned. And at the end of the day, I am very proud of myself for completing an HIM, something I wouldn't have dreamed of being able to do a couple years ago. Oh, and just as a side note, if I had raced my ideal race and finished at my original goal time of 5:45, I would have finished only about 20 places higher in my age group. That's how competitive this field-- and my age group-- was for this 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: Despite the personal issues with my ability to race this course, I still feel it is an awesome event. The volunteers are awesome as usual and it is a well run event. They were running a little low on the food selection for the late arrivals though.
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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: Beautiful beach location
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