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Race Reports for Ironman 70.3 Racine 2009

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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: Too easy

  • Comments: even though I said it was too easy, it is still going to be an annual race for me as to compare my progress year to year.
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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? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I learned a few things from this race: 1) Body glide on the back of the neck and inside my swimsuit really help prevent chafing. 2) My swim is and probably always will be my strongest area. 3) I really need to improve on my bike. I have been riding a bike since I was about 5 years old, but only riding to race for about 1 1/2 years now. 4) I either have to really figure out how to get into my shoes while riding or give up on that and put them on before I mount the bike. 5) I should practice drinking while running instead of having to walk each time I take water. 6) I seem to work better with gel packets than the sportbeans. I think the sport beans were good to get something more solid in my stomach, but the gel gave me much more energy. This was a great race. I beat the time I wanted by 17 minutes. This was my first 1/2 Ironman so I really didn't know what to expect. The competition was very tough as you can see by my rankings but I am happy with my times. I was thinking
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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: lots of volunteers! well marked course all over, even most pot holes and trouble spots on the bike were marked up. saw lots of course marshals as well. Great job on a Great event!
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Race rating (3)
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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 is always nice to hang out with some many cool athletes. IM here I come!
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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 to see all the donkeys, Tri-WI and RACC guys. I PR'd this distance by 22 minutes, so I'm really happy with that. I didn't stop to stand during the swim, had my first 20 mph bike average. Funny thing, the run, which I guess would/should usually be, my strongest part was my weakest. Overall, really happy with this race.... but doing this twice in 8 weeks? not so sure, we'll see how it goes... congrats to all the donkeys, and to AJOTTO for a podium finish! Great to see the Illinois contingency (Schmize and Whizz), and meeting coredump. Have I said that I REALLY like the triathlon sub-culture? Not sure if it's for the racing, the drinking beer, or the good people that are in it.. Thanks for reading..
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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 really hate seeing all those plastic bottles not getting recycled.
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