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Race Reports for Marquee Triathlon - Half Iron Course

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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: Red Rock, who did this race, as always puts on a great race and I am glad that this was my first HIM.
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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 always, a great race from Red Rock!
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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: Glad to have Red Rock Co as a local race organizer. It's nice being able to show up to these events and have a consistently great run event. They know what they're doing!
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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: The best race, but only my second tri ever. I want to get faster. Well, the top 6 or 7 places in the overall results came from the 40 - 44 age group, only to find out that some of these contenders are national champions with years of experience. As a 43 almost 44 yo male, in a year or so I'll be next age group and would have finished about 5 or 6. If I could actually get a good swim at 26 to 27' I would have gotten 7th place in this race, with no other improvement. I am going to work my ass off. I am proud of and own my results, with the thought that I WILL get faster.
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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: Red Rock always does an awesome job with their races. I would do Red Rock races everytime if it was up to me! Rio Salado Sprint(Red Rock again) in 3 weeks and IMKS 70.3 on June 10!
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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: Red Rock did a great job- well organized, good support, enthusiastic volunteers, LOTS of porta-potties! Didn't need one, but sure was glad to see how many there were, both at transition and all the aid stations.
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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? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Red Rock does a fabulous job, and I really enjoy their races and venue. Moving transition closer to TCA was different, and added a slight twist, but it made the finish area more spread out and easier to navigate, so it seemed to work out well.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?

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

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

  • Comments: What a great race! I didn't have a great training plan for this race (read: no training plan) and I probably wouldn't have been able to follow it if I did since work had been so crazy lately. I was stoked to finish this race and can't wait to tackle my next half Iron distance...hopefully with a swim this time. Photos at: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2112143&id=1125210883&l=51333...
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Race rating (4)
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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: It was a great race. Looking forward to racing with Red Rock again. Maybe SOMA.
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Race rating (3)
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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: Best volunteers at any race I've been to. Like Red Rock Company, all the courses were well marked.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?

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

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

  • Comments: I would have preferred a triathlon to train for Ironman but there was nothing we could do about the condition in the lake that day. This race helped affirm that my training is coming along and that I have some more work to do, especially on the bike, but if I stay the course I should be ready for Ironman come 11-20-11. This race reminded me why I love triathlon...err...duathlon so much! There are so many great people who I have met and the camaraderie that I get to share with them makes for an amazing event. It doesn't matter if they are the speediest age grouper or the last to cross the finish line when you stand together in transition pre race you all share the same nervous energy. We all bring different expectations and different training to the table but it doesn't change the fact that we each have some sort of expectation in our own minds about the day in front of us. Then when you are on the course these same people might be fighting their demons or having the race of their
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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: Start was delayed due to an accident on the bike course, and the swim had already been canceled due to lake conditions after a rain storm. None of this was the organizer's fault, and they did a great job of working through the challenges to put on a great race. Post-race seemed kind of anti-climactic, as some of the staff were just hanging out and they were already tearing down the sprint and oly transition areas, which always makes me feel like I was too slow for their expectations. Post-race food provider had nothing in their chafing dishes, so we just moved on through and over to transition, which was a bit disappointing. However, I like the race group and will be attending several of their events.
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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: Really wish that the swim would have happened but after I was pissed for about 10 minutes, I got over it and accepted the 5K start.
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