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Race Reports for Half Full REV - Olympic 40 Mile Distance 2012

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Race rating (5)

Comments: Again, I can't say enough how impressed I was by both Rev3 (who I loved since Quassy last year and knew were a top-notch organization) but also by The Ulman Cancer Fund. Both organizations worked together so well to put on a well run, organized, excellent event. Team Fight members were so supportive and welcoming. As trying as it was at different points during the race, I have already decided I want to do this race again next year because the UCF is such a worthy cause. And I love Rev3. And it is such a great course in a lovely area. And because I want redemption. Redemption for a race that wasn't quite what it should have been (again, absolutely no regrets about helping the girl) because I know I could have performed better. Video featuring the reasons some people race, Team Fight finishers, and Lance, totally worth watching: http://vimeo.com/50963563?action=share

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Comments: Not a great performance for me, but no terrible, and probably about what I deserved given my recent training. I have done this event each year since it's inception, and this year was interesting. Obviously Rev3 and Lance's involvement raised the profile of the race by about a million percent. This in turn made for a much stronger field - I finished in the top 20 overall last year but was around #45 this year. And it was an extremely organized, well-run, and well-supported event. But it definitely had a different feel to it: in past year's it had been a pretty low-key, cancer fundraiser event with a very cool charity vibe to it. This year's event was much more professional and had the added hype of Lance racing. Not saying this was good or bad, but it was... different. I will likely do it again next year, but only if they avoid the same weekend as Seagull Century (a favorite event I was sad to miss this year because I signed up for Half Full before knowing the date of Seag

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Race rating (5)

Comments: very, very good race. Incredible swag. Great volunteers who were cheerful even in the rain and cold. I only wish it were in July! October is just way too late for this race, its the third year of cold/rainy weather. However, in a way, it seems appropriate. We were suffering, and it pushed us to our limits, just like cancer does. It was a day when all had to dig deep and that I love.

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