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jp4ncsu

Race rating (4)

• 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 race for me, and I was happy that I went faster than I was hoping to. Coming in I was shooting to 59 minutes or better, and I thought I had a far shot to go sub 58. I was happy to win M30-34, but looking at the results it seems like luck since most of the other AG winners (20-24, 25-29, 35-39, etc) were 53-55 minutes. My run training has definitely helped, and my bike tweaks and improvements are very noticeable. Although I was over 4 minutes faster than last year (which was almost 4 minutes faster than 2011), my overall placement has remained about the same over the past 3 years - everyone else is getting faster, too!! I did miss a top 10 by a mere :30, so I'll have that as motivation for next time! This is a still a fun, challenging, local race for me. I really like the bike course, and the swim facility is top notch. I do wish Setup would scrap the gravel portion of the run, though. There's always next year!

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