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Race Reports for Ironman 70.3 Timberman- DISCONTINUED 2009

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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: Terrific, well-run race with really challenging course. I would do it again if it were just earlier in the summer.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?

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

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

  • Comments: This is a great race, and even though I was suffering in the end, I really like this course. I look forward to going back next year!
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: One of my favorite bike courses and races. very competitive and great organization.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: Accident on bike course, so start was delayed
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[5]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: My day didn't go fully as planned, but I adapted as best I could and all things considered I'm really happy with the day. This has been an amazing experience! I couldn't have picked a better race for my first HIM!!! I would certainly recommend Timberman to anyone looking to do a HIM in the northeast.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: The late race start was due to a car accident on the bike course and was not the fault of the race organizers at all. I look forward to doing this race again. Oh and one more thing, getting your finisher medal from Chrissie Wellington was cool.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Too hard

  • Comments: Place Bib# Code Name Age G City St Country Rank Swim Pace Tran1 Rank Bike Rate Tran2 Rank Run Pace Penalty Final Div/Tot Div Gen/Tot G ===== ===== ===== ====================== === = ================ == ======== ==== ======= ===== ======= ==== ======= ==== ======= ==== ======= ===== ======= ======= ======== ======= ======== = 1093 927 70.3 Michele Tudda 33 F PHILADELPHIA PA US 1191 39:58 33:19 3:47 1084 3:03:32 18.3 3:28 1112 2:21:26 10:48 6:12:11 59/129 F30-34 263/616 F 1094 490 70.3 Eric Boucher 36 M SHEDIAC OT CA 1493 43:16 36:04 3:50 740 2:53:21 19.4 2:18 1295 2:29:31 11:25 6:12:14 186/262 M35-39 831/1246 M
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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: Too hard

  • Comments: The race started late due to an accident and nothing the organizers could have prevented. Great race, Great Volunteers. Awesome spectators.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: events started late due to outside circumstances. Great race and look forward to trying it again next year.
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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: I was so happy to be in this great race. It was an amazing experience to be around so many great athletes and everyone was very friendly and helpful. I would definately do this race again!
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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: Fantastic race at a fantastic venue with fantastic volunteers.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?

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

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

  • Comments: I really enjoy this race and it's very organized. I would do it year after year.
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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 would have been nice to get a massage but who wants to wait 3 hrs? Us slow guys want massages too! The shuttle back to Gunstock had way too long of a wait...especially on tired legs. (Maybe make a seperate shuttle for athletes?) Still a very good race. Swim, bike, run courses were all good and the event was well run. The delay to start (due to a car accident) kinda sucked but that was out of the RD's control.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: First trip to NH for me and the course was great, really enjoyed it. Great atmosphere race which I would love to do again.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: well I HAVE to back next year to redeem myself on this course! I had trained right, tapered right, done another HIM to know I could do the distance. Apparently I screwed up the days leading up to this. and then WAY underdid sodium and electrolytes - this I have to correct. I am also instituting a scale spot sodium check program for the iron distance race I am in the med tent for in 2 weeks and will sent the boston marathon protocols to Keith. I have had an awful 2 days - 6 pounds up post race from pre race weight, migraines (all clear signs of hyponatremia). Lost 2.5 pounds this first day home but still need to mobilize the rest of the fluid. My head is still hurting, and just feel blah but muscles are recovering. got a massage when I got home. I am pissed at myself because I thought I had worked out nutrition. but I did not. I am proud of myself for the mental effort and the HTFU and not DNFing but now have lots to prove to myself.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: Basically a perfectly run race. Apparently the shuttle buses back to Gunstock after the race had long wait times. I could not find the massage area. I would prefer if the race was on Saturday. Outside of that not much could be improved upon. At this point I plan on coming back next year.
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  • Comments: Timberman is a REALLY great race to do. I didn't worry once about things going wrong. Transportation was taken care of by the race and there was plenty of space wherever you went. I never once felt claustrophobic by the experience, not even at the swim start. That being said, I HIGHLY recommend this race as a first HIM experience. I also have to say that this race was an entrance for me into the Major Leagues of triathlon. Overall there was a higher calibur of racer. (and then there was me :) ) So you could just feel the experience in the air of people who have done this stuff seriously for a number of years. (and then there was me :) )
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  • Comments: Going into Mooseman I did a 20 week HIM training plan. That worked out okay. This one I did an OLY to HIM bridge plan. That did NOT work out well. I've got a HIM to IM bridge plan in my calendar this time to get me to B2B. I believe the training over distance is exactly what I need as this is getting back to doing physical stuff after 10 years of couch potatoing. We'll see how that one goes.
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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: This race was amazingly well supported and all of the volunteers and police were excellent.
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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: VERY WELL EXECUTED RACE. The families that lined up on the race course were GREAT SUPPORTERS.....they were all out there to hose us off! Very nice touch by the town.
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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: In IM Cd'A I had stomach issues that screwed me up a lot. This time I brought my own gels and endurolytes. I only took water and gatorade on the course. It was much better but still not great. I am wondering if the endurolyte capsules might be part of the problem. In training I have always used the powder... I'll be working on nutrition for next year. I will be shooting for a sub 5 hour Eagleman... A nice place to race. Tons of local support. Particularlly on the run course!!! Wow! Now for the highlight of the weekend... When I came across the finish line I was directed to a woman who was putting on medals. I really didn't look up until I was going to say thank you. Holy shit it was Chrissie Wellington putting on MY medal!!!! I was so stunned I said "Holy Shit", "Oh my god" and because I couldn't put a coherent thought together I bowed down in a "Were not worthy" fashion. I wonder what she thought!!! Wow!!! All in all a good time. And I got to camp for the first time in my life!
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: I would do this race again in a heartbeat. Keith's races are a blast. This course is lovely. And I would love another crack at that run.......
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: The race was only not on time because of a car accident out on the bike course. Keith and the rest of the Endorfun crew did an amazing job, as usual. Although this will probably be my only half ironman, I will definitely be doing Mooseman Int'l and Timberman Sprint next year!!
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: Awsome race. I couldn't have picked a better one for my first half (except maybe an easier and cooler climate course). But the race is awsome and I'll do it again.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: The only reason the race wasn't on time was because of the accident on the bike course; it wasn't their fault..Highly recommend this race to anyone..only thing is get there early and park your car in the Ellacoya park lot...not at Gunstock so you don't get stuck in the shuttle madness. I can also say the ride back to Ct was the SUCK...Many thanks to Erica for driving through all the rain and traffic while I endlessly chatted about mindless race drivel...I never pulled into my driveway until 10pm.
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