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Race Reports for South Carolina Half 2008

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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? Below average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Race did not start on time. Also, why do the over 40 women have to go in the second to the last swim wave? That puts us out on the course (especially on the run) at the worst part of the day (heat). Not all 40 and over women are slow...........
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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 hard

  • Comments: Good fun race that was well organized with plenty of support.
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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 have only done this race once before and liked it even though I didn't finish very elegantly. In 2006 I tanked the run because of poor nutrition and hydration. It was still a PR that stood for two years. This race was my PR and a podium finish for third place even with the penalty! My first true hardware. I'm very happy with the outcome here. This was a much better performance than Gulf Coast on a more difficult bike and run. I was using this platform as a dress rehearsal for IM FL. My two concerns are: if I had to turnaround and swim back to get the 2.4 IM length I would've been dead. And, I will need to be much more patient and ride and run within the speed limit to have a successful IM FL. Great friends attended this race and it was awesome to see everyone do so well. It was a very fast day for many people. The overall experience was great and the volunteers were very patient and it was well organized. I truly would like to come back to SC.
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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: Nasty run course and over-zeolous officials. :) Seriously, great race and great folks. Highly recommend it!
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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 race, well organized, great course, lots of great volunteers, and a very supportive competitors. Extra thanks go to NAMC. It is amazing how supportive they are, I'm honestly not sure I would have made it this far without them. Extra Extra thanks to Kristen and Jack. I KNOW I would not have made it this far if they were not supportive and cheering me on.
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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: Didn't like the lines to weigh in. Rushed my pre-race prep.
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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: setup events always does a nice job. Liked the course a lot, volunteers did great. Race started 12 minutes late, but overall a great time. Probably will do again at some point despite the long drive to get there.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: I was beaten down, but not defeated. Next year I will be back to seek reveng on this course.
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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: Another great event by Setup. I plan on making this an annual race.
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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: Officially I took 29:28 off of my time from last year. I knew I had a good chance at PR'ing, but I didn't think I would do it by this amount... I was figuring about :15 or so. I wonder what I could have done if I was properly recovered from WI and this had been my A race. Oh, and my age group was fast. The top 15 women in the 35-39 age group were sub 5:50.
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  • Comments: The race was well organized and the volunteers did a great job. The course was as I expected it to be. I trained hard for this race and I felt prepared. Today I don't feel much of a sense of accomplishment from just surviving. Tomorrow will be a better day.
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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: A great race. Will probably be back.
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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: The course was nice and the volunteers were very helpful. Some better training or organization might have helped with the volunteers on the run, but they were friendly and eager to help so I can't fault them for any miscues. This is a great race. I loved every minute of it, and would definitely come back to do it again.
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  • Comments: So I 'm pretty excited for B2B. I sub 11 hour race is looking extremely doable. With some race wheels (I've rented a set of Zipp 1080s for the race) and on a flat course, 5:45 at least on the bike should be easily within my range. Add a sub 4 hour marathon and a 45 minute sim (its a completely down-current swim, and that adds up to 10:45 with conservative transitions.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

  • Lots of volunteers to help?No
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

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

  • Comments: It is hard for me to have a positive opinion because I was so miserable on the run yesterday. I have certainly had a few bad marathons but even those I still had a good time or could find something positive in my performace: I bonked in the heat at ING but still qualifieed for Boston. And I ran my second slowest marathon at CMM last year because I had GI problems but still had fun. I didn't have fun at all yesterday on the run or the bike. I felt lonely and sad on the bike and was just in miserable pain on the run. I loved the swim though. It was just amazing. And I had fun setting up. And I know the negativity I am feeling is not at all the race's fault so don't let my experience discourage you. I don't think the course was too hard or the conditions bad. The problem is with me and I just need to get over my poor pitiful self. Jsut know that sometimes even when you train hard (I did!) and practice everything and feel 100% prepared things can still happen to make it completely
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  • Comments: Obviously a swimmer not a runner :-)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: Maybe I am biased because I live here. Also, I don't have much to compare this to as I rarely race. But, I think this is a great race.
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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: Great race. It's one of the best organized races I've ever been to. Very well supported. The only knock is the roads are a bit rough, but they aren't unbearable. I think this is the perfect race for someone's first HIM. You just have to do the race. The race director has the details taken care of.
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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 really like this race. The course is nice and there are a ton of volunteers. I especially like the fact that there are a ton of water stops on the run course. For a guy who is perpetually under-hydrated that's a good thing. The NAMC crew was great as usual!
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  • Comments: SCHIM bike relay. I rode for me, I rode for my Dad who was diagnosed a week ago with bladder cancer (prognosis looks good) and I rode for Marcus (Mila's son's bf). I gave it everything I had and am really proud of my effort and the result. A year ago I would never have dreamed that I could avg 18.1 mph for 56 miles. I feel like I have come a long way baby. Very hilly bumpy road course. Tough and a great challenge. Time posted is garmin - which believe it or not matches exactly official results for once. I do know that the Go Go Girls (Elena swim, me bike, Nora run) placed 10th out of 18 teams with a 5:42:32 - Go Girls!
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