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Race Reports for Route 66 Half Iron Triathlon

[1]
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Race rating (3)
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  • Organised?
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: I wanted this race to be great, but it just wasn't. The RD and volunteers were all very nice and helpful, but the organization seemed haphazard. There were simply too many things that didn't go well for me to call it an organized race, and the fact that all of the pre-race information said their would be nutrition on the bike course and then there wasn't any really adversely affected my race. Run aid stations ran out of a lot of stuff. No one aid station was ever out of everything, but I came across stations that were out of HEED, cola, water, ice, and food/gels. In the end, when they said they had run out of finisher's medals, that was kind of the last straw (although, they did say they will send them out as soon as possible).
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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? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Race course, venue, organization and everything associated with race was great. This was my worst performance since Pigman. Several factors played into this but bottom line was that I didn't have a great pre race plan and I didn't execute any type of a plan. Really need to refocus and get ready for Pigman in 3 weeks.
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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: Too hard

  • Comments: Great event, but I didn't train enough for the 1.2mi swim and consequently DNF it, both legs cramped at 0.6 mi. Turned in chip but went ahead and completed bike and run since it was first 1/2IM attempt. Will be back next year.
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[4]
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Race rating (3)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: Really good aid station support on the run. HEED, water, cola + bananas, chips, pretzels. They also had ice cold rags, cups of ice, and Endurolytes available. Not such good support on the bike. There was a bottle exchange at mile 10 [but on the way back by they were out of water] and a bottle exchange on the second out/back leg that was well stocked when I went by both ways.
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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? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I would definitely do this race again. The bike course is flat, although the surface can be rough. The running route has a generous amount of shade. A good place for a PR.
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