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Race Reports for IRONMAN North Carolina

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Race rating (5)

Comments: This is one of the best races that there is. The village is electric from the time you get there until days after. Course is awesome(if you prepare for it). Can't say enough about it. The only small things I would recommend: On the swim buoy's have the numbers on more than one side. It seemed like all the numbers were turned and I liked counting them down. The other thing would be to have at least one English speaking volunteer at the penalty box. Mt. Tremblant you are outstanding.

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Race rating (4)

Comments: I knew going in this was going to be a race where consideration of logistics was important. Point to point to point is not hard to do but you just have to ensure you are organized in your preparation. Even though this was a 70.3 for me I planned my bags just like I did the last few years doing full distance events. I feel it was well supported by volunteers, especially considering everything the locals had to deal with in the weeks leading up to the race with Hurricane Matthew. I understand the frustration the full distance athletes experienced with a shortened bike. The initial plan by the race organizers to cut the bike to 50 miles and subsequent move to include 6 miles back into the route required them to have a few extra turns in the course. While some people were upset about this, I thought it was a good move. I was surprised with the number of times the bike course cut across traffic, however. I never felt unsafe during those instances but the potential exists for some bad

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Race rating (4)

Comments: I was unsure what would be the difference between B2B and IM. Not much that I could see except double the price!

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