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[1]

Reported by:

jsargevt

Race rating (5)

• 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: Excellent race that went off very well considering the difficult weather! Keith Jordan's races always are smooth and an excellent experience!

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[2]

Reported by:

kstuke

Race rating (5)

• 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 had heard that the Big Lake course was fast yet punishing. I now believe it! Perhaps the most punishing element was the rain this year - it was far worse than the killer hill at mile 9. I kept thinking "rain, rain, go away" but it really didn't work. We had drizzle to steady rain throughout the event. I got to the registration ridicously early (it's a ritual of mine- much like pop-tarts as my pre-race breakfast selection). I met up with several friends from the Granite State Triathlon Club. They were manning the registration table where I picked up my bib and chip. At the starting line, I was fortunate enough to meet two additional members from GSTC. We started out pre-race nervous banter routine and tried to stay as warm as possible in the cold rain. As it turns out, one of the members, Carol, would become my pace partner for the race. She said that she wanted to do the race just under 2:00. My pre-race goal was 2:15; I set my goal low due to: I had heard that this was a tough course,

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[3]

Reported by:

xterratri

Race rating (5)

• 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: The course has potential to be really pretty, even w/ the poor weather conditions there were tons of volunteers both at aid stations and providing entertainment, favorite was Jamaica, decent medal, reasonable post race feed even if I was too cold to get the Jordan's ice cream(I was rather disappointed by that), really looking forward to Mooseman and Timberman now

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[4]

Reported by:

immyfish

Race rating (5)

• 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: Despite crappy weather, the race was the most fun I've run. Tons of volunteers, music throughout - themed aid stations. Lots of great food post race - Very well organized. Only hitch was picking up bags after race - they had a hard time finding the numbered bags... Pretty tall order with 1300 people but...This was an A+ race!

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