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Race Reports for Diamondman Challenge Half Iron Triathlon 2005

[1]
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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? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I'm a back of the packer. I think it was great the way race organizers announced everyone's names with a short commentary coming into T-1. Even by the end of the race they were still watching us come across the finish line and announcing each person's achievement. I'm proud of having completed the Diamondman and remain in awe of the people who surrounded me that day. Sir, may I have another?
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Race rating (4)
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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: Nice race. I was disappointed the way the run feel apart after such a promising start. Oh well I ended up with a HIM PR by 1:30 and a really god bike split. I'm surprised how competeive the field was 65 under 5 hous and 292 under 6 hours. Hopefully I'll be back next year doing this as a warm up for IM FLA.
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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: This was a very well organized race with plenty of staff and volunteers. Freebies were average...t-shirt, water bottle, hammer gel sample and a bunch of promotional brochures. There wasn't anything exceptional but overall it was a great race and I give it 2 thumbs up.
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Race rating (4)
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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: The race was well organized and supported. It got off a little late due to some last-minute buoy adjustments, but other than that it was great. I'd come back again, though next year I plan another HIM in mid-August so this might be too close.
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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? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability:

  • Comments: I enjoyed the race and thought it was reasonably well run. While I didn't like the swim course, I'm not sure that they could have selected a better swim location given the limited number of places to do an open water swim. That said, I think another water station on the bike would have been nice. Additionally, it would have been nice to have the following at at least a few of the aid stations on the run(maybe even just the aid station right before the turnaround): sponges, ice, and some type of food (pretzels?).
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