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Race Reports for Diamondman Challenge Half Iron Triathlon 2010

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Race rating (5)

Comments: I liked this race; felt it was well organized overall. I thought the course was nice, especially the bike. Lots of volunteers and police on the roads in the pouring rain, and hordes of boy scouts at the bottle exchange and run stops. I made sure to shout a thank you every time I saw them. It got off a couple minutes late, but I'll give them that given the monsoon. Race price was also good for a half; goodies were OK, with a tech shirt, a running hat, and a water bottle. I would do it again. As for my own performance, I learned a lot about my limitations and have a better idea of what it would take to get me further toward the front of the pack. This is a journey, and I have come a long long way since those first steps when I was 40. When I step back and look at it from the perspective that most of the 43 year old guys in my neighborhood can't run around the block, finishing in the front of the middle of the pack doesn't seem so bad. The best moment of the whole day was when

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[2]

Race rating (3)

Comments: I'd do this race again because it was close to home and cheap, but I'd like to do different HIM next time. It was a no-frills HIM, but I knew that going in.

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[3]

Race rating (3)

Comments: Small race. Don't do it for crowd support or post-race events. No expo. Straight forward, low cost race. Good for a training race.

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