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Race Reports for Mountaineer Triathlon - Half Iron Course

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Race rating (1)
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  • Organised?No
  • 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: Overall this is a very poorly organized race. A few years ago it was awesome, but it has dramatically gone downhill. I will never do this again.
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Race rating (2)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

  • Post race activities? Bad
  • Overall course based on my ability: Too hard

  • Comments: Overall I was pleased with my performance. I didn't like the bike course at all and felt that it was a huge let down by the race organizers to have a course that difficult and not have any aid stations on the course. Post race activities were nil and they couldn't get the results posted. I was very dissappointed not to see them after the race. No awards presentation of any kind. It was my first year at this race and won't be doing again. It's a shame that the race organizers couldn't be organized because the volutneers really did a nice job with everything else.
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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?
  • Overall course based on my ability: Too hard

  • Comments: Great race! Everyone was wonderful. I'm not sure about the post race activities. Everything was pretty much over by the time I finished.
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Race rating (3)
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  • Organised?No
  • Events on time?Yes

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

  • Post race activities? Below average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Too hard

  • Comments: This is a hard course. My coach, who has done hundreds of races, including 4 IM's, said this was the 2nd hardest race he has ever done. Only IM Wisconsin was harder.
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Race rating (3)
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  • Organised?No
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: I would think about doing this course again, but for my first time I didn't think it was as organized as it could have been. I've only done one other HIM and it was put on by HFP as well. The race is much larger and very well organized so I was expecting the same of this race. The volunteers were great and they were lifesavers from start to finish. They were also out there a very long time seeing us all through the water stations, on the bike course, etc. There were no directions though as to where the bottle exchanges were or the bike turnaround. The bike turnaround for the second loop was about ten feet from transition and I had to yell the question multiple times before someone answered me. And there was not one sign marking it. At one point in the run the first loop I actually questioned whether I was still on the course. My biggest recommendation to someone considering doing this race would be to get familiar with every part of it before you actually race it so you know where you're
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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: HFP always does such a wonderful job. Not sure why they everyone wait so long for awards? Most had already left. I felt alot of support from the community here and loved the fact they made a special newspaper insert for the race with everyones names that were registered....what a great keepsake! Thanks To All
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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: Just right

  • Comments: Great race, great course (other than rough road at beginning and end of bike course), great town.
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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: Just right

  • Comments: they put on a good race, the town embraces it, would highly recomend it.
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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: The race was great. There were volunteers every where. The downtown setting makes the start/finish area a little crowded. I like the big open parks.
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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:

  • Comments: This was a very organized and well run race. There were an incredible number of police on the bike and run course directing traffic, more than I have ever seen before. Tons of great volunteers, plenty of aid stations stocked with a variety of goodies. This was a beautiful course, more difficult than what I am used to, but very scenic and nice. Great post-race food as well. A great event!
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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'd do it again.
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