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Race Reports for Great Illini Challenge - Half Iron Triathlon 2010

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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: This race was just right for my first HIM attempt: close enough to home, well organized, not too crowded, flat and fast course if a little boring, especially the run. I am a a little concerned with the apparent drop in turnout of 109 versus 195 in 2009 and 181+ in 2008; hopefully the promoters are not discouraged from running this event again next year.
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  • Lots of volunteers to help?
  • Plenty of drink stations?

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  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Nice, small race. Not very fancy, but well run. Super friendly volunteers, families and racers. I agree with other reports: this is definitely about the athletic endeavor, not about the goody bag/sponsor/post-race party. I would do this again next year.
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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: Good race support and excellent volunteers. Cool shirt, but I would have loved some other way (trinket) to remember the race (they didn't use race numbers). I will be back. The race was about the atheletic endeavor not the "event". Again, the Great Illini was nothing fancy, but the volunteers and supporters were excellent. The race had more of a family feel, with most people offering support and encouragement to each other.
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Race rating (3)
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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: I really liked the race and the courses. If it was really hot this course could be a bear as there is simply no shade to be had on the bike or run. But it's flat and fast. I'd go back and do it again next year but Ironman Louisville will be on my agenda. Perhaps the following year.
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Race rating (3)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • 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: Just right

  • Comments: Volunteers and race spectators were awesome the whole race. Race was organized (except for the extra buoy on the course with pulled many off course and the bottle exchanges), but post race activies/food sucked. Had to hunt around for any water. Pizza was available, but gone in minutes so really no foot whatsoever after race. You would think since most did the half race there would be food, bananas, etc afterward. Nice thing was they had trophies for all races, all age groups. That was kind of cool. Goodie bag t-shirt was cotton (uugghh), should've been technical
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