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Sandy Coomer · 2012

Sprint triathlon

Coomer found her first open-water race swim frightening. She describes a hilly bike course and a steep opening run hill that she walked, and was relieved to finish.

Historical 2012 Iron Nugget Sprint participant account from Dickson, Tennessee. The current Dickson registration retains the Iron Nugget name in its canonical URL. This is her personal first-open-water and hilly-course experience; it does not establish current conditions or routing. The complete bounded entry and four captions were read before a later publisher access refusal. No broader archive HTML was retained.

Alan Moore

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The repeat DINO racer preferred the move to Potato Creek, enjoying its sheltered swim and flowing singletrack bike course. He liked the run’s mix of lakeside flats and a wooded climb, and praised the volunteers and local mountain-bike community.

A repeat participant’s retrospective published in XTERRA’s June 2025 preview; exact raced editions are not specified. This is organizer-selected promotional testimony about the former XTERRA DINO Northern Indiana, now named DINO Off-Road Triathlon. It is not a claim of a 2025 or 2026 finish or unchanged current routes.

Janet · 2014

Other triathlons

The returning racer recommended the beginner-friendly event and appreciated parking directly across from transition, quick check-in and small swim waves. She found the stairs after the swim and the uphill opening of the run demanding, but enjoyed the wooded finish and post-race food.

June 21, 2014 First/Fast Try super-sprint in Linden, Michigan: reported 300-yard swim, 9.1-mile bike and 2-mile run, entered in the competitive Fast Try division. The current registration describes a longer 11.3-mile bike route; this is historical feedback rather than confirmation of today’s course.

Rissa / Mud Not Blood Vegan Mudder Team · 2018

2018 Gritty Chix — participant reports over 3 miles / 12 obstacles

Enjoys a first OCR with teammates and praises organization, parking guidance and the check-in shuttle. Finds passing walkers on narrow uphill paths difficult, while supportive teammates help her through the muddy obstacles.

First-OCR account of 23 June 2018 at ACE Adventure Resort, published 4 September. She reports more than three miles and twelve obstacles. Member of the publishing club, with unknown entry funding and commercial relationships. Her beginner-friendly assessment is personal and does not establish the layout of the later Moxie Mile and Tenacious Trail courses.

Michael Krell · 2011

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Michael praises Rothsee’s value and event offering, describes heavy contact early in the swim, and was pleased to recover from energy dips to finish tenth.

Reported format: Individual triathlon; exact distance unstated in the selected report.

gelynn and coloradorace25 / two platform participant cards

Historical 2022/5K and 2025/2.6 Miler — platform labels

A 2022 writer enjoys the course and organization but wants more cameras. A 2025 writer criticizes obstacle queues, staffing and the absence of rinse-off hoses. Their experiences concern different years.

Both complete original cards and conclusions were read. The platform labels gelynn 2022/5K and coloradorace 25/2.6 Miler; displayed dates 25 June 2022 and 14 September 2025 are publication dates, not verified raced days. The listing identifies Colorado National Speedway, but individual historical gates, distances, attendance and funding remain unverified. A rescheduling account is attributed and not a current policy. Legal and illness speculation is excluded. One containing page counts once.

u/margak

Ultra

The runner loved the scenery and supportive people but struggled with heat and exposed road sections. They were disappointed by the lack of ice at aid stations and still recommended the race overall.

A historical New River Gorge 50K finisher’s account. The exact edition date is not established in the readable page. These are the runner’s observations and do not establish current aid supplies or conditions.

u/Responsible-Yak-7168

Ultra

This runner was disappointed by course directions and aid arrangements in hot weather. They reported dropping out after becoming ill, while still appreciating the scenery and another runner’s help.

A historical 50K entrant’s DNF account, not a finish. The exact edition date is unconfirmed in the readable page. Organization and illness descriptions are the author’s allegations, not independently verified current facts.

Tri Fatherhood · 2015

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The returning hometown racer valued the traffic-free highway bike course and family support. A steep first run and a rainy headwind on the return ride made the day demanding, but he finished satisfied and planned to return.

Historical 2015 Y Tri at Old Hickory: 400-yard swim,1-mile run, 12-mile bike and 2-mile final run. The current race uses a different three-leg arrangement and transitions, so this is event-family context. His tenth appearance and hometown ties shape the assessment. The blog offers coaching and sponsor/product-review sections; no gifted entry is stated.

Jeremy Sikkema · 2026

Sprint triathlon

Jeremy described South Haven as a favorite race and enjoyed both editions despite very different performances. The water-slide time-trial start left him unsure of his overall position, and the winding dirt run made the 2025 leader hard to see ahead.

An athlete’s report covering the 2025 and 2026 sprint editions at Lake Arvesta Farms. The 2026 year label is the latest experience discussed; it does not date every observation. Published by his Athletic Mentors team, so club/team selection is disclosed. The complete report was read on the publisher’s tag archive; the standalone article later returned an access error. No training advice or reported placing is treated as a general race-quality fact.

Fit Energy Coaching writer (individual byline not recovered) · 2021

Olympic triathlon

The writer enjoyed the deep-water start, compact transition and family weekend at Lakedale, and would return. They found the bike exceptionally hilly and the run tiring, and stopped to question an unmarked fork before a mile marker reassured them.

June 19, 2021 Olympic account on a commercial fitness-coaching blog. This reviews that edition, not the Sprint, children’s race or running events. Personal GPS distances, pandemic comfort, fueling opinions and historical road conditions establish no current measurements or safety advice. The complete article was read in the indexed original; live extraction showed only the homepage and browser navigation timed out.

Lakedale Resort team · 2021

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The host team was delighted to resume the event after its 2020 cancellation. It described challenging scenic hills and enjoyed welcoming competitors back with a food truck, live music and children’s activities.

Perspective: event staff; this affiliated account is not an independent participant review. Affiliated host retrospective about the combined 2021 triathlon and running weekend. The team explicitly says it did not compete. Attendance and guest praise are host-reported; this is not an independent athlete assessment or a review of current operations.