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Lisa · 2024

Obstacle

Lisa highlights mutual support and practical helping hands among participants.

Short organizer-selected testimonial, read in full. First name and city/2024 attribution only; distance, finish status and historical venue are unverified. Context for the event family, not a score of the current course.

David (Goal-Oriented Runner) · 2014

Marathon

David valued the race’s small-town community, Finnish traditions and familiar runners, but hills and growing heat made the final miles difficult. Early aid gaps felt too long for him. A friendly finish and traditional stew helped, though he was disappointed with his time.

A 2014 full-marathon report from Wisconsin, distinct from Finland’s namesake. Poor sleep and personal pacing/hydration shaped the struggle. The current primary describes a revised route toward Hurley, so the old late hills, aid spacing and race traditions should be read as historical.

Kimberly Earnest, with a reply from Heartland Racing Co.

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Kimberly Earnest reported that the announcement video said July while the written post said August, and asked which month was correct. Heartland Racing Co. clarified August; she thanked the organizer for the clarification.

Community opinion; participation and firsthand experience are not established. Pre-event community feedback about the clarity of an announcement for the planned 2027 Project Triathlon // LMS, posted October 15, 2026. This records Kimberly’s reported discrepancy and the organizer’s reply; the video was not independently watched or verified. Her attendance, participation, prior firsthand experience and affiliation are unknown. The complete selected comment and all three replies were read, including the host’s August clarification. No completed 2027 race, athlete assessment, current scheduling error, course delivery or safety conclusion is claimed. The current registration independently lists August 14, 2027; the older clarified question does not override that date.

Lisa (BRB Running) · 2026

Ultra

Lisa enjoyed the wooded course and running with friends, finishing just over6:30. She treated it as a training run with her own loaded pack and described a smooth, enjoyable day.

Reported format: 50K / 31.1 miles. A complete indexed or archived version was read when the original page was inaccessible.

Silver Circle Sports Events race director, writing as RD

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The organizer recalls operating Run S’more 24 for six years at a financial loss and deciding against repeating it, before reconsidering a return in response to demand for a trail-running campout.

Perspective: event staff; this affiliated account is not an independent participant review. An organizer’s own retrospective on the operational sustainability of past Run S’more 24 editions. The writer is affiliated with Silver Circle Sports Events, signs as RD, and does not provide a participant review. The six past editions are not dated, and no individual runner’s distance is established. The same post makes the proposed return conditional on registrations; this account does not confirm that condition was met or assess the current course, athlete support, value, or safety. No numerical rating is assigned.

scokri · 2020

Sprint triathlon

The first-time finisher enjoyed the event and gained motivation to keep training. They described choppy lake water, early bike climbs and technical turns, with a race-director warning about wet roads.

September 13, 2020 sprint at Moraine State Park. One novice account; historical weather and route observations may differ from current editions.

Wil Chung · 2026

Obstacle

Chung ran 15 km and 5 km before sweeping the course. He liked changes that broke up straight running and the return of Electric Eel, but still found the flat terrain less interesting than other venues. His score is 7.3/10.

Author currently discloses Tough Mudder and footwear ambassador roles. Badminton Estate, August 2026. The author also served as a course sweeper; the upcoming route is not confirmed.

u/Matt_RedditAccount

Obstacle

The runner liked the revised route, teamwork and additional drink stops, but reports a delayed early wave and slow entry. They felt the event was quieter and some obstacles less demanding.

Complete opening post read; not a synthesis of every comment. The post says “this year” but the extracted timestamps are relative, so race year, distance and exact venue remain unverified. Historical event-family context, not a numerical rating.

Wil Chung · 2019

2019 Badminton Estate obstacle outing — personal class and measured length unstated

Likes obstacle spacing, the muddy sections and camping with friends, but calls South West his least favorite course. Finds its flat out-and-back route and some field loops repetitive.

The narrative explicitly identifies the 2019 Badminton Estate outing and a season pass. His chosen distance, exact day and individual finish are unstated. Preference against a flat route is one regular participant’s comparison, not a new numerical rating or proof of the later 2026 layout. The author currently declares Tough Mudder, 361° and Enertor ambassador roles and promotes discount codes; individual entry compensation is unverified. The page is dated 22 April 2023, while its title and narrative identify the historical raced year. Repeated author reports are not independent-athlete counts. Complete original written article read; embedded video and source photographs remain unreviewed and are not reused. Obstacle dimensions, electrical descriptions and weather are attributed claims, not independently measured or certified conditions.

Pete Zarreah and Ashley Wilson McClain

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Pete Zarreah described the run course as very hard and wanted to return. Ashley Wilson McClain called the event well run and looked forward to participating again.

Community opinion; participation and firsthand experience are not established. Two brief public community opinions posted September 22–23, 2025 on the organizer’s historical Weather the Storm recap. Attendance, completed participation and entered distances are not independently established; the writers do not explicitly state their raced editions. These are their historical opinions about run difficulty and organization, without present-course, safety or future-service claims. The discussion is organizer hosted. The containing post is one source, not two independently verified athlete reviews.

Brock Killion · 2026

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Brock Killion described misunderstanding the swim transition and having time added to his swim result. He still considered the race a valuable learning experience and was satisfied overall.

A firsthand account of the August 2026 Washington, Iowa YMCA race, which Killion calls a sprint triathlon. He describes a personal misunderstanding of the swim transition and is satisfied with the learning experience overall. His timing account is not a finding that the organizer made an error. The exact historical route and current programme are not assumed unchanged. This is unscored historical event context; his friends and family provided the personal support mentioned in the full caption.

David (Goal-Oriented Runner) · 2025

Marathon

David found the small looped race flat and enjoyed sharing laps with other runners. Humidity made sustaining his pace difficult, and he wanted fuller drink cups. The director’s lap announcements and a personally satisfying finish made the effort worthwhile.

A 2025 full-marathon account at Fernbrook Elementary in Maple Grove. The 2027 Minneapolis event now lists Taft Park in Richfield; the old loop, bridge and aid arrangement do not describe that venue. The director’s reported flexibility on the 2025 cutoff is not a current guarantee. Other cities’ Bound for Boston races are excluded.

James Adams · 2013

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James enjoyed the race and bike-shop atmosphere afterward, but found shuttle logistics cumbersome and bathroom queues long. The bike felt relentlessly hilly, and steep trail climbs and stairs interrupted his running rhythm.

August 2013 Chula Vista Challenge: reported1500m swim,40km bike and a run advertised6.5miles. The modern CVC uses a different, single-park bayfront layout; old shuttle, hills and trail details do not describe that course. Historical context only. The author raced for Wattie Ink and received a post-race massage.

Michael Irrgang · 2022

Olympic triathlon

Michael was pleased to finish his first triathlon despite a difficult cold swim and slow transition. He enjoyed encouragement on the bike and central-city run and felt supported while finishing last.

Reported format: Olympic; 1.5 km swim / 40 km bike / nominal 10 km run (writer 9.6 km). Organizer-published and sponsor-affiliated: Michael is a DATAGROUP employee racing through his employer’s sponsorship/team. Participant feedback published or selected by the event organizer.

Amy Preusser

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The returning racer called Green Lake a favorite for its hometown atmosphere, spectators along the lake road and family activities. She enjoyed a fast rolling bike course, though limited swim buoys made sighting harder.

Historical longer-course participant account at Spicer; edition year unverified. The page was republished with a 2026 date but describes registration for 2026 as a future plan. Context includes observations as a parent of youth racers.