I was thinking about doing it for the first time this year, but am trying to recover from an ankle injury. Looks like an amazing location to race in.

Donner was great again this year.

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I'm doing the Oly and cheering my friends on in the Sprint. I haven't done it before but I'm excited!

By the way, could folks that have done this race before please comment on the course? How are the grades and curves on the bike course? What's the run course like, is it smarter to use trail running shoes instead of road running shoes? Thanks.

Bike course has a few sections that were technical (hairpin turns), and is open to traffic. A bit of extra caution is all that's necessary. Go to any athlete briefing to get the latest conditions. Last year there was construction, but I don't recall it being too bad. Hills, yes, but not terribly steep, just a few long climbs. Thankfully the traffic doesn't increase until later in the day, as the section near Emerald Bay is stunning but can be challenging to ride with all of the cars driving and parked along the side of the road (I think riders doing the HIM have to deal with that).

Run is mostly flat, on a combination of paved trail and cross country skiing trail. Not technical at all. I wore trail shoes but I think road shoes would have been fine. Also, the run course last year was over 7 miles. Not sure if that was an anomaly for 2015 or not. Good luck!