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Comments: Overall the run was great, and I would give the event two thumbs up. However, I really was robbed of a PR. My Garmin time said 2:14:22 in 13.25 miles. Chip time was 2:16:20. But here's the thing...the water stations did not have enough volunteers. Since a lot of the course was on trails, runners stayed fairly bunched up rather than spreading out. Huge hoardes would hit the water stations all at once. Instead of cups of Powerade or water being set up and ready to go, the volunteers were furiously trying to pour to keep up. You literally had to wait at most of the stations. At the Gu station, I think it was mile 6, they were so far behind that I actually had to stop, climb behind the table to pull a cup from the cardboard box sitting on the ground, and POUR MY OWN WATER! All told, I'm thinking the slow downs and stoppages at the water stations easily added five minutes to my overall time. I was running well for most of the race--if it wasn't for those screwups, I probably would have come in about 2:10ish. What would you do differently?: Because of the drive up to the Bay Area on the day before the race, I probably didn't hydrate as well as I could have in advance. I would definitely plan on drinking more (and worry about making bathroom stops less!) up front. ![]() Post race
Warm down: Just kept moving. Some very light stretching. Drank a bottle of water followed by about half a bottle of Muscle Milk (nasty stuff!). Walked back to the hotel at a good clip...we were up against the check out clock. What limited your ability to perform faster: The craziness at the water stations. I should probably call them water stops, because that's what they were in many cases. Event comments: I would do the event again...it was fun overall. The course was fast and flat, and the scenery was good. Overall organization of the race was good but the water station situation was abysmal. Still, I'm not going to hold that against what was otherwise a good time. Last updated: 2010-06-06 12:00 AM
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United States
See Jane Run
75F / 24C
Sunny
Overall Rank = 715/1094
Age Group = 45-49
Age Group Rank = 58/204
Prepared a couple of packets of organic oatmeal in the hotel room. Washed it all down with a Starbucks mocha latte.
Walked to the event from the hotel (.6 mile). Did some very light calisthenics and stretching for about five minutes just before the start of the race. Actually, we got to the event just before it started so there wasn't much time for anything else. Not really necessary though--I figured I'd use the first mile or two as a warm up and ease into things.