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Race Reports for MetroPCS Dallas Half Marathon 2005

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Race rating (3)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?No
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I've done the White Rock Marathon a couple of times before, and it's always been really well organized, with lots of people to point you towards the start line, lots of people to cheer and hand out water, etc. However, another runner told me that this year they were having trouble recruiting people given the cold snap that had hit the previous week. It sure did seem like it, I saw maybe 3 volunteers around the start line, and about 10 at the finish. Either way, I'm just glad some people showed up, given how cold it was!
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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: I had a great time this weekend. I got to spend time with my sister that I do not see very often. Both my sister and my wife finished the marathon; I am so proud of them both. I got to meet Aaron (JeepFleeb) and Haley (TriComet). I think tmwelshy was with them as well, but we were all headed in different directions after the race and I only had a minute to chat with Aaron. There were a lot of munchies after the event and a good band. A lot of the food was wiped out by the time some of the full marathoners had finished which did not seem right. For a race with 10,000 participants through a big city, there were precious few spectators. A really, really low number. The course through some of the residential neighborhoods was fun with the neighbors out cheering us on. My favorite was the table in front of one house with several boxes of Krispy Kream doughnuts and the sign "Give up now - get a free doughnut."
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Race rating (5)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Had a nice time of it - nice wake up call for the Mary in February. I could have easily gone another several miles, but I don't know about another 13... I need to start mixing in some long runs... the vermouth to my martini, so to speak...
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  • Comments: I need a gimmick. I don't think running all my races in a diaper will work so maybe a Texas flag or something. Find a gimmick. I am quite suprised at the way I handled myself. 6 months ago or a year ago I would have not quit. I would have walked in severe pain as much as I could. And when I would have quit, I would have been ashamed and angry. I now know what I can do, am proud of my acomplishments, and I stopped because of an injury and not because I wasn't motivated or didn't want to push myself. I'm ok with that. Next time, I just won't start.
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