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Race Reports for Tyranena Beer Run - 1/2 Barrel Route 2009

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  • Organised?
  • Events on time?

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

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

  • Comments: Really a great race... only negative was the lack of water on the course... but just a very fun race atmosphere... which was obviously helped by the unseasonably warm temps... and the GREAT donkey crew that was present...!!!
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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: The first and last aid stations ran out of gatorade and/or water and/or cups. How stupid is that for a small-town race?? The volunteers couldn't pour fast enough to get the water/gatorade out to the racers. Poor volunteers. The meat-lasagna with the red sauce was okay. The beer was alright. The participatory medal appears to be getting smaller and smaller with each passing year. At least the weather was gorgeous, but a little too warm for November and racing-wise! Hung out with most of the Donks mentioned earlier, and met SSMinnow (Suzy), and Dar89 (Don). I heard Lara made a presence. Missing this year was Morey1. Also M.I.A. was Craiggers (he don't love me anymore *sniff* ;) ).
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Race rating (4)
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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: Funny, I gave them my name and they handed me my race packet. I didn't bother to look at anything. Turns out they gave the the wrong bag. I was "Steven Schroeder" from Lake Mills, age 31!
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Race rating (5)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: This race has lots of good points. You get a T-shirt that is actually good looking (the whole reason I signed up), beer and a lasagna dinner after the race, lots of goodies at the finish line, and chip timing. The course is nice and challenging and the race-morning logistics (finding parking, getting your number, etc.) are not difficult or time consuming. The only negative is that there are too few aid stations. If it's hot out (like this year), you can really suffer.
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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: MORE WATER!! There really needed to be a station in that last 2 miles. I know it is rarely this hot in November but they should have planned accordingly. EDIT: I almost forgot to thank all of the donkeys!! This was the most fun I have ever had at a race. I love being a donkey!
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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: Negative: Couple of things: they gave my timing chip to someone else. So they had to give me a new number. Results show two Jim Webers competing (at least I beat the other jmwebs) Second, water was a little thin at aid stations. Granted it was warm today, but that shouldn't happen. Positives: the post race is an event all in itself. Hanging around with the awesome Donkeys is priceless. I don't say it enough, the Donkey nation is truly a wonderful group of people!
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Race rating (3)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: Nice post-race stuff, great food. Needs a few more water stations, and MORE CUPS!!!
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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: This is a fun race if you're looking for a great time and great post-race activities. Not so much if you're real into being competitive. The aid stops were few and small, with everyone bunching up to take drinks you couldn't really run through them, you pretty much had to stop if you wanted water or gatorade. The course isn't closed to traffic and at one point we had to stop to wait for traffic (the guy directing traffic stopped us instead of the cars, not sure why. Maybe it was a permit thing). So probably not a great race if you're looking to compete or PR, but DEFINETLY a fun one just to do! Being the not serious runner that I am, I'll be back :)
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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: i believe i said kind of the same thing last year but will say it again. they need more water stations out there and i heard they ran out of water as well. not good when that happens!
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