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Race Reports for MetroPCS Dallas Marathon 2007

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

  • Comments: This was the biggest race I have done. Volunters and spectators were fantastic! I just love it when somebody you don't know sya something like "Way to go Jason, You look good". Of course I know I look good but it's nice to get reassurance every once in awhile! I never imagined there would be so many volunteers at the aid stations. And there were spectators at almost all of the intersections. I loved it! I will definitely be back.
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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?Yes

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

  • Comments: Yeah, I'm guilty of being a sap with this RR. But, this was my greatest experience in endurance events. The emotion that is running a marathon has been unlike anything else. While the HIM's I did this year were very special, this meant so much because I was able to run it with Gina. And I really believe this was a necessary step in becoming an Ironman. Yes, I am now one step closer to the M-dot!
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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? Below average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: The support on the course was fabulous! Plenty of aid stations, live music, spectators...I loved the way everyone cheered everyone on. It was great!
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: I was very impressed with everything except the post race activities which were very disappointing.
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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?Yes

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

  • Comments: I felt like I finished in a decent time and there really wasn't any food left for me. I got a yogurt and a tiny sample cup of soup. The vendors were packing up. Kinda sucks since most of the group finished behind me. I think non-runners partaking in the food probably contributed to it. There was a really good band playing.
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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? Below average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Having never run a marathon, its hard to comment on the course, aid stations, etc. The course is as scenic as it gets in Dallas. Seeing the number of people running off of the course and into the bushes in the first few miles, I suppose there could have been more toilets early on. My complaints are with the area around the American Airlines Center (AAC) where the race started and finished: I was confusing to figure out where you were supposed to go, so more and better signs could have helped. The AAC seemed to have a real hard time getting people into the arena. All of the entrances weren't open, and the lines to get in were very long at times (sometimes in the 5 min. range). Thats a lot when you're in your running clothes and the wind is wipping around the buildings. They handle 50,000 for sports events, so they should have done a better job with this crowd. The worse decision, was to put the bag check outside. To check your bag, you had to go outside, and then they
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: they didnt' have finisher t-shirts this year, just hats, which is no big deal I don't really need another shirt.. water stops had plenty of water and gatoraid when I went through them, the cold weather didn't stop the volunteers from coming out. not as many bands as in the past it seemed and they didn't seem to have much food afterwards. I was told that this year they actually hired a company to put on the race instead of having it being all volunteers, didn't really notice a big difference but I'm glad it sold out.. I talked with lots of people that came in for this race from out of town/state just becuase they heard it's a fast course. It be nice to have this keep growning and be a bigger race. they capped it at 5000 marathon and 10,000 half and relay
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