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Race Reports for MetroPCS Dallas Marathon 2006

[1]
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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?
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: The bottom line is that it was not there for me to qualify this year. Oh well. The good news is that I still finished in the top 10% overall among finishers, so I cannot be ashamed of my time. I look forward to improving.
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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: Too easy

  • Comments: After the race there was some confusion among the event staff as to where the finisher shirts were. Since we came into the finish in the rain they were supposed to be moved inside...but no one inside knew where they were. My sis was bummed because she wants to wear her finisher shirt at all times since its her first. We emailed marcus (one of the race directors) and it is being taken care of, so I can't complain too much about that. It seems that every year at this event the food is lacking at the finish. I must say that I have been to 5ks that provide more food for finishers. Maybe there was more for those that came in at a faster time, but for us all that was left were bananas(as always), some frozen smoothies, and light n fit dannon. Being that it was freezing ass cold, frozen smoothies and cold yogurt were not the best food choices in my opinon. However, the massive bacon cheesburger I inhaled post race was a much better decision!
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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?Yes

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

  • Comments: I liked the idea of having the staggaring start; however the stagger should be slightly longer so that when the half mary meets up with the mary runners everyone is running close to the same pace. The finishing area was a mad house and could have been better organized. It would have been helpful to have more going on during that 14 - 18 mile stretch. That is a bear when runnig a marathon, and having little distractions make it that much harder.
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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?
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: This race was incredibly well organized. Lots of great(!) aid stations with entertainment. Volunteers were wonderful! For my first race, I couldn't have asked for anything better (except the weather).
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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 is a good race with lots of community participation and spectator participation.
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