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Race Reports for Shamrock Run - 8k 2008

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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: One thing that would've made the race more fun, would be more cheering and music stations along the course. There was a big straight away in the middle of the 8k that got a little boring and quiet. But the Shamrockers and other race participants kept the energy fun most of the way through. The worst part of the whole race was packet pick up the day before. There's so many people and big lines. Also, they ran out of bibs, so I had a 15k bib. The morning of the race I had to find the regestration tent to ask about it, but she told me the story of running out of bibs. It would've been nice if that was better communicated. But all in all, it was a really well-organized, super-fun race!
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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: I have no idea how any event is able to deal with over 16,000 athletes and multiple runs going on within an hour of each other, but they did it! Plenty of porta-potties, well marked course, great live music, lots of free water after the event, smooth bag check, etc., etc. The only downside was trying to get anywhere fast due to the large amount of people, and the lines for food/beer afterwards were way too long. I would definitely do this event again!
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