Races

Race Reports for Jingle All The Way 10K 2007

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[1]

Reported by:

James Blackwood

Race rating (3)

• Organised?No
• 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: The setup for this race was a joke. 1. There were way too few port-a-poties. 2. We had to write our numbers on tape and affix them to a bag for identification and give them to like the one guy running the entire bag check. 3. Bag check was wide open..... what if it rained. 4. The whole set up was next to the smelly trees, which at first I thought were the port-a-potties. 5. The gate to the fence was locked 4000 people and one entrance to the park is locked...... really? F-ing really? Someone ghetto rigged some chairs so the people could climb over. Can you say insurance liability? I'm bringing bolt cutters next year. I'm glad I got to experience this race 4 years ago when it was actually good. The start was actually at the old post office in the middle of the city. It was beautiful. They shut down the streets and everyone got to run around the city. Not as fast as a course as West Potomac Park, but much more memorable and organized. My thanks go out to the people that

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[2]

Reported by:

klgray

• 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 never considered myself a runner (and still don't), but I am getting faster and my endurance has increased. I need to find my next race and build from here. Still not sure if an Olympic distance triathlon is in my future, but at least I know I can finish the run. And I even beat the guy in the snowman costume. :)

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[3]

Reported by:

TahoeSteve

Race rating (4)

• 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: Thanks to Newleaf for putting this all together and the good times afterward. I think that the Green Team beat us barely not because they are superior athletes but because of the nice hats that Jody made for them. Next year, she is on our team.

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[4]

Reported by:

weds19

Race rating (4)

• 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: great 10k. bells on everyone's shoes probably drove some people nuts, but i thought it was great. plenty of people dressed up as santas and reindeer too!

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