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Race Reports for See Jane Run Half Marathon

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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?
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: See Jane Run puts on a good race. The middle miles were a little quiet and boring -- there aren't many spectators in the corporate park -- and the overall course isn't thrilling. But it's a good, fast course, and also very beginner-friendly.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: I would do the event again...it was fun overall. The course was fast and flat, and the scenery was good. Overall organization of the race was good but the water station situation was abysmal. Still, I'm not going to hold that against what was otherwise a good time.
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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 a fantastic race. I like the all-female thing -- I think it really draws out a lot of women, especially for the 5k, who might be intimidated otherwise. And it's still a *fast* group -- first place in the half was 1:04 (EDIT: Not true. The original results were wrong). It was well-staffed and clearly marked, and while there weren't a ton of spectators along the route, the volunteers make up for that with their enthusiasm. My only two minor complaints: the finisher's medal for the half is a tiny pendant that's supposed to be cool because it's sterling silver, but is actually just lame (it's got the name of the event organizer on it, but not the actual race); the course was long by almost a quarter mile, which is frustrating and painful, especially since they actually time it according to 13.1. Meaning, there is a timing mat at 13.1, but the finishing line is a quarter mile beyond that and you have no way of knowing that the first timing mat is actually the finish until after the
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