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Race Reports for The Cowtown - Half Marathon

[26]
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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 will be back in 2011. I am glad I did the race and I am looking forwrd to more training.
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[27]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: Finish activities area was not very well laid out. Especially in the area to get your finishers shirt. Course not marked as well as it could have been. Needed mile markers that could be easily seen. I missed them on at least 4 or 5 mile markers.
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[28]
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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: This was great fun... it was certainly a challenge and I'm sure I'm going to feel it tomorrow, BUT I loved it! I felt strong and capable, NOT a poser at all! I liked this distance, hope to do more of them, but not soon!
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[29]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: Race was not on time due to timing malfunctions.
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[30]
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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: Overall a great race and nice course. I wish it had been warmer, but what can ya do? It's a very nice race. I especially love that if you do the half marathon, marathon or ultra marathon from 2009-2013, you will be able to form a star with the medals. Great way to win repeat business! :)
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[31]
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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: Plan on going back, gotta get 4 more medals to make my star...
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[32]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: Super fast course with a small town feel. Other than the mess at the starting line and finishing stretch it was perfect.
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[33]
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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: The start was not very organized. There were so many people in the streets that alot of runners could not get to the start. I almost fell victim to this but got lucky. I would recommend for next year that you get to the start line early to avoid any problems.
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[34]
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  • 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: Great venue, cool finisher medal tho you have to run 4 more to make the Texas star. No problem.
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[35]
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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: Very nice event. Course is well managed, crowds were supportive. The 5-year medal is a really cool idea. Even some live bands out on the course for entertainment. On-site registation on Friday was a mess. Well, registration was fine; payment took *forever*. Really, folks, credit cards should be fast and not 5 minutes per person. The expo was pretty decent, though. Fantastic quantity of food for the racers, some good - fruits, yogurt, pretzals, popcorn - although a little surprised at some of the junk food (packaged doughnuts, cinnamon rolls, ice cream). 4/8/09 -- Doc initially assessed as pinched nerve, but wasn't resolving. MRIs finally confirmed a stress fracture in the right sacrum. I guess I can be proud that I still managed ~9min/mile. (Trying to be glass-half-full here.)
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[36]
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  • 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: Amazing organization for having 5 events in one day.
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[37]
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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: Excellent race. Great turnout, good volunteers, awesome course
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[38]
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  • 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: A few of the aid stations were not prepared. They were trying to pour water as fast as people were taking it.
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[39]
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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 more organized than White Rock, plus the parking was better. At White Rock I didn't receive the size shirt I ordered, but at Cowtown, I have always received the size I ordered. There were plenty of porta potties, plenty of water, and plenty of food and drinks after.
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[40]
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  • 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: Third year to do the half. Phenominal race :) <3
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[41]
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  • Lots of volunteers to help?
  • Plenty of drink stations?

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  • Comments: bag check in was a mess, as was the post race food. Too small of a tent and too long of a line. We skipped the food and hit Paul's Donughts for a breakfast burrito.
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[42]
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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: This is a small but nice race with plenty of sceanic views and quaint neighborhoods. I like the start and finish in downtown but the layout and organization at the finish line lacked some thought. I gave up standing in line for food cause it took way too long. Also, it was a mess trying to get back to the parking garage since the I couldn't get around the 5k race in progress. However, I would do this race again. It's a great course that I would describe as a miniature version of the Austin AT&T Half Marathon course. The hills are not as steep in Cowtown but some are more gradual.
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[43]
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  • 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: Gotta love Cowtown!
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[44]
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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: very well organized race. loved that there were a ton of people racing. volunteers were great and well placed. drink stations were plentiful. loved it. want to do it again next year!
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[45]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: The course is mostly flat/downhill. Not any major hills to climb. The biggest thing I would change is move the run off of Camp Bowie Boulevard where the surface is clay bricks. This did a number on my feet and I saw a couple of people get hurt.
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[46]
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  • 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: The volunteers were very nice and supportive along the route. It was great seeing people cheering us on. There was plenty of water at each station. Maybe a few more potty stalls along the route for those who needed them. Some people had to wait in lines. I'm sure it affected there race time.
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[47]
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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: This was a very good event. Only one minor complaint - some of the drinking stations were not manned with enought volunteers. A couple of times I had to wait in line as they were pouring water one at a time.
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[48]
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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: I really had a great time at this race. I can't beleive how well I did by myself. I have only had one other race where I did better, but that was with Andy pulling me. I felt so much better than that race though....I am now a big believer in running by my heart rate.
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[49]
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  • 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: The only thing I can think of is on Sunday's bike ride, I encountered a pile of discarded water bottles that hadn't been picked up yet along the trail. So, some sort of system to ensure that the volunteers clean up drop zones would be great.
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[50]
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  • 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: It would be nice to have more support along the course, especially in the neighborhoods.
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