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Race Reports for 3M Half Marathon

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

  • Comments: Such a great race. Usually cool and sunny, downhill, interesting course and now with a great beer garden at the end. Very Austin and very fun.
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[2]
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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: Always a must-do race for me. Great way to kick of the year.
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  • Lots of volunteers to help?
  • Plenty of drink stations?

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

  • Comments: 3240 female
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[4]
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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? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Can't wait to come back next year!
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[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: I said yes to plenty of drink stations, but they were very short (not many volunteers per) and super crowded, so I was glad I took my handheld. I usually use that as backup and take aide on the course, but I only hit one water station because I didn't want to have to dodge and weave people. Otherwise, fantastic race!
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[6]
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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: Spectacular race.
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[7]
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Race rating (3)
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  • Organised?
  • Events on time?

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

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

  • Comments: Well the post-race food took a bit of a dive this year. Last year they had breakfast tacos, but this year all they had was fruit and crackers (packaged). For $100 race, I think they could cough up some food at the end.
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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? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I had a great time. Great course, and the organization and volunteers were top notch. If I lived closer I'd almost certainly do it again.
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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: Just right

  • Comments: Well organized, lots of supporters, fantastic mostly-downhill course with a tailwind. But where were the good treats afterward. Seriously, just cookies and fruit?
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[10]
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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: This was my first half marathon. It was very well-organized other than the bag dropoff in the AM where the lines were quite long. Plenty of volunteers, plenty of distracting sideline activities during the course. Good spectator support and good tents at the end. Lots of good stuff in the goody bag. T-shirts were kind of an ugly color.
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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: All communication/website were really clear and easy to follow. Could have used more port-a-potties on the course. Luckily, I didn't need to use them, but the lines were long throughout the course.
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[12]
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: They changed the packet pickup location to a conference center because they had an "expo" - pretty lame with few vendors. Clothes bag drop-off was terrible. very long lines and poorly managed and staffed. Aid station volunteers were great. Lots of spectators along the route. This is a fun race overall.
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[13]
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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: This was the 17th year and they really have if figured out. I would prefer water more often, and for them to offer gels, but it was fine for a January race which requires less in that area I think. The post race setup was super excellent. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a nice half and especially if looking for a PR. Stay at the Candlewood Suites if possible due to location. We stayed at the Staybridge Suites, just down the road, and it was great - including free laundry!
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[14]
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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: Good race. I had a great time. Course was fun and felt good after finishing. Only issue I had was not knowing about road closures but it turns out the race had a link to the city for road closures. Didn't seem obvious to me (I missed it). Might be a good idea for them to put something in the Race Day section for next year to check this link.
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[15]
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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: well supported post-race although they ran out of pizze way too quickly. shuttles were waiting and access was quick and efficient. the downtown austin finish was nice and overall a large, well-run event.
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[16]
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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: Again a good race. Definately recommend running it! You are set up for a PR with good training. Can't help the wind and late start but need to coordinate with the city for a contingency plan. If it were as cold as last year could have been a brutal delay....
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[17]
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Race rating (3)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

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

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

  • Comments: I have done 3M four times now. I like the course and the size of the race. It is definitely a low end race as far as all the extras that can go into these types of events. Also, the medals and post race organization suck compared to other races. But, it's a home town run and it's an easy course. So, I'll do it again next year. How knows, maybe next year I will have trained for it!
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[18]
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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? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Great race. Good food, will run again. Nice to have a PR course set up for us!
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[19]
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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: Great race, goody bag was a little disappointing. Shirt not so great, but I will do this race again for sure. Great race for a persons first Half or someone who wants to set a PR! BIG BIG Thank you to my boy Pope(Todd Hogan) for the race plan and coaching. After the WR Half he got me fast in 6 weeks! Thanks bro! Another shout out to Fitz for an awesome race and PR for himself.
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[20]
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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: Good race, my only critique would be to have some recovery food or drink at the finish. If it was there I missed it.
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[21]
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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 like this race because it's small and low keyed, plus the course is decent with some neighborhood running and some nice long gradual downhills. It's also at a great time a year and always nice and cold. I like the new course better than the old course since we don't have to be on Burnet road as long. That is my least favorite part of the course.
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[22]
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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? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Too easy

  • Comments: I totally love this race. The course is WAY fast. The aid stations are VERY well manned and have plenty of drinks. They even had vaseline?! The post race activities are great w/ plenty of food and drinks. I also noticed a kids race which is cool for families. If you've never run the 3M half... DO IT.
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  • Organised?
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  • Lots of volunteers to help?
  • Plenty of drink stations?

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  • Comments: This was the first time for me to do this race. It was an ok race and will probably become my annual half marathon since the Motive doesn't exist any more.
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[24]
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Race rating (3)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

  • 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: The race itself is fun and fast. Post race was a bit of a disappointment. You could either wait 10-15 minutes for a couple of breakfast tacos, or get Oreos, bananas, and generic Gatorade from the HEB tent. I probably would have had a better opinion if I had raced it and finished 20 minutes earlier. ;)
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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 this was a good race. And the goodie bag - my Lord I'll have enough post-its for life! It's so heavy it's gonna count as luggage on my way home. Thanks to Bobby for getting me through this race and thanks to all who cared. Woo Hoo. I'm a runner! Boy Howdy!
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