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Race Reports for LIVESTRONG Austin Half Marathon 2012

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

  • Comments: Great race. Good organization. Challenging course and a great crowd (racers and volunteers). I'd love to come back and do it again some day.
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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? Below average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Overall a challenging but not overly difficult course. The hills were enough to make you sit up and take notice, but not kill you. I love the silicone pint glasses they handed out as goodies at the finish line. Finisher's medal was also very nice, though I don't really care about them. Athlete food was pretty sparse, corn chips and a banana.
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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: I really like this race. Good vibe. Good course. Good.
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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: Too hard

  • Comments: There were lots of aid stations and they were very long so not crowded. They had gatorade and water at every station and split them at most so the gatorade was first, the water was second, and in most cases in different cups. This made it pretty easy to know what you were getting. After about 5M they had vasoline and aspirin as well. The one complaint about the aid stations was they were not always well marked so at the start I sometimes didn't realize they were approaching and had to cross in front of a number of runners to get to the edge. There was lots of live music along the course and a number of spectators, but the sea of athletes far outweighed them.
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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: Too hard

  • Comments: I think it's important to do things that you will always know are just outside of your comfort zone. This race is that race for me. Austin has a lot of hills, a lot, and this race is hilly. But let's start from the beginning. Saturday we drove to Austin and went to packet pickup. Everything felt smoother this year compared to last; the drive was easier, the packet pickup was not as insane, and I felt calmer. I got all my stuff, we went to Whole Foods, then checked in to our hotel. We stayed at the same place as last year and we were not disappointed with the hotel. I unpacked our stuff, got my race gear together, and took a bath. We met Mollie and Jason for dinner early (around 5) and I loaded up on pasta, beer, bread, and cupcakes. Mollie and her family is gorgeous. We had a very nice dinner with them and she brought me a half dozen delicious cupcakes! It was an excellent surprise. Getting to sleep was awful, and I tossed and turned for hours. I never sleep well in
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