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Race Reports for OneAmerica 500 Festival Mini Marathon 2011

[1]
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  • Organised?
  • Events on time?

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

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

  • Comments: This year I learned about proper pacing and about what I want to do vs. what I can actually do. As much as I may want to go faster, I need to listen to my body and stick with the pacing that feels right.
[2]
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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? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Nice big race!
[3]
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  • Organised?
  • Events on time?

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

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  • Overall course based on my ability:

  • Comments: Love this race. Witht he flat course it is easy to run yet challenging because of the distance. That afternoon my foot was feeling funny and I realized that I had a blisted the size of a quarter on the bottom of my right foot just behind the second toe. I thought I felt it coming on this week but I guess the race just finished it off.
[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: The Indy Mini is an event worth attending. They have so many volunteers along the way and so many people cheering that the race goes by in no time.
[5]
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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? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: This is a very well run event. With over 40,000 participants, the event is incredibly organized.
[6]
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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? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Post-Race Party was great with multiple live bands & huge screen TV with live local coverage of the race. Too bad some rain moved in to dampen the crowd a bit. Overall I'm happy with my 1st HM performance. Beat my 2hr goal & with solid neg split (1:01:09 vs 56:04). Had fun, but I know there's a better time left in these middle-age legs.
[7]
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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: Indy is Best
[8]
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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? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: This crew knows how to run an efficient and flawless race! The packet pickup was amazing and the gear check was remarkable! They really thought every detail through... except the choice of route. I thought they could pick wider and nicer roads to run on. Lots of gravel, broken roads, and narrow paths.
[9]
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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? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I will continue to do this race. I just won't expect to PR. It's not the right course for it- too many people.
[10]
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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? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Not quite enough portajohns
[11]
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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: Overall a great event.
[12]
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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: Ran very well for such a large race. I was in "preferred" seeding, but was worried that there would be too many varied times near me, but it wasn't too bad. I had to do a little bit of short sprinting and dodging early on, although the crowd at the beginning probably helped me keep from going out way too fast. Everything went great. Top 18% overall, top 35% M25-29.
[13]
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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: Personally for me the highlight was running on the Indy speedway. However, with a race crowd of 35,000 the race was crowded the entire run.
[14]
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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: Blah. Didn't do as well as I had hoped. Lost Megan and died.
[15]
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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: It began to rain as I was finishing the race. I did not take time to stretch or to enjoy the festivities afterwards.
[16]
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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: The race was excellent, well attended, staffed, and funded. I will definitely return to this race course again with hopes to score much better through better preparation and better decision making.
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