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Race Reports for St. Patrick's Day 8K 2006

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Race rating (3)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: Didn't like the course. Too many 180 degree turns made it hard to get into a sustained rhythm. On the race site it says the reason the 10K was downgraded was because a hotel didn't want the streets in front closed and DC govt. is going along with it. They should pack it up next year and move out to Haines point along with Jingle all the Way, Veterans Day, etc. If private business interests are deciding what kinds of events are allowed to be run in the city, then you need to go where there aren't any. No obvious seeding signs, and no apparent mile markers; if they were there they must have been microscopic. No one I talked to saw either seeding signs or mile markers. Pretty happy with my performance overall, but didn't enjoy the event as much as last year, mainly because of the course.
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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 predicted crush at bag check never materialized, so no problems there. Overall, well organized, I liked the course, there were PLENTY of course marshalls and the turnarounds were very well marked. (I'll admit I had visions of missing a turnaround and ending up in Anacostia...) I'm conflicted on the location of the water station...they put it in the best place they could on the course, and it was definitely nice to realize we're right at mile 3, but I was really ready for it...
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