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Race Reports for Baltimore Half-Marathon

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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 hard

  • Comments: I love this race. it's so cool running through the Baltimore neighborhoods and I got to run by my own house this time. I'm not sure if I'm cut out for this distance. I think there's a weekly mileage threshold necessary to get where I can be and my body just won't hack that. I think there was also some expectation management that I need to address going forward; I clearly went out too fast and faded. I'm great at pacing shorter distances but haven't figured this one out yet. That said, I'm thrilled that I was able to race this again. A little disappointed for sure but not every race can be perfect.
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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 my 5th year participating in the Baltimore Running Festival. I love this race and I will continue to come back each year. It is so well organized and the volunteers are great.
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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 an amazing race! I cannot begin to explain how awesome it was. Very very well organized, great SWAG and a great course. Tons of volunteers who were amazing, plenty of parking and bathrooms. I will definately be back again (but not next year because of a friends wedding that day :( ). I highly recommend this race to everyone.
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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: Baltimore has done such a great job with this race. Loved being back in the city.
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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? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Great race, good shirt, just right challenge on the course.
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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: Nice day overall!
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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:

  • Comments: My only issue with the race was the cattle-chute at the end to get out of the finish area and out of the fencing. That was handled poorly and the organizers should have more exit routes for next year.
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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 was really a well run race. Look forward to trying it again. Might even think about making it my first marathon next year! Special thanks to my wife who ran with me the whole time even though she could have smoked this course easily!
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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 plan was right, the execution was right, but the legs just didn't have it for a dream race. 1:50:23 is a PR by quite a bit, so I can't be disappointed. I was hoping for something in the 1:47 or 1:48 range but miles 3-6.5 wore me out, and mile 9 crushed me. Combined with having no kick, I think the 1:50 was great. I have a feeling something is wrong with my hydration/nutrition plan. I drank one full 24-ounce Gatorade in the hour before the race, plus one during the race. I also had probably 16-20 oz. of aid station water throughout the race. So, that's about 48 oz. of liquid throughout a 2-hour race, but maybe I had too much to begin with. I had no such troubles on my training runs, or the 2-hour triathlon I did, or the 10K I did three weeks ago. Maybe an electrolyte problem? Gotta figure this before I do longer tri's next season. On an ending note, I LOVE this race. The fan support throughout the course is awesome, even in the less-advantaged neighborhoods where they
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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 volunteers and Baltimore Police. Ran through parts of Baltimore I wouldn't have walked through ;-) Overall a Half Mary PB by 2 mins for me after 22 years off (last Half Marathon I ran was the St Andrews Half Marathon in Scotland as a college student). Only ran this race as a warm up for MiamiMan 70.3 next month but just goes to show that getting past 40 is no limiter !
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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: Everything was well organized and run except for the "reunion" area. There was only one exit from the runners finish area. People crowded around the outside of the exit and made very difficult to get out. Possibly have multiple exit points would help eliminate the congestion.
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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: Always a great race and love the people who come out and cheer you on. Great representation of the City of Baltimore. Love the race but I think I'll take a few years off and come back again to tackle it once again.
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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: Will di it again, great experience
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  • Lots of volunteers to help?
  • Plenty of drink stations?

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  • Comments: i'll do it again.
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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: Always a good race. This year seemed much more packed in the celebration area?? It was impossible to get through anywhere at all. Will do it again and try to improve.
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[16]
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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: May attempt the FULL next year! I ended up the 28th female overall!!
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[17]
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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: Too hard

  • Comments: Awesome event, very well planned and operated. Great time, good (but hard) course, cops at all the intersections so there were never any traffic or pedestrian issues. Locals along the way cheering us on, regardless of the neighborhood. I would love to do it again.
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[18]
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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: Too hard

  • Comments: have to stretch,more twice a day everyday.This is limiting my performance
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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? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Great race, considering it was my first one. Great time, will definitly do it again.
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[20]
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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! The expo and shirts were nice. The race is on a Saturday so you can enjoy yourself post race. The course was interesting with enough water stops and a variety of food. The neighborhoods supported the runners which was awesome. The 9:45am start was awesome!! I can't think of a con for this race. I am sure part of it was the hotel and how close it was to the start. I'd definately do it again!
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[21]
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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: Enjoyed the race, lots of music, spectators dressed up in costumes, a couple beer stops, alot of people came out to show their support which made it really fun. And I like the under armour women's tech long sleeve tee, very nice!
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[22]
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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 energy on this race was really good - there were people cheering all along the route, even in the not so super neighborhoods. The water stops were really well manned and supplied. They did need a few more volunteers in the finish area to hand out medals - I saw people who couldn't find their marathon medals. Maybe having a separate marathon and half chute would be a good idea. The main limiter is the road conditions - the roads are hard and messy, and for about one mile they were torn up (milled). I would never do the full here for that reason - my body couldn't take it. The Baltimore PD and the volunteers did a great job.
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