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Race Reports for NYC Half 2012

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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: Well organized race as always. Probably will be back next year.
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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: Central park was beautiful and it sure was fun running at times square. Excellent post race celebration, and it seemed to have a lot of fun things and discounts for participants. as the mom of a 4 month old I couldn't' partake in any of this but if you were running with friends this looks like a great way to spend a sunday in march!
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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: This race would be a 5 but for the $120 race entry fee. It is a major race and destination race for many. It is a hometown race for me and can pay $30 to race other HM. I heard the later corrals took 20-25 minutes to get to start.
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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's a good race. Well organized, iconic route (... though NYC's downtown was shrouded in fog during the race, so there wasn't so much to see). With the early hills and the risk of running 9 miles into a headwind, like today, it's perhaps not the fastest course. Everything was very orderly, and I guess I can forgive NYRR's hard-nosed approach to achieving that, e.g., very early bag drop-off, and no bags other than the clear plastic bag that they provide. The porta-potty supply at the start was not good. Each 1000-runner corral had a bank of johns, and they were just far too few for the number of runners. And the situation was exacerbated by having the loos on the west side of Central Park, and the bag drop on the East Side of the park, forcing runners to criss-cross the park. I was fortunate to be in the first corral, so the start was a breeze, but it must have been less fun for those towards the back who had to wait for 40+ minutes to cross the start line. The new finish line venue at
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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?
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I thought this was a great and fun race - yes, it's expensive, but I didn't have to travel for it. Lots of fun, lots of energy.
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