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Race Reports for Lake County Half Marathon

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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: Excellent job with this race with all of the construction issues that affected the course. also, love the aid stations being seperate from the mile markers, that helps lots in breaking up 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: Hats off to Midwest for making some good adjustments to course to deal with construction. Aid stations seemed well manned and stocked. My running has made some huge leaps in the last year and so has my attitude. I now expect to PR. It was nice to stick to the plan and get the desired results. The flat course and cool temps also helped for sure. This was a very satisfying race, but it was just a step to the big prize of the year: Lakefront marathon. This race did give me a boost that I just might be able to hit my goals for that race.
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  • Comments: This was a lot of fun - I liked the course, more crowd support than I expected, tons of water stops, friendly volunteers and well run. Plus it was great seeing all the donkeys - as always! Nice job guys!!!
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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  • Comments: I did not like this course. I really hope they go back to the old course next year when all the construction is done.
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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 love this race no matter which course they use. Just a fun day as usual. I know a lot of racers and volunteers at this race so it is great fun for me.
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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 had never done the original/normal Lake Country race so I don't really have anything to compare it to. The only real negative that I saw was having us run on the boardwalk where they also put a water station. People throwing down their cups right along the lake isn't a good idea. In addition it also created a nice wooden version of the slip 'n' slide that could catapult you into Lake Fowler. I cautiously ran over that area and hopefully others did the same without injury. Overall this race was well organized and well run with plenty of nice volunteers who did a great job. I am glad I ran it and perhaps will do it again next year.
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  • Comments: once again, great day and a great race... good to see all of the donkeys out there... pjgrande, lrunfit, rosshole and his wife, kbreitz and his wife (congrats to her on the hardware), tall_tri_dad and jmwebs... plus a number of people from my office (and their spouses) out there as well... oddly enough I actually missed all 3 of my goals but am still really pleased with the result... once again, goals were... 1) finish in the top 20 (finished 22nd/838)... 2) top 3 AG (finished 4th/55)... 3) go sub 1:25... (finished 1:25:15)... thats okay... came close on all three...!!! will get 'em next time... :)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: I love the course - did it last year too. Probably won't do it again only because I know it so well now. Would rather choose a different race.
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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: So, overall I am happy. Great day racing and set a PR for a 1/2 marathon. Next goal is to hit 1:34. Kudos goes out my wife who ran her first Half-Mary in 1:49:31.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: I ran carrying a bottle full of gatorade so I didn't have to stop at the water stations. I still can't drink out of a cup and run at the same time. Since I did that I didn't think much about the number of drink stations, but my wife said there were few in the second half of the race when she really needed it. Speaking of my wife, I can do a little bragging that she placed 3rd in the Athena division and got her PR by about a minute finishing in 1:59:00. Way to go Jenny!!
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

  • 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: Great weather, great friends, great PR. Does it really get any better than this?
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: Definitely a do over next year! PR'd by about 45 seconds or so!! (I had a goal to PR...)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

  • 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: Midwest did a nice job with this race and aid stations were well stocked (or so I was told) Like the new course and plan on doing it again next year. As always, even though results were not quite where I wanted them, had a great time hanging with my friends and running in the beautiful day.
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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: Nicely stocked aid stations (gel, endurolytes, water, Gatorade). The sponges were great at mile four but needed more of them later in the race as the temps rose. Some of the water was from a well and it upset my stomach (thankfully not until after the race).
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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: Just right

  • Comments: Fantastic course. They started a few minutes late due to bathroom lines, which was fine with me! Definitely recommend this race for anyone looking for a late summer half mary.
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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: Best part was the wet sponges around mile 4 - needed them again around mile 11
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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: Just right

  • Comments: Great music along the run. Awesome volunteers and water stations. Most had gels, enduralytes and quench gum. Beautiful course. I will do this one again 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? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Considering, where I am right now, this race was a big success. I am pleased that I worked the plan just like I , well, planned. On top of that I beat last year's time by 7 minutes. Weather was perfect and this is an absolutely beautiful course. Only disappointment: not one person made any comment about my Donkey jersey. I guess these runners just take themselves too serious.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

  • 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 put on race, music on course was a nice touch. Race started a little late because of fog. Overall I was real pleased with where my current fitness is. Originally I wasn't sure I could complete this distance. In fact this limited my performance. Because I think could have made 2 hours pretty easily. However, I'm happy I exceeded my expectations and accomplished a goal that used to seem impossible.
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  • Comments: This race allowed for major self reflection. Considering that this is my first year of running and tris, I feet it has been great. Losing 40 pounds, quitting smoking and enjoying exercise in a year is a great feeling. I now know that I can set MAJOR goals, train hard, and accomplish them. One more Tri and the year is done.
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