Tri Girl
12-12-2006, 06:32 PM
Hey ladies,
Not much to say about this race, but I thought I'd post it here anyway for anyone considering doing this race in the future. I do, however, think that their definition of a "flat course" is apparently different from mine. :p
First, the race was a lot of fun! The spectators were great all along the course (DH did the full and I did the 1/2 and he agreed about the spectators the whole way). There was never too dull a moment along the course. The race boasted it had 40 bands, and we only counted about 15-20 on the course (that could've been due to the fact that it was overcast and started raining late in the race). The bands that were out were enthusiastic, excited, and very inspiring! We loved the atmosphere of the whole race.
Next, the organization. The start/finish areas were really done up nicely!! There was great organization for the starts (full marathoners started an hour before the halfsies), and all went smoothly. The finish lines were also nicely done (full finishers finished separately from half finishers). The post race party was in the American Airlines center and was just crazy packed with all the racers and participants, but it was soooo nice to have someplace warm to stay before and after the race!!!
Finally, my race. I did fine. Considering I had not trained properly, and I'm still not fully recovered with my running since my IM 2 months ago- I'm pleased with my performance (2:35). It was a very fun race for me. Would've been more fun and a lot less painful if I'd put in the time to train. Have nobody to blame but myself. ;)
Overall: great race, would recommend others to try it. The medal was VERY cool and we had A LOT of fun in Dallas (it's a great super enormous city).
My only complaint is this: because the post race party and post race food is in the American Airlines center, both spectators and runners have equal access to food/drink. By the time I finished (mind you- 2 1/2 hours after the start), most all the food and drink were gone. When my DH finished an hour after me, the only thing left were Dannon smoothies, apples, bananas and pickles. Not such a great selection, considering there was pizza, chicken, chips, cookies, pasta, bagels, etc... that spectators had helped to gobble up. For $80 and $45 for our entries, we'd like a little food after our efforts.
OK- sorry- that's my only gripe. Oh, and DH got a half finishers medal instead of a full finishers medal. I need to e-mail the RD to see if they'll send a full medal for him.
Thanks for reading- sorry it's so long!
Not much to say about this race, but I thought I'd post it here anyway for anyone considering doing this race in the future. I do, however, think that their definition of a "flat course" is apparently different from mine. :p
First, the race was a lot of fun! The spectators were great all along the course (DH did the full and I did the 1/2 and he agreed about the spectators the whole way). There was never too dull a moment along the course. The race boasted it had 40 bands, and we only counted about 15-20 on the course (that could've been due to the fact that it was overcast and started raining late in the race). The bands that were out were enthusiastic, excited, and very inspiring! We loved the atmosphere of the whole race.
Next, the organization. The start/finish areas were really done up nicely!! There was great organization for the starts (full marathoners started an hour before the halfsies), and all went smoothly. The finish lines were also nicely done (full finishers finished separately from half finishers). The post race party was in the American Airlines center and was just crazy packed with all the racers and participants, but it was soooo nice to have someplace warm to stay before and after the race!!!
Finally, my race. I did fine. Considering I had not trained properly, and I'm still not fully recovered with my running since my IM 2 months ago- I'm pleased with my performance (2:35). It was a very fun race for me. Would've been more fun and a lot less painful if I'd put in the time to train. Have nobody to blame but myself. ;)
Overall: great race, would recommend others to try it. The medal was VERY cool and we had A LOT of fun in Dallas (it's a great super enormous city).
My only complaint is this: because the post race party and post race food is in the American Airlines center, both spectators and runners have equal access to food/drink. By the time I finished (mind you- 2 1/2 hours after the start), most all the food and drink were gone. When my DH finished an hour after me, the only thing left were Dannon smoothies, apples, bananas and pickles. Not such a great selection, considering there was pizza, chicken, chips, cookies, pasta, bagels, etc... that spectators had helped to gobble up. For $80 and $45 for our entries, we'd like a little food after our efforts.
OK- sorry- that's my only gripe. Oh, and DH got a half finishers medal instead of a full finishers medal. I need to e-mail the RD to see if they'll send a full medal for him.
Thanks for reading- sorry it's so long!