Helvetia Half Marathon 2010
Saturday, June 12th 2010 at 12:00 AM Hillsboro, OR- Distances:
- Half Marathon and 10K
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Race Reports
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Helvetia Half Marathon
Aid: Plenty of aid stations with one at everyone 1.5 miles or so. Water and HEED available at each.
Spectators: Not a whole lot of people watching along the course, but very understandable given that it went through the countryside. It was good to see people cheering when they were there.
Traffic: Traffic control was pretty good. There was one odd stretch when a woman drove *with* and alongside the runners when the only cars I had seen were being driven *against* the course.
Tees: Nice-looking Adidas tech shirts. Love the colors.
Restrooms: Seemed like there were long lines for the portable toilets near the start of the race, but the stadium restrooms had shorter lines. Also, there were a good number of portable toilets at each aid station.
Green: Race bibs are recyclable. Not sure what else to say here.
Course: Fairly hilly with lots of great scenery and far from boring. Loved it.
Awards: A nice medal and a free burger!
Misc: It was nice to have the race-timing chip embedded into the bib. No need to mess around with lacing up a chip or dealing with an ankle bracelet.
by Sho I.
