Run to the Pub - 10K and Half Marathon 2009

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Description: A St. Patrick's Day celebration not to miss! Here is an early season 10K or Half Marathon to start your year off right. A mostly downhill course will get you prepped for meeting at the Pub after the race. Fees: $30 - 10K, $35 - Half, $5 late fee race day Onl...ine Registration Closes: 03/13/09 08:00 AM read more

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http://pub317.com/

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  Run to the Pub - 2009

  This review is for the half-marathon, not the 10k

  Pros-
  * Great weather
  * Level course with just a few hills
  * Price - $35 for race + tshirt + 317 mug + 1 beer
  * Cool t-shirt design

  Room for improvement-
  * Maps of the race were not readily available.
  * A decent pre-race packet pickup would have been nice.
  * Bathrooms? ROFLMAO! Prior to the race, guys went behind the barn, gals went behind the haystacks.
  * 2 of the 4 water stations were dry when I arrived at them. When I did get water, it was between 1-3 oz. seriously not enough.
  * Had to run over cattle grates TWICE - very unsafe. http://tinyurl.com/caf5yv
  * 95% road race but only 2 spots with traffic assistance.
  * Had to stand in line immediately after the race for 20 minutes to pick up mug and shirt.
  * They were OUT of shirts (WTF) when we got to the front of the line >:(
  * NO post-race water
  * NO post-race food
  * Had to wait 20 more minutes to get the beer... no priority for runners.

  Don't get me wrong, it was an okay race, but I think it was the company I kept that made it for me. There are a few things I'll do differently if I run this in the future. Just to name a couple, I'll likely bring and carry my own water. I will not wait in line immediately afterwards, but walk around for a while until it diminishes. I might run the 10k instead of the half-marathon, which had less traffic issues, real port-a-johns at the start, and finished earlier (less wait in line).

  This run has potential, I hope they take these improvements into consideration.

  by Craig D.

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