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Race Reports for Saguaro National Park Labor Day Run - 8 Mile 2010

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[1]

Reported by:

megtrow

Race rating (4)

• 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:


• Comments: I wasn't planning to do this race until about 24 hours prior to the start, and considering that I haven't run much lately, and have only ever run this distance once before, I'm not too upset with how I did. The fact that I'm not very sore right now probably means that I could have pushed myself harder, but considering my issues with the heat, I'm happy just to have pulled through and finished. I love Saguaro Nat'l Park, and this race was a lot of fun. It's beautiful and a challenging-yet-fun course. The volunteers were great and a special thanks goes out to the unnamed park ranger who looked out for me at the mile 4 water station.

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[2]

Reported by:

morey000

Race rating (4)

• 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: A Tucson tradition for 41 years and a magnificent course. 900 runners out there today, with about 250 of them doing the 5K distance. Great use of the Saguaro National Park. Parking is somewhat limited- so the streets are lined for a mile or two. Come early for a close spot. Other than that - it's a pretty casual event. Inexpensive ($30). The tech t-shirt wasn't anything special this year.

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