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Race Reports for Madison Half Marathon 2009

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Race rating (3)
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  • Organised?No
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: I think the new race director did well to change the course to a flatter route, but having three start areas, three routes, inadequate port-a-johns, and poorly controlled start made it all feel cut rate. Last year's event felt more polished and enjoyable, despite the hassle of having a different start/ending location.
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Race rating (3)
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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: I really would have preferred to do a sub 2:10, which I barely did if you ignore that bathroom break. But I am happy finishing my 1st half, just gives me more to shoot for in the future (maybe the new Madison Mini?). Definitely will not be trying to push 9 minute miles for Chicago.
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  • Organised?
  • Events on time?

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

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

  • Comments: Love this race and everything about it.
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Race rating (5)
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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: It's a great race. Big enough to feel like you are in a race and have spectators, but not the cattle drive that Indy can sometimes feel like. I would have liked to have seen more porta-potties on the course, but that's trivial. I'd do it again.
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[5]
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Race rating (5)
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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: Good race, but they have a severe port-a-potty shortage at the start. Post-race goodies are abundant, and they actually go a little easy on the runners with the course. They had the opportunity to take us up some really killer hills on the UW campus, but they were nice and sent the course around them. This made the course mostly flat with some long rollers in the middle.
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Race rating (5)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

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

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

  • Comments: i try not to sound negative- i am pleased to have done better than my previous half.
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