Location: Fredericksburg (Hill Country about 5 hour drive)
Date: Sat 24th 2010 (17th annual)
Size of Run: About 700 runners in 5/10k combine
Well I made it to my 6th 5k in the last 8 mos. It was a nice one but for different reasons than some of the other ones i ran. Here is my personal take on the event.
The location was beautiful to the eye. A glorious sunny yet cool day with little humidity. There were about 700 people there in both the 5k/10k runs combine. I was talking to a local man (an avid runner) and he siad that in his opinion it was a good turnout considering in that area (San Antonio, Austin ect.) there were 24 other runs.
Because it was on the smaller side and bcs it was the 17th annual perhaps i had high hopes for things like parking, organization, time management, friendliness....ect. I was a little less than underwhelmed on most things listed.
Parking was hard to come by and since it was in the city square you really had to drive around and "just Park" where ever you could.
Organization was lackluster to say the least. There was an information booth with no one there to "inform” you half the time and the other half of the time the person there did not know what was being asked of them.
Time Management was lacking some as well. We got there on time and they were slow and a bit late to get things started. It was obvious that many runners were a little less than happy about delays
Friendliness was OK. I have been to other runs and for those people who know me you know i talk to any and everyone. But here it was strictly me and Brenda it seemed. Not many people talked to you much less said hello. well there were 3 people who said hello and thanks for running. BUT in comparison to other runs of bigger and smaller size it just wasnt there (as much)
Cleanliness WAS GREAT there was no trash anywhere and as soon as we dumped the drink on the ground during the run they were immediately picked up.
Water station well I forget where most of them are normally stationed (Lorella?) but this one was at 2 + miles and it made for a long haul.
Route although there were hills i loved it and it made for a very interesting run. It was great! And the route took us thru some neighborhoods that were nice and quiet.
Post Party well there was none. People kinda mingled but left soon after
Posting of times were quick but a little confusing and no one there to answer alot of runners questions
The fee was the same as others about 20-25 dollars
The shirts are one of the nicer ones i have had. Love the color
WOULD I RUN AGAIN...oddly enough YES i would mainly bcs of the route the ran…It was nice and challenging. I was able to make it a girl’s week-end and that made up for some of the other down points.
So till Next time
Keep Runnin
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