Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most of these gripes aren’t a big deal. I signed up late and did what I was supposed to do and started with the last corral. I spent the morning not trying to kill people and still managed to bob and weave (safely) my way to finishing in just over an hour.

The biggest safety issue is the complete lack of any attempt to dispose of water cups at least off the running surface. That’s a rolled ankle or a knee injury just waiting to happen. Glad I didn’t see anybody get taken out by one of those thousands of land mines.

This was my first and last time doing this race I think, unless I’m in one of the first two non elite waves.

The cups are crushable. No one is rolling an ankle or damaging a knee on a dinky paper cup.

Couple of possibilities here.

1) you aren’t aware of the volume we are talking about. It was thousands with the attendant water all over the place at all the water stations

2) you haven’t been doing this very long and have never seen somebody have a bad foot strike because of a carpet of these cups causing an injury

3) you are slow AF so it wouldn’t matter to you because your running gait is more like a fast paced walk anyways

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This may be an unpopular opinion, but I feel like if you are signing up for a road race, ESPECIALLY a longer one (half marathon, ten miler) you should be able to run the majority of the race (unless you have a disability / injury or some other special situation). I ran a half marathon a few years back and it was so ridiculous, I saw multiple people take off, run maybe .1 miles, then walk for a WHILE, then repeat. Why not start with a shorter race, like a 5k or 10k, where you actually will be able to run? Or, a race that accommodates power walkers/walkers.

Have you never heard of the run/walk method (aka, Galloway)? It's a perfectly acceptable approach to running a race. As long as they're not starting in an inappropriate corral, it's none of your business.

You need to worry about your own race, not others. Gatekeeping isn't a good look.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most of these gripes aren’t a big deal. I signed up late and did what I was supposed to do and started with the last corral. I spent the morning not trying to kill people and still managed to bob and weave (safely) my way to finishing in just over an hour.

The biggest safety issue is the complete lack of any attempt to dispose of water cups at least off the running surface. That’s a rolled ankle or a knee injury just waiting to happen. Glad I didn’t see anybody get taken out by one of those thousands of land mines.

This was my first and last time doing this race I think, unless I’m in one of the first two non elite waves.

The cups are crushable. No one is rolling an ankle or damaging a knee on a dinky paper cup.

Anonymous wrote:Most of these gripes aren’t a big deal. I signed up late and did what I was supposed to do and started with the last corral. I spent the morning not trying to kill people and still managed to bob and weave (safely) my way to finishing in just over an hour.

The biggest safety issue is the complete lack of any attempt to dispose of water cups at least off the running surface. That’s a rolled ankle or a knee injury just waiting to happen. Glad I didn’t see anybody get taken out by one of those thousands of land mines.

This was my first and last time doing this race I think, unless I’m in one of the first two non elite waves.

Anonymous wrote:This may be an unpopular opinion, but I feel like if you are signing up for a road race, ESPECIALLY a longer one (half marathon, ten miler) you should be able to run the majority of the race (unless you have a disability / injury or some other special situation). I ran a half marathon a few years back and it was so ridiculous, I saw multiple people take off, run maybe .1 miles, then walk for a WHILE, then repeat. Why not start with a shorter race, like a 5k or 10k, where you actually will be able to run? Or, a race that accommodates power walkers/walkers.

Anonymous wrote:Impressed we got this far without arguing about earbuds

Anonymous wrote:stop right where they are, to walk or stop. Run to the side and THEN walk or stop, people!

run next to people. Maybe you can run right next to someone, but do NOT run 3 or more across, and do not leave like 2 feet between you and your running buddy.

choose your right heat. Be honest about your capabilities.

clog up the finish area. keep it moving, people.

OP, congrats!!! I did the Army 10 miler on a day like today, a few years ago. It's a fun but challenging race. Nice crisp day. Enjoy and relax the rest of today!