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@ianmcginnis05
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| Race | Distance | Location | Date | Result | My Raves | My Performance |
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| Baystate Marathon & Half Marathon | Half Marathon | Lowell, MA | Oct 20, 2024 |
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Baystate Marathon & Half Marathon
Flat course good production major issue
Baystate Marathon & Half Marathon
Flat, fast course with no crowding, small crowds, and easy start/finish line access makes for a low stress race and high PR potential at this race. My only gripe was … MORE
Flat, fast course with no crowding, small crowds, and easy start/finish line access makes for a low stress race and high PR potential at this race.
My only gripe was there was a bit of dysfunction that I’d like to see fixed:
– Only like 8-10 porta potties at the start, wating in line for > 20 mins at a small race is too long
– Aid stations were a bit of a mess if you were in a bigger group but once things thinned out they were fine
– At one point in the part of the course after you cross back from the other side of the river, there was traffic in the middle of the course?? Was odd.
And my biggest issue:
– At mile 12.8ish (I ran the half marathon) at the FINAL turn there was nobody directing the half marathoners who were on their second lap (who should turn left) vs. the half marathon relayers (who should turn right) and I took a right turn with a couple people because that is what we had done last lap… After my watch hit 13.4 miles I realized I had taken a wrong turn but by then it was way too late so I just turned around and walked it in. After realizing this, I asked several volunteers and no one could tell me which way to go. It was very very frustrating.