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@MrMike

Sun City Center, FL Raving since 2021 Active 5 months, 1 week ago

About Me

  • Running club(s):

    Finish Line Racing Team

  • Rave race:

    Hot Chocolate 15K

  • Race that's calling my name:

    Hot Chocolate 15K – Every Year!

  • I run because:

    I wanted to stay in shape and the next thing I knew, I am running a 5K every single Saturday & Sunday. I am unable to stay off running sites. I travel to different states to run also. This year I am on track to complete 75 running events! I am 100% addicted to competitive running events because I do not run in between races at all. I Bike 10 to 20 miles a day, Monday thru Thursday every week. I am an exercise “Junkie” and I love it!

My Races

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Personal Bests (10)

Race Distance Location Date Result
Sprint St. Petersburg, FL Jul 17, 2022 1:12:18
15K Seattle, WA Mar 3, 2017 1:33:26
10K Scottsdale, AZ Mar 1, 1997 58:35
8K Tampa, FL Feb 23, 2020 55:34
4.2 Miler Tempe, AZ 2006 1:05:58
4 Miler Sarasota, FL Mar 7, 2021 40:57
6K Eugene, OR Jan 19, 2019 34:08
5K Mukilteo, WA May 5, 2018 25:16
3 Miler Vancouver, WA Mar 24, 2019 26:57
2 Miler Olympia, WA May 5, 2018 17:49

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Past Races (228)

Race Distance Location Date Result My Raves My Performance
5K Clearwater, FL Jan 28, 2024
10K Tampa, FL Dec 10, 2023
5K Clearwater, FL Oct 8, 2023
Sprint St. Petersburg, FL Sep 3, 2023
Sprint St. Petersburg, FL Jul 9, 2023 1:13:05
Sprint St. Petersburg, FL Jun 4, 2023 1:13:05
5K Safety Harbor, FL May 27, 2023 28:02
5K Safety Harbor, FL May 13, 2023 27:59
5K Nashville, TN Apr 22, 2023 28:15
5K Tampa, FL Apr 15, 2023 27:34
5K Palm Harbor, FL Apr 1, 2023 28:19
5K Punta Gorda, FL Mar 26, 2023 28:39
5K Tampa, FL Mar 25, 2023 28:47
5K Winter Haven, FL Mar 11, 2023 28:56
5K St. Petersburg, FL Mar 4, 2023 30:23
5K Las Vegas, NV Feb 25, 2023 30:41
5K Sarasota, FL Feb 18, 2023 29:33
5K St. Petersburg, FL Feb 12, 2023 29:24
5K Safety Harbor, FL Feb 4, 2023 28:55
5K Clearwater, FL Jan 28, 2023 29:57
5K Westley Chapel, FL Jan 21, 2023 28:09
5K Saint Petersburg, FL Jan 14, 2023 28:21
5K Ridge Manor, FL Jan 8, 2023 29:27
Duathlon Ridge Manor, FL Jan 7, 2023 1:14:21
5K Port Charlotte, FL Dec 31, 2022 30:08
5K Tampa, FL Dec 18, 2022 28:30
5K Tampa, FL Dec 11, 2022 29:59
5K Venice, FL Dec 3, 2022 28:25
5K Apollo Beach, FL Nov 24, 2022 28:58
5K Lithia, FL Nov 19, 2022 28:55
5K St. Petersburg, FL Nov 12, 2022 29:48
5K St Petersburg, FL Oct 30, 2022 29:56
5K St. Petersburg, FL Sep 25, 2022 30:30
Sprint Crystal River, FL Sep 24, 2022 1:47:16
5K Tampa, FL Sep 17, 2022 29:34
5K Tampa, FL Sep 10, 2022 30:01
Sprint St. Petersburg, FL Aug 21, 2022 1:20:01
Sprint St.Petersburg, FL Aug 6, 2022 1:25:00
Duathlon Sarasota, FL Jul 31, 2022 1:16:43
Sprint St. Petersburg, FL Jul 17, 2022 1:12:18
5K Clermont, FL Jul 9, 2022 29:21
5K Lakeland, FL Jul 4, 2022 29:02
5K Ocala, FL Jun 25, 2022 29:01
5K Westley Chapel, FL Jun 18, 2022 28:23
5K New Port Richey, FL Jun 11, 2022 28:27
Sprint Naples, FL Jun 5, 2022 1:13:59
5K Safety Harbor, FL Jun 4, 2022 28:03
5K Punta Gorda, FL May 30, 2022 28:40
5K Bradenton, FL May 28, 2022 28:48
5K Melbourne, FL May 22, 2022 28:39
5K Tampa, FL May 21, 2022 28:33
5K Tampa, FL May 15, 2022 28:54
5K Safety Harbor, FL May 14, 2022 28:42
5K Tampa, FL Apr 23, 2022 29:12
5K DeBary, FL Apr 17, 2022 28:34
5K Tampa, FL Apr 16, 2022 28:40
5K Apollo Beach, FL Apr 9, 2022 30:51
5K Peoria, AZ Mar 27, 2022 29:51
5K Tempe, AZ Mar 26, 2022 30:01
5K St. Petersburg, FL Mar 20, 2022 29:40
5K Tampa, FL Mar 19, 2022 31:36
5K New Port Richey, FL Mar 13, 2022 29:39
5K Winter Haven, FL Mar 12, 2022 30:17
5K Orlando, FL Mar 5, 2022 29:40
5K Tampa, FL Feb 27, 2022 32:29
5K Tampa, FL Feb 19, 2022 29:32
5K Plant City, FL Feb 12, 2022 30:11
5K Safety Harbor, FL Feb 5, 2022 30:43
5K North Port, FL Jan 22, 2022 28:54
5K Saint Petersburg, FL Jan 15, 2022 29:23
5K Brandon, FL Jan 9, 2022 29:34
5K Spring Hill, FL Jan 2, 2022 31:55
5K Tampa, FL Dec 19, 2021 29:59
5K Venice, FL Dec 4, 2021 40:00
5K Apollo Beach, FL Nov 25, 2021 29:23
5K Debary, FL Nov 21, 2021 30:31
5K St. Petersburg, FL Nov 13, 2021 30:46
5K Tampa, FL Nov 6, 2021 28:56
5K Tampa, FL Oct 30, 2021 29:53
5K Tampa, FL Oct 24, 2021 29:58
5K Safety Harbor, FL Oct 16, 2021 31:33
5K Orlando, FL Oct 9, 2021 30:15
5K Lithia, FL Oct 2, 2021 34:58
5K Winter Haven, FL Sep 18, 2021 32:03
5K Lakeland, FL Sep 11, 2021 31:01
5K Orlando, FL Sep 5, 2021 30:55
5K Port Charlotte, FL Aug 21, 2021 31:24
5K Orlando, FL Aug 14, 2021 31:31
5K New Port Richey, FL Aug 7, 2021 31:07
5K Shady Hills, FL Jul 31, 2021 33:47
5K Orlando, FL Jul 17, 2021 31:42
5K Clermont, FL Jul 10, 2021 31:34
5K Estero, FL Jul 4, 2021 32:22
5K Mount Dora, FL Apr 8, 2021 30:09
5K DeBary, FL Apr 4, 2021 28:09
5K Orlando, FL Apr 3, 2021 29:09
5K Jacksonville, FL Mar 28, 2021 31:20
5K Clermont, FL Mar 27, 2021 29:18
5K Orlando, FL Mar 20, 2021 28:41
5K Winter Gardner, FL Mar 14, 2021 29:35
5K Winter Haven, FL Mar 13, 2021 28:07
4 Miler Sarasota, FL Mar 7, 2021 40:57
5K Clermont, FL Mar 6, 2021 29:25
5K Tampa, FL Feb 27, 2021 29:26
5K Ocala, FL Feb 20, 2021 39:41
5K Venice, FL Feb 14, 2021 39:20
5K Plant City, FL Feb 13, 2021 30:17
5K DeBary, FL Jan 30, 2021 31:06
5K Westley Chapel, FL Jan 24, 2021 31:21
5K North Port, FL Jan 23, 2021 31:10
5K Dunedin, FL Jan 10, 2021 33:06
5K Oxford, FL Jan 9, 2021 33:21
5K Spring Hill, FL Jan 3, 2021 33:48
5K Lakeland, FL Jan 1, 2021 32:46
5K Tampa, FL Mar 7, 2020 29:26
5K Orlando, FL Feb 29, 2020 29:35
8K Tampa, FL Feb 23, 2020 55:34
5K Tampa, FL Feb 22, 2020 29:55
5K Atlanta, GA Feb 2, 2020 30:54
5K Safety Harbor, FL Feb 1, 2020 30:55
5K Tampa, FL Jan 4, 2020 31:35
3K Olympia, WA 2020 28:22
5K Tampa, FL Dec 15, 2019 30:06
5K Tampa, FL Nov 30, 2019 31:28
5K St. Petersburg, FL Nov 16, 2019 33:17
5K Tampa, FL Nov 2, 2019 31:53
5K Seattle, WA Aug 11, 2019 27:37
5K Lakeland, FL Jul 4, 2019 28:13
5K Scottsdale, AZ Jun 8, 2019 27:43
5K Salem, OR Jun 2, 2019 28:44
5K Eugene, OR May 12, 2019 27:14
5K Hillsboro, OR May 11, 2019 28:05
5K Portland, OR May 5, 2019 28:28
5K Vancouver, WA May 4, 2019 27:32
5K Portland, OR Apr 28, 2019 27:32
5K Eugene, OR Apr 28, 2019 27:37
5K Portland, OR Apr 20, 2019 27:49
3 Miler Vancouver, WA Mar 24, 2019 26:57
5K Portland, OR Mar 17, 2019 28:11
5K Tampa, FL Feb 16, 2019 27:08
5K Sweet Home, OR Feb 9, 2019 25:43
6K Eugene, OR Jan 19, 2019 34:08
5K Eugene, OR Jan 19, 2019 26:57
5K Glendale, AZ Jan 12, 2019 27:01
5K Vancouver, WA 2019 26:29
5K Phoenix, AZ 2019 28:08
5K Eugene, OR Dec 31, 2018 27:36
5K Eugene, WA Dec 22, 2018 26:41
5K Eugene, OR Dec 15, 2018 27:29
5K Portland, OR Dec 9, 2018 27:29
5K Portland, OR Dec 2, 2018 28:44
5K Springfield, OR Nov 24, 2018 27:39
5K Tigard, OR Nov 22, 2018 28:42
5K Vancouver, WA Nov 11, 2018 27:56
5K Portland, OR Oct 21, 2018 46:41
5K Seattle, WA Oct 14, 2018 30:23
5K Portland, OR Oct 6, 2018 28:11
5K Salem, OR Sep 16, 2018 30:57
5K Vancouver, WA Sep 15, 2018 30:40
5K Gig Harbor, WA Sep 13, 2018 31:06
5K Vancouver, WA Sep 11, 2018
5K Seattle, WA Sep 9, 2018 29:50
5K Seattle, WA Aug 26, 2018 30:28
5K Seattle, WA Aug 19, 2018 30:59
5K North Plains, OR Aug 11, 2018 30:15
5K Redmond, WA Jul 13, 2018 31:52
5K Vancouver, WA Jul 7, 2018 30:48
5K St. Paul, OR Jul 4, 2018 29:20
5K Cle Elum, WA Jul 1, 2018 30:28
5K Lacey, WA Jun 30, 2018 28:44
5K Mukilteo, WA Jun 23, 2018 28:49
5K Olympia, WA Jun 16, 2018 29:37
Duathlon Fairview, OR Jun 3, 2018 1:19:13
5K Vancouver, WA May 28, 2018
5K Coeur d'Alene, ID May 27, 2018 28:58
5K St Paul, OR May 26, 2018 30:07
5K Portland, OR May 6, 2018 30:16
2 Miler Olympia, WA May 5, 2018 17:49
5K Mukilteo, WA May 5, 2018 25:16
5K Seattle, WA Apr 29, 2018 30:15
5K Tacoma, WA Apr 28, 2018 30:17
5K Portland, OR Apr 22, 2018 29:53
5K Seattle, WA Apr 8, 2018 30:43
5K Tacoma, WA Apr 7, 2018 26:57
5K Seattle, WA Apr 7, 2018 29:35
5K Olympia, WA Mar 31, 2018 30:54
5K Tacoma, WA Mar 17, 2018 34:11
5K Olympia, WA Mar 11, 2018 30:47
5K Tacoma, WA Mar 10, 2018 30:22
15K Seattle, WA Mar 4, 2018 1:55:15
5K Seattle, WA Feb 25, 2018 30:27
5K Seattle, WA Feb 17, 2018 31:27
5K Seattle, WA Feb 11, 2018 31:04
5K Seattle, WA Feb 4, 2018 31:42
5K Troutdale, OR Feb 3, 2018 36:15
5K Puyallup, WA Jan 20, 2018 30:53
5K Seattle, WA Jan 13, 2018 32:12
5K Steilacoom, WA Jan 6, 2018 32:01
5K Battle Ground, WA 2018 31:33
5K Olympia, WA Dec 17, 2017 31:51
5K Gig Harbor, WA Nov 23, 2017 31:58
5K Lacey, WA Nov 5, 2017 32:37
5K Seattle, WA Aug 12, 2017 31:14
5K Federal Way, WA Aug 5, 2017 31:10
5K Olympia, WA Jul 22, 2017 30:14
5K Tacoma, WA Jul 22, 2017 29:53
5K West Linn, OR Jun 24, 2017 33:34
5K Olympia, WA Jun 18, 2017 31:58
Duathlon Fairview, OR Jun 3, 2017 1:28:06
5K Tacoma, WA May 20, 2017 30:28
Short Enumclaw, WA Apr 30, 2017 2:13:47
5K Portland, OR Apr 23, 2017 32:17
5K Olympia, WA Mar 26, 2017 31:09
5K Olympia, WA Mar 12, 2017 32:02
15K Seattle, WA Mar 3, 2017 1:33:26
5K Olympia, WA 2017 31:36
Bike Tour Seattle, WA Jul 16, 2016 15:36:00
5K Olympia, WA Jun 19, 2016 37:41
2 Miler Shelton, WA Jun 4, 2016 21:35
3K Olympia, WA 2013 23:49
4.2 Miler Tempe, AZ 2006 1:05:58
Sprint Tempe, AZ May 3, 2002 1:38:08
5K Phoenix, AZ May 6, 2001 27:57
Sprint Glendale, AZ Apr 29, 2001 1:38:08
5K Tempe, AZ Apr 21, 2001 30:33
5K Phoenix, AZ Jan 1, 2000 29:28
10K Scottsdale, AZ Mar 1, 1997 58:35
5K Phoenix, AZ Feb 7, 1993 26:04

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The company that puts on this event does such a good job. Everything is PERFECT! The route is marked very well, plenty of water STOPS on the course, and the … MORE

The company that puts on this event does such a good job. Everything is PERFECT!
The route is marked very well, plenty of water STOPS on the course, and the awards are outstanding. This company goes all out for the athletes.
The after party is so much fun and always plenty to eat and drink.

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Fort Desoto Trilogy (Duathlon Such a good time! 1:13:05 Very happy. .8 Mile Run * 10-Mile Bike * 3.3 Mile Run. Great Finisher Medal & 1st Place Medal!.Great snacks but … MORE

Fort Desoto Trilogy (Duathlon
Such a good time! 1:13:05 Very happy. .8 Mile Run * 10-Mile Bike * 3.3 Mile Run. Great Finisher Medal & 1st Place Medal!.Great snacks but no hot food.

Beautiful day for this event and a ton of people. My friends were there, so we hung out.
18.9 MPH on the Bike – 10 Miles – Very Happy with the Pace.
It is wide open in the sun and no shade, but I still would not miss it for the world.
This outfit always puts on an A+ EVENT.

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I love the course, and the post-party is off the hook—so many people. The course is marked well and is a lot of fun. So many of my friends were … MORE

I love the course, and the post-party is off the hook—so many people. The course is marked well and is a lot of fun.

So many of my friends were running. Do this event every year. Highly suggest trying it out.

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I attend This great event every year because it is done so well. The timing is spot on, as is the event. All my friends came to this event, and … MORE

I attend This great event every year because it is done so well. The timing is spot on, as is the event. All my friends came to this event, and we had a great time after the race was done at the post-party.

We also got a group photo with Tony Dungy.

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This is an excellent event and race. The course was amazing. The shirts were really nice. #1 VERY BAD thing about ALL of the Rock N Roll races is the … MORE

This is an excellent event and race. The course was amazing. The shirts were really nice.
#1 VERY BAD thing about ALL of the Rock N Roll races is the START!
– They assign corrals that are 100% FALSE and not true.
– Walkers are in the 1st corral, and then runners run into them or have to stop and wait until an opening appears.
– Why have corrals if they do not start the corrals 30 to 45 seconds apart???
– These guys do such a nice job on everything else, and then they DROP the ball when it comes to starting the races. Start the runners in waves. 1 minute apart, depending on the size of the wave.
– Assign the corrals according to speed, NOT when a person signs up for the race. They need to take a lesson from Hot Chocolate events.

Such a good event, and they need to get runners up front, and the walkers need to be in the rear, not upfront. So many people were running into walkers at the start of the race and falling down.

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This is a very important race put on by the Fire Department in Tampa. I run it every year and always come close to Placing and winning a bobblehead, but … MORE

This is a very important race put on by the Fire Department in Tampa. I run it every year and always come close to Placing and winning a bobblehead, but I never did it UNTIL TODAY!
3rd Place /27:34, and I was ecstatic to finally win a Fire Fighter Bobblehead. They are so cool. My wife’s Dad was a Fire Fighter, as is his son Chip currently, and I wanted to WIN one for him before he died, but I was too late. Well, I got one today, and he knows.
The event announcer said that today they had the biggest turnout for runners. I set a new PR, and next week, my wife and I travel to Nashville, TN, to run in the Rock N Roll Marathon event.
Today this race was so fun, and many of my friends were there.
The timing was spot on, and the course was well-marked, with Police Officers helping out throughout the course.

I did get a parking citation for being 2 minutes over, and the meter man said it was 2 minutes too long. That’s ok; I got a Bobblehead…….ya!

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I had a good time. The race was fun, and several friends were at the race also. The timing company did a very good job. The after-party was good. MORE

I had a good time. The race was fun, and several friends were at the race also. The timing company did a very good job. The after-party was good.

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This was a nice event and a great race. The venue was incredible to have a race at. One of my favorites for sure. It was along the water and … MORE

This was a nice event and a great race.
The venue was incredible to have a race at. One of my favorites for sure. It was along the water and past several outdoor restaurants.
Nice snacks at the end. Nice Finisher Medal.

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Had a great time. Took 2nd Place. I have met some new friends in my age division. The timing was spot on. The race was set up well, and packet … MORE

Had a great time. Took 2nd Place.
I have met some new friends in my age division.
The timing was spot on. The race was set up well, and packet pick-up was very organized and quick.

I Fed some squirrels with nuts I had brought and left in the truck.

Good hot chicken sandwich for all runners after the race, along with other goodies.

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The timing was spot on, and the race was marked very well. The Finisher Award was a little not so good, but at least they gave a finisher award. gREAT … MORE

The timing was spot on, and the race was marked very well.
The Finisher Award was a little not so good, but at least they gave a finisher award.
gREAT RACE LOCATION THAT MANY RACES ARE AT. tONY DOES A GOOD JOB WITH SET UP.

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Great event, but only had a dark beer or IPA. NOT EVERYONE LIKE DARK BEER. Directions needed a little improvement but not bad. Good snacks and it was fun. These … MORE

Great event, but only had a dark beer or IPA. NOT EVERYONE LIKE DARK BEER. Directions needed a little improvement but not bad. Good snacks and it was fun. These guys always do a good job.

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The start was slow and jammed up for over one entire block. Raining. Poorly set up. Mixed corrals. Two 360-degree turns caused a jam, and people could not get through. … MORE

The start was slow and jammed up for over one entire block. Raining. Poorly set up. Mixed corrals. Two 360-degree turns caused a jam, and people could not get through. The start was prolonged for 30 minutes while it rained.
– way too many walkers allowed in the first corral of runners. Many overweight walkers near the front line walked at the start and never ran one step. They needed to be in the 3rd wave.

The EXPO was the BEST Expo we have ever attended. Real professional.
The shirts were very nice. The medal was nice.
The rain just caused a lot of problems.

The Police did a good job.

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This was a very fun event. Course timing was spot on, with results available immediately after the race. It was well marked with many volunteers. Plenty of water stops on … MORE

This was a very fun event. Course timing was spot on, with results available immediately after the race. It was well marked with many volunteers. Plenty of water stops on the course.
Signs were everywhere, so runners kept on the course. Nice Finishers medal.
Cotton shirt, but it was nice. Once they go to 100% polyester, they will have more happy runners. Cotton shirts are used to wash my car.
They had a nice breakfast sandwich at the end of the race, along with other food and a big giant yummy donut, and they had all kinds.
So many FAST runners at this event.

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The timing was spot on. Nice race course. Nice snacks for sure at the after-party, including beer. The awards were very nice and they gave away a good Finisher Medal. MORE

The timing was spot on. Nice race course. Nice snacks for sure at the after-party, including beer.

The awards were very nice and they gave away a good Finisher Medal.

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This is a race I do every single year, and I do several of their other events because they put on a great event. Always a good Finisher Medal and … MORE

This is a race I do every single year, and I do several of their other events because they put on a great event. Always a good Finisher Medal and usually a nice shirt.
The after-party is usually off the hook.

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Three of us went, and my niece took 1st Place Overall Woman. None of us will return next year because of how poorly this event was set up. 1. At … MORE

Three of us went, and my niece took 1st Place Overall Woman. None of us will return next year because of how poorly this event was set up.
1. At the start of the race, there was a turn right after the start of the race, and people were tripping on each other.
2. Bridge that runners went up, down, back up, and then down, and the bridge was large, but that is life.
3. No awards at the end of the race, and they had it advertised. I just found out that they gave a clear cheap coaster that said the same thing on all coasters to the winners, I guess.
4. No Awards as promised for the 1st thru 3rd Place winners of the race.
5. The only snacks that were at the end of the race were unripe bananas or crackers.
6. This was a big event and not cheap, yet the race was set up terribly, and no nothing at the end of the race. Within 10 minutes, the event was cleared out, and runners were very disappointed.

Millennium Racing Events put this on, and I suggest not doing their events.

We will not return next year, and many other runners said the same thing.

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I had a good time and met a lot of new runners. Took 2nd Place in age division. nice medals and award medals. The course was flat & fast and … MORE

I had a good time and met a lot of new runners. Took 2nd Place in age division. nice medals and award medals. The course was flat & fast and well marked.

Good after-party and check-in process was lightning-fast.

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This event and race are always good. A lot of runners and a flat & fast course. Road race that let people run and not get bunched up. They had … MORE

This event and race are always good. A lot of runners and a flat & fast course. Road race that let people run and not get bunched up. They had a great shirt this year, but the sizes were off. Still a great-looking technical shirt. Finisher Medal was also nice. After the party was ok, not as good as last year. Not much foot but better than nothing. 1 free beer which made up for the food.

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This was a great event. tHE COURSE WAS MARKED VERY WELL, AND I had a really good time. The awards were very nice. 2nd Place The course was out and … MORE

This was a great event. tHE COURSE WAS MARKED VERY WELL, AND I had a really good time. The awards were very nice.

2nd Place

The course was out and back and very flat and fast. The timing was perfect!

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Great event for the 1st time with this company. Loved the course, and the weather was perfect. Nice shirt and perfect timing for the event. Packet pick-up was well organized … MORE

Great event for the 1st time with this company. Loved the course, and the weather was perfect. Nice shirt and perfect timing for the event.
Packet pick-up was well organized and fast.

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Nice sunny day for a race. The setup was nice. Packet pick-up was very fast. They had a chip Start & Finish with a water stop halfway through the race. … MORE

Nice sunny day for a race. The setup was nice. Packet pick-up was very fast. They had a chip Start & Finish with a water stop halfway through the race.

They had nice shirts, and everyone was friendly. Good snacks and drinks at the end of the race, and they had beer but I had to drive a long way, so I just had water and a banana.

The course was marked really well and it was a simple out-and-back route that was very flat.

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The Hot Chocolate is always my favorite event in any State. Now that the Rock N Roll Marathon has come to Florida, who knows, I will always run in the … MORE

The Hot Chocolate is always my favorite event in any State. Now that the Rock N Roll Marathon has come to Florida, who knows, I will always run in the Hot Chocolate races every year until I can not run anymore.
This year I got a very nice mug since it was the 5th year in a row that I have run in an HC race!

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Had a good time at the event. The event did a good job. Nice shirts and sign-up, along with packet pickup, were smooth. The timing company mismarked the race. Instead … MORE

Had a good time at the event. The event did a good job. Nice shirts and sign-up, along with packet pickup, were smooth.
The timing company mismarked the race. Instead of the course being 3.1 miles, they had it at 3.38. Other than that, I had a good time.

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Fun & more fun. 2nd Place. My wife ran and kicked it at the Finish Line to beat 3 people. Great event. Had a lot of fun. Good course that … MORE

Fun & more fun. 2nd Place. My wife ran and kicked it at the Finish Line to beat 3 people.
Great event. Had a lot of fun. Good course that was well marked. After party was fun, and had ice-cold beer from the tap at the bat for free.
Very nice Medal & shirt!

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We have done this event for three years and will continue to do it yearly. The timing was PERFECT! Black 100% polyester shirt this year that I will be proud … MORE

We have done this event for three years and will continue to do it yearly.
The timing was PERFECT!
Black 100% polyester shirt this year that I will be proud to wear. Finally a nice colored shirt. Black shirt is the best.

They gave away the same award/medal as last year and that is not cool. The award each year should change. They could also give a better award. The award they give is very cheap.

Overall this event is still a great event. Great course for sure. Very organized.

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fUN eVENT. gREAT cAUSE! 56 DEGREES and a great place to race. Snacks at the post-party. The timing was perfect. Spot on. Nice shirts & Finisher Medal. Saw many friends … MORE

fUN eVENT. gREAT cAUSE!
56 DEGREES and a great place to race.
Snacks at the post-party.
The timing was perfect. Spot on.
Nice shirts & Finisher Medal.
Saw many friends at the race.
1st Place in Age Division, and they gave a nice tote bag & Medal plus 4 metal staws.

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The well-managed event always. Great course and a lot of fun. Nice finisher medal and a nice shirt. The Post party was a good time, and the beer was ice … MORE

The well-managed event always. Great course and a lot of fun. Nice finisher medal and a nice shirt. The Post party was a good time, and the beer was ice cold!

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This was a very good event. The timing was perfect. Good snacks at the end. The course was well-marked. BUT The results and the way they posted them resulted in … MORE

This was a very good event. The timing was perfect. Good snacks at the end. The course was well-marked.
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The results and the way they posted them resulted in many people leaving, thinking they did not receive an award. They put up a chip to scan that was not working for many people. Even if it did work, it showed no timing result but showed people in each age category in alphabetical order, but not everyone caught that. They made no announcements or anything.

The shirts were nice, and the awards were also nice. The medal was nice.

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Great event but only 1st Place awards rather than 1st thru 3rd, which is cheap. Nice tank top and very nice "Finisher Medal". Water stations throughout. MORE

Great event but only 1st Place awards rather than 1st thru 3rd, which is cheap.
Nice tank top and very nice “Finisher Medal”. Water stations throughout.

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A great day that went very well. The timing was spot on. Tang top was nice looking, as was the Finisher Medal. The course was well laid out and had … MORE

A great day that went very well. The timing was spot on. Tang top was nice looking, as was the Finisher Medal. The course was well laid out and had water stops throughout.
Great 1st thru 3rd Place awards for Age Groups in 5-year increments. Saw several of my friends in the event.
Hot on the final 3 miles with little to no shade.

Had a blast!
This company does a really good job!
Good post-party and food.

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Had a good time. Well marked, and the timing was perfect. Was a great time and this course location is always fun to run. Many of my running friends showed … MORE

Had a good time. Well marked, and the timing was perfect.
Was a great time and this course location is always fun to run.
Many of my running friends showed up dressed in their superhero custume.

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This event was a lot of fun. Free food and beer. Nice Finisher Medal and shirt. The timing was flawed by 1 minute, and the timing company did not have … MORE

This event was a lot of fun. Free food and beer. Nice Finisher Medal and shirt.
The timing was flawed by 1 minute, and the timing company did not have a chip start when there were so many people. Very unfair to any runner that is not right up front.
Really well-set-up event. Many nice vendors. The course was well marked.

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Great everything for sure. I had crashed and was not fully recovered. When I changed my shoes it was hard and when I ran the final 5K breathing was not … MORE

Great everything for sure.
I had crashed and was not fully recovered.
When I changed my shoes it was hard and when I ran the final 5K breathing was not easy.
Still had a very good time but when I was done, I was glad I was done.

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Had a really good time. 2nd Place in Age Division & Overall 10 Place won me an Award that was nice! The course was well marked with no way to … MORE

Had a really good time.
2nd Place in Age Division & Overall 10 Place won me an Award that was nice!

The course was well marked with no way to get lost.
Everything was very good. Packet pick-up on race day needed more people, but they pulled it off.

The timing was right on, and the shirts were not cotton but a good Tek shirt. White but still a tek shirt.

I loved the “Finisher Awards,” and the TOP 10 Finishers got an award. I was 10th. I still got that nice award.

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Overall this entire event was good. #1 BAD THING was there was no Chip START! The Triathlon was canceled 1 day before the event, so all the triathletes were forced … MORE

Overall this entire event was good.
#1 BAD THING was there was no Chip START! The Triathlon was canceled 1 day before the event, so all the triathletes were forced to do the Duathlon so you can imagine how crowded it was at the start line. Many people did not cross the finish line for up to a minute, and that is not fair to the people.

The course in the woods was not properly marked, but that was ok. I had about four people ask me if they were going the right way, and they were, and two people asked me if they should turn left, and I said no, go straight. A couple of cones placed at 3 locations, and no one would have questioned it.
Excellent Finisher Awards and the t-shirts were also nice.
The course was a nice course, and I believe the timing was on the money also.

Had to go up a bridge, and then on the way back, runners had to go up the bridge again, as well as did all the bikers, but that is all part of the race.

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1st Place, but I was in the wrong category, but I still would have taken 1st place in my age category, so no big deal. This outfit is very professional. … MORE

1st Place, but I was in the wrong category, but I still would have taken 1st place in my age category, so no big deal.

This outfit is very professional. I give them 11 out of 10 stars.
Everything was perfect. No problems at all. Plenty of room on the bike racks, and the race was marked very well. I was worried about that because, at times, I was out there, and no one was behind me or in front of me, but it was marked good.
The main road is bumpy and not a great road to ride a street bike on. Probably the bumpiest road I have ever done a race on, but you just go with it. Eventually, the road will get repaved, and hopefully soon.

Great snacks at the end, and the timing was exact. I used my Garmin watch and my bike computer.

A nice Finisher medal and a nice 1st place award also.

Next year I will be back to do all 3 Duathlons.

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Great time always when these guys do a race anytime during the year. Always a great time. Always a perfectly timed event. Always have a properly marked course. Always a … MORE

Great time always when these guys do a race anytime during the year.
Always a great time.
Always a perfectly timed event.
Always have a properly marked course.
Always a good Finisher Medal.
Always a 10+ post-party.
Always has great drinks and snacks aft the race.

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This is a good event every year. Nice shirt, Finisher Medal, and awards. The post-party is always good and great food as always. Water on the course should be closer … MORE

This is a good event every year. Nice shirt, Finisher Medal, and awards. The post-party is always good and great food as always.

Water on the course should be closer to the path of the run.
Always a good time at this event.
A nice shirt that is a tek shirt.

Always a good time.

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This was a really good event. Great awards. The finisher medal was real nice and the 1st thru 3rd plaques were in the top 5 of all the races I … MORE

This was a really good event.
Great awards. The finisher medal was real nice and the 1st thru 3rd plaques were in the top 5 of all the races I have been to and I have run over 200 events in just the last few years.

They did have 1st thru 3rd place cool awards in 5-year increments so that was very good.
All very nice people running the event.
The timing was perfect. Shirts were off the hook. They had pink 100% Polyester and neon green 100% polyester, plus black cotton and poly mixed so I was very happy to be able to get a Neon Green Polyester Shirt. This shirt will be worn to several upcoming events.

1 bad thing.
1. No fruit at the end or anything to snack on.

Other than that, this event gets an A+

Hilly but not too bad but not flat like most of Florida. OK, maybe hilly and I am just trying not to be a whinner.

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I had a lot of fun. This course was cool even though there was not much shade. The post-party was very good. Beer and plenty of snacks. Chicken wings to … MORE

I had a lot of fun. This course was cool even though there was not much shade.
The post-party was very good. Beer and plenty of snacks. Chicken wings to boot. I saw Jeff and his wife at the race which was nice. He is a very nice guy.
Love the Finisher Medal they gave out.

Awards were stickers for the back of the medal which is kind of cheezy but no big deal.

It was a very good time as always.

The bad thing was I hurt my hip. It hurt in the last race but now I can not do the race tomorrow in Orlando and I will need to go to the doctor because I can not walk normally and walk with a very bad limp. My wife says I might have bursitis which she says is treatable and that I could run again. I am crossing my fingers.

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This race was fun and festive. Many people at this event and many spectators. Great course and the timing was perfect. Great after-party with plenty of food and drinks. The … MORE

This race was fun and festive. Many people at this event and many spectators.
Great course and the timing was perfect.
Great after-party with plenty of food and drinks.
The shirt was a mixed blend and many people like that kind of shirt and I would have gotten one but my car was parked a long way away so I let them keep it.

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I want to say this before I say all the nice things... I did the Duathlon, paid $148.71, drove 2.25 hours to get here and after taking 2nd Place in … MORE

I want to say this before I say all the nice things…

I did the Duathlon, paid $148.71, drove 2.25 hours to get here and after taking 2nd Place in my age group, I was told awards would be given out at 10 am but they were not until 11:30 am and then I never got my award because they said they don’t give age group awards to people that entered the Duathlon but they gave awards 5 deep to people that did the Triathlon.

I got home and sent the Director a message and she was very nice in her response but to me, it is wrong and is CHEAP. Duathlon athletes are a step above 5K & 10K racers and to pay all that money and then want to not give out a little $3.50 award shows no class on the race director. She is nice but cheap! The running course was on a golf course rather than a road and people had muddy shoes because of the rain the day before and the path was dirt and sand. I might have given high ratings on this event but I will NEVER do it again. Great food, nice finisher medal, and the courses were well marked. Nice tek shirt also.
The Fitness Challenge (Reverse Duathlon)
5K Was on the golf course that had so much loose sand and mud. Then the finish line was down the beach in the sand. yuk! Slowed everyone way down.
My Garmin stopped – Hot & Humid
5K Run – 28:50
15K Bike – 31:08 17.9 MPH
1 Mile Run – 10:02
Total 1:13:59
NO AGE GROUP AWARDS – Paid $130.00

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Really good event. The timing was exact and perfect. Great setup and properly marked so no one could go off course. The start was in waves due to rain and … MORE

Really good event. The timing was exact and perfect. Great setup and properly marked so no one could go off course. The start was in waves due to rain and because there were so many people. That was smart. The course was different from all others done here and it was the best by far.
The post-party was great as always with beer, other drinks, and a ton of food which included freshly grilled hot dogs and beer dogs and then pizza was scattered in.

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I think this location just became a favorite. The course is way cool and most of it takes place on a bridge where you go up the bridge, then down … MORE

I think this location just became a favorite. The course is way cool and most of it takes place on a bridge where you go up the bridge, then down the bridge, turn around and go back up the bridge and back down the bridge, and circle around and finish. I had so much energy left at the finish, it came up so quickly after I turned the corner. Next year I will be ready and it will be a sprint to the finish.
Great start and finish for sure. Really nice Finisher Medal and a nice shirt. They were selling the cool shirts for $50 and to me, that is too much money.

The post-party at the end of the race was off the hook. Subway choice of ham or turkey on the softest bun and you also got a bag of chips & a chocolate chip cookie. Wow!

Then you have 2 drink tickets for 2 beers and they had such good beer. Michelob Light and Budweiser in a cool can. I sat at a picnic table and talked with other runners and everyone was just so happy to be there, as it should be right!

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This was an evening run that started at 7 pm. It had a great course that was well marked and plenty of water stations. The announcer was not so good … MORE

This was an evening run that started at 7 pm. It had a great course that was well marked and plenty of water stations. The announcer was not so good but the post-party was really good and the timing was spot on. So much food and friendly people.

We brought our mother n law and she brought our dog and it was just a good family outing for sure. Everything was 100% PERFECT!

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This was a very fun course. It also had many furry friends. The weather was nice. Southern Timing puts on an A+ event every time I attend one of their … MORE

This was a very fun course. It also had many furry friends. The weather was nice. Southern Timing puts on an A+ event every time I attend one of their events.
The start was great with a wide road to pass people and the course was very scenic. Every turn was properly marked with arrows and cones and even people standing nearby to make sure runners were going the right way.

I finished the race and checked my Garmin watch and it was EXACTLY the same as what the race had timed my run at.

The post-party was great because it was shaded with plenty of picnic tables. There were a bunch of different snacks which included water, pop, bananas, fruit snacks, and 3 other assorted snack bars.
Then they had the awards ceremony and that was quick and very cool. On top of giving a very nice shirt, Finish Medal, they also gave out 1st thru 3rd place awards to the runners in 5-year age increments. The icing on the cake was they gave out dog awards and doggie cupcakes to the dogs. How cool is that?????

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Love the race venue. The race itself was good and the timing was perfect. The awards were ok but last year Tony has 5-year increments. This year he had 10-year … MORE

Love the race venue. The race itself was good and the timing was perfect. The awards were ok but last year Tony has 5-year increments. This year he had 10-year increments when most people thought he had 5.

No food again or there were bananas which were fine.

Here is why I gave this race a 3. Tony makes the 1st thru 3rd place finishers wait nearly 1 hour to get their award and that is crazy. Many people said they were just going to leave and stop doing his races. I hope he changes that part or he will lose runners.

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The course was very nice and marked extremely well. Perfect timing by Tony but the awards were not good. Runners that near about 1st thru 3rd place awards get medals … MORE

The course was very nice and marked extremely well. Perfect timing by Tony but the awards were not good. Runners that near about 1st thru 3rd place awards get medals usually and what they gave out were paper certificates.

Water stations but absolutely no fruit or anything to eat at the very end of the race which is unheard of.

I finished the race and then had to stand around and wait for the 2nd place certificate for another hour which was not good. Many people just left. I heard many people complaining that they waited so long to just get a paper certificate. I would not do this race again unless they gave out real medals for 1st thru 3rd place.

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My niece was visiting and we signed her up and she took 1st Place Overall in the Women's Division. The course had no hills and the after-party was great. The … MORE

My niece was visiting and we signed her up and she took 1st Place Overall in the Women’s Division.
The course had no hills and the after-party was great.
The course was out and back with water stations.
Excellent timing and just everything about this race was great!

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Fun event and a great course where you are looking at the water if you want. Great shirt, finisher medal, and post-race snacks. Did a fantastic job with the timing. … MORE

Fun event and a great course where you are looking at the water if you want. Great shirt, finisher medal, and post-race snacks. Did a fantastic job with the timing.
1 negative thing is they did not have age group awards but the rest eas excellent.

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this was the 2nd year I ran this race and again it was very good. Great pre and post entertainment and great food. This year I took 1st Place in … MORE

this was the 2nd year I ran this race and again it was very good. Great pre and post entertainment and great food. This year I took 1st Place in my age division which was a plus.

The course was well marked and water stations on the trail made running much easier.

This timing company does such a good job and I spoke to the owner Jake who was a really nice guy and I could tell that he loves his job. He puts on such a good race.

Great party and food after the race. I also liked that he had an Easter Bunny dressed up at the event that treated kids and took pictures with all the 1st thru 3rd place winners, along with anyone else that wanted a photo,

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This race was good last year and it was also good this year but this year, so many FAST runners entered this race and that is to be understood when … MORE

This race was good last year and it was also good this year but this year, so many FAST runners entered this race and that is to be understood when it is such a good cause.

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This was a great flat and fast course that was all over the place. Really enjoyed this run. Well marked and easy to follow. Timing was right on the mark … MORE

This was a great flat and fast course that was all over the place. Really enjoyed this run.
Well marked and easy to follow. Timing was right on the mark and it was a nice wide starting line which made it easy to break out.
The food was good after the race.

The only BAD thing is that they did awards in 10-year increments which is a mistake. They could have drawn in more runners with 5-year award increments.

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These guys put on a perfect and flawless event. When I travel to Arizona, I just go to their website and always run a race they put on. Why, you … MORE

These guys put on a perfect and flawless event. When I travel to Arizona, I just go to their website and always run a race they put on.
Why, you ask?
1. Event is marked and runners always know where to go.
2. Perfect timing every time.
3. Nice Finisher medal every time.
4. They always give 1st thru 3rd place awards in all age groups in 5-year increments.
5. The shirts are NEVER cotton. They give polyester sheets that 99% of all runners will wear in other races and around the house and more. The shirts are never stupid colors.
6. Always bananas and 1 or 2 other fruits along with 2 or 3 different kinds of bars.
4. Water at the end plus a fruit drink like Gatorade
5. 2 or more water stations on the course.
6. The drinks that they give are ALWAYS cold and not warm.
7. Results are up immediately once you cross the “Finish Line”.
8. Awards are announced and given out in a timely manner using a podium.
9. Live results are broadcasted on 2 large screen tv’s

The courses are always right on the money.

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1st place - Great run that was very scenic. Rolling at the start. Loved it. Met some nice people again. Runners are so cool! Had a great time. Nice shirt … MORE

1st place – Great run that was very scenic. Rolling at the start. Loved it. Met some nice people again. Runners are so cool! Had a great time.
Nice shirt and very nice Finisher Award. Loved the 1st place award also.

Goof post-party that had some good snacks and fruit.
Plenty of water stations
– course was well marked
– Awards presented in a timely manner
– well put together event all the way around.

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The run was nice and the setup was also good. - The post-party was nice with many snacks and fruit. They did very well on this part. - The T-Shirt … MORE

The run was nice and the setup was also good.
– The post-party was nice with many snacks and fruit. They did very well on this part.
– The T-Shirt was one of the best shirts I have gotten at a race in the past 2 years. It is a real dry-fit shirt and it did not have a big goddy iron on. It is a shirt that I will wear and run in at many future races and that will advertise this event big time.
– The timing was fine but the results getting posted were terrible see below.

Let’s talk about terms that need improvement:
1. The end of the race was confusing for many people. I thought it might just be me but not the case. Some people said it was stupid. The start of the 5K was different than the end of the race which is normal in many races but they were telling people to stay in the left lane and then they removed the start line and had the 5K runners switch lanes and finish acress the Half Start/Finish line which is fine but say something. I saw many runners crossing over between the cones at the end and many people did not kick it at the end because they did not know where the Finish was. Actually it was obvious but confusing.

2. Cheap Finisher medals and lanyards.

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Fun little run that has a few hills and a few streets with an upward grade. Nice shirt and great strawberries and a few good snacks along with bananas. Timing … MORE

Fun little run that has a few hills and a few streets with an upward grade.
Nice shirt and great strawberries and a few good snacks along with bananas.

Timing was good and the start was ok with a timing mat. At the start, people were having a hard time breaking out. This event would be started in waves because it starts on a straightaway but it turns a corner very quickly which jammed many people up.

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SO MANY BAD THINGS HAPPENED. BUT, the race director did the best he could and the timer got an F BUT now the timer gets a B+. I will leave … MORE

SO MANY BAD THINGS HAPPENED. BUT, the race director did the best he could and the timer got an F BUT now the timer gets a B+. I will leave everything for the most part but the timer was able to correct all the times and actually was exact on what my Garmin said.

The location is great but … no results link on the website or anywhere else butt… it came the next day after all the corrections were made the timer did a good job there.
1. Timing was way off. It said Chip start and Chip finish but that is not true. It was no chip start even though you ran over the mat, it did not record times.
When I ran across the finish, it said 30:04 which is not the time I ran the race, it was just the time clock readout. I ran in 29:39 according to my Garmin and my Garmin is spot on.
***Correction – The timer took 1-day to correct the times for the runners and he did a GREAT job because all the times were spot on!

2. The awards could not be given out because the timing company had a problem with the times. You think… That’s ok because the timer wanted to make sure everyone had their correct times which he did and now the race director is mailing out all the awards.

3. BIGGEST thing was no turnaround marking for the 5K. Not a cone, sign, marking on the ground, or anything so most of us ran farther than we should have and some people ran less than a 5K because they heard that the turn around was not marked so people just turned around when they heard the crappy news.
– I can’t say this was corrected or ok but the race director did get to the turnaround and marked the 5k turn around eventually but many runners were already affected.

4. All the shirts were 1 or 2 sizes too small. That sucked because it was a nice-looking shirt. The “Finisher Medal” was plain and most likely from China.

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This is a great event that went off without any problems. The timing was very good and spot on. Nice everything. Tangs were small. Not the actual size that was … MORE

This is a great event that went off without any problems. The timing was very good and spot on.
Nice everything. Tangs were small. Not the actual size that was on the shirt.
The course is pretty good with some hills but not too bad.
I was very disappointed with my time which was my own fault.

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I have run in this race several years and it just gets better every year. Always a good time. - The event is great - the timing is spot on/perfect … MORE

I have run in this race several years and it just gets better every year. Always a good time.
– The event is great
– the timing is spot on/perfect
– post-party is great with plenty of drinks and beer and lot of food
– wide start and a great route that is 50% shaded.

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Overall this is a fun and exciting event that is well executed but... 1. Too many people allowed to start at one time. 2. Hot day and during this run … MORE

Overall this is a fun and exciting event that is well executed but…
1. Too many people allowed to start at one time.
2. Hot day and during this run there is next to no shade but they did have many water stations so that was a great thing
3. Looking up results was not easy. It took me 24 hours to find them
4. The medal was nice but for this event, it should be better.
5. Post party was not good. Banana & a bag of chips. Banana was good but who wants a bag of chips???? Some type of fruit cup . Was warm so I did not take one.
6. Check-in process was very good.
7. I guess their system allowed me to pay twice and enter twice and they would not let me defer my 2nd entry to next year. That is bad business.
8. Red shirt was yuk but I asked for a blue one and they gave me one so that was nice of them.
9. Everyone is real nice that helps out with the race.

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This was a very fun event. Running out into the parking lot and then back into the fair, around the rides and then through the game isles was cool. Really … MORE

This was a very fun event. Running out into the parking lot and then back into the fair, around the rides and then through the game isles was cool.

Really nice “Finisher Medal” and shirt.
I will do this event next year also.
The timing was perfect and overall the event was very fun.

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New and better start. They ran the race backward. Nice finisher medal but they only give 1st & 2nd place for age groups rather than 1st thru 3rd place that … MORE

New and better start. They ran the race backward. Nice finisher medal but they only give 1st & 2nd place for age groups rather than 1st thru 3rd place that other race events do.
Beautiful scenery and fairly flat and fast with several wooden bridges.

Well organized. Not a lot of vendors or post-party snacks but that was ok.

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A very good race that had a ton of vendors and a very nice-looking finishers medal. The race was flawless with perfect timing. Very well marked. Looking forward to next … MORE

A very good race that had a ton of vendors and a very nice-looking finishers medal. The race was flawless with perfect timing. Very well marked.

Looking forward to next year. 2 weeks out with covid and this was my 1st race in 15 days. Great to be back.
All of my racing friends were there and it was nice catching up.

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This was my 1st time running at this event and it was a very professional well-executed race. The race was well marked and timed professionally. Nice everything is the best … MORE

This was my 1st time running at this event and it was a very professional well-executed race.
The race was well marked and timed professionally. Nice everything is the best way to put it and the post-party with all the free food made it even better.

It was mainly on the main drag which was kind of cool. The parking was about 14 to 1/2 miles away but that was ok also.

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This was a lot of fun. The post-party was very good. Hamburgers and hot dogs, beer, seltzer, and pop for whoever wanted it. I liked the route which was on … MORE

This was a lot of fun. The post-party was very good. Hamburgers and hot dogs, beer, seltzer, and pop for whoever wanted it.

I liked the route which was on the street and very wide.
Chronotrack Timing by Fit Niche was spot on.

The shirt was nice but all white. Nice Finisher metals and they also gave away Age Division medals.
This event will be one I do each year.

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I did this event last year and I have already signed up for 2023. It's a good flat & fast course. Not much for post-party or food but they give … MORE

I did this event last year and I have already signed up for 2023. It’s a good flat & fast course. Not much for post-party or food but they give away a good medal and since I placed 1st in my age division, I also received a nice trophy.
The shirt was also very nice.
The timing is good and the course is through the woods which is nice.
Not a big race but it is growing.

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I ran in this event last year and it was good. This year the race was very good also. They made a great pancake breakfast with bacon and it was … MORE

I ran in this event last year and it was good. This year the race was very good also.
They made a great pancake breakfast with bacon and it was yummy!
The shirt was nice but the medals for not even close to the quality they were last year and the 1st thru 3rd place medals were bad I still give this event a 4 shoe rating because the event was well executed and perfect. The timing was spot on and everything overall was great.

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Hot Chocolate races are the best in the United States. They do a good job. They are scaling back on what they give away and a t-shirt should be offered … MORE

Hot Chocolate races are the best in the United States. They do a good job. They are scaling back on what they give away and a t-shirt should be offered for Florida instead of a jacket.

I look forward to this race each year.

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Honesty is like this. The Race Director is nice & put on a great event but she had no one at the turnaround point, no cone or any marking so … MORE

Honesty is like this.

The Race Director is nice & put on a great event but she had no one at the turnaround point, no cone or any marking so 30% of the runners which all were the lead runners, went about 3/4 of a mile extra. I ran close to 4 miles rather than 3.1 and so did most of the lead runners.

So many people were pissed. I did speak to the Race Director after the race and gave her back my 2 race packets for both my wife and me. I felt bad for her but this is about the worst thing that could take place.

The race was great. The starting and finish were set up nicely. The course was well-marked except at the turnaround but the race director made a mistake and I think she did a good job on everything else in her defense.

She did refund my money and I will make it a point of running at her event next year.

Once we arrived at the turnaround or what should have been marked as the turnaround and were informed that we all ran nearly an extra mile, I just did not push myself anymore. I just listened to all the runners discuss how disappointed and pissed off they were.

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This event is always nice. Roads are closed but should be started in waves so faster runners can break out. Nice shirts. Timing is right on the money. MORE

This event is always nice. Roads are closed but should be started in waves so faster runners can break out.

Nice shirts. Timing is right on the money.

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Had a great time at this event. Nice course and great timing. They gave away mugs for people that took 1st thru 3rd in their age category which was nice … MORE

Had a great time at this event. Nice course and great timing. They gave away mugs for people that took 1st thru 3rd in their age category which was nice and the mug was very nice. I use it all the time.

I will do this event each year going forward.

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Always a good time at this race every year. Many vendors and a lot of good food at the post-party. It's a race I do every year. Flat & Fast … MORE

Always a good time at this race every year. Many vendors and a lot of good food at the post-party.

It’s a race I do every year.
Flat & Fast and many people. Maybe should start in waves so fast runners can break out

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I did this event for the first time and was glad that I did. Great course which was flat & fast, plus it had great swag. Open roads that were … MORE

I did this event for the first time and was glad that I did. Great course which was flat & fast, plus it had great swag. Open roads that were wide. Runners could break out and not get trapped in.

Great cause especially.

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This is a race we will do every year. It draws a lot of fast runners and that is ok. My wife took 1st Place and was so happy. It … MORE

This is a race we will do every year. It draws a lot of fast runners and that is ok. My wife took 1st Place and was so happy. It made things all that better.

Good timing, pancakes after the race and everything was handled very professionally.

Flat & Fast

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Excellent event. Great preparation. Great timing and wide roads to run on. Clearly marked. Post party was good but very little compared to other big events. Perfect timing and extremely … MORE

Excellent event. Great preparation.
Great timing and wide roads to run on. Clearly marked. Post party was good but very little compared to other big events.
Perfect timing and extremely organized.
My wife and I will always to this race each year.

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Best Damn Race Company puts on great events. I go to all of them and have for years. Great race venues and always a good time. Post party is better … MORE

Best Damn Race Company puts on great events. I go to all of them and have for years. Great race venues and always a good time. Post party is better than Hot Chocolate by far.

Race locations are usually always flat and fast and the entire event is always a good time.

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Nice event. Very professional. Great DJ. Course WAS VERY WELLL MARKED AND DIFFERENT. Lots of people, good fruit at the end. Very fast & flat. MORE

Nice event. Very professional. Great DJ. Course WAS VERY WELLL MARKED AND DIFFERENT.
Lots of people, good fruit at the end. Very fast & flat.

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nice medal, nice shirt. Well put together and the timing was right on. Had an injury but I finished. Next year will be better with no injury. Well marked This … MORE

nice medal, nice shirt. Well put together and the timing was right on.
Had an injury but I finished. Next year will be better with no injury.
Well marked

This event is an event everyone should go to.

Nice post-party.

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This was a fun event with a nice Finisher Medal and shirt. I will sign up to do this event next year again. A pretty good turnout of runners. Well … MORE

This was a fun event with a nice Finisher Medal and shirt.
I will sign up to do this event next year again.

A pretty good turnout of runners.
Well marked. I always knew where I was going.

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I liked this event, great timing. Nice Finisher Medal but they ran out of shirts. Well put on and the course was well marked. Many fast runners at this event. MORE

I liked this event, great timing. Nice Finisher Medal but they ran out of shirts.
Well put on and the course was well marked. Many fast runners at this event.

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This year so far, I rate this course a perfect 10! Flat and fast with great views of water and beautiful surroundings. Marked at every turn, mile markers x 3 … MORE

This year so far, I rate this course a perfect 10! Flat and fast with great views of water and beautiful surroundings. Marked at every turn, mile markers x 3 and a split timer. Awards were very good and Finisher metals were better than any I have received this year.
I used my Garmin to track the mile splits and the overall course and everything was dead on the money. That is very rare.
Great snacks at the end along with plenty of water and fruit.
Anyone wanting a really well put together 5K event, this is it. These guys set up in a place no other else race director ever used and it was so good. So beautiful. I made sure to find out which company put this event on and it was Southern Timing and the guy in charge was Jake. I met him and he was a really nice guy that cares about the runners.

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Race was ok. A lot more grass than I am use to. No chip start and there were quite a few runners. This race director needs to buy another timing … MORE

Race was ok. A lot more grass than I am use to.
No chip start and there were quite a few runners. This race director needs to buy another timing mat if he is going to time races. How can he have races that are big without a chip start?
I have seen his races that had a lot of people and still no Chip start. Cheap!

The food at the end of the race was covered and they were not allowing anyone to have any except for fruit and water. Maybe they were waiting until the race was finished. Most people did not wait around and just left. Why not let the people eat when they finish?
Timing was ok but when you only have 1 timing mat at the end of the race, its hard to mess it up. Just not fair to all the runners behind me. Cuts a lot of time off their run which is not fair to the runner and just not a good way to set up a race as a professional timer.

Girls at registration did a good job.

Many people were again upset that the guy did not have any restrooms on site. One toilet for the men. On site rest rooms was all there was.
This guy is Cheap.

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This Track Shack is known for putting on a nice event because they have been around for a long time. It was fun and a nice post-party. A couple of … MORE

This Track Shack is known for putting on a nice event because they have been around for a long time. It was fun and a nice post-party. A couple of hills but they were small. A nice medal at the end and a shirt.
Many people showed up. Glad I did it.

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Everything is so good about this event. The race, timing was spot on, course was marked really good. Water stations everywhere and the swag was very good. No them crappy … MORE

Everything is so good about this event. The race, timing was spot on, course was marked really good. Water stations everywhere and the swag was very good. No them crappy cotton shirts. Nice Finisher medal and event medals.

Good post party with a ton of vendors and snacks. Shady course and big wide trail on ALL blacktop.

Put on by Best Dam Race so of course the event will be excellent.

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Truth needs to be told. Fitniche was the timing company and they had a narrow start which is fine but they did a mass start which was wrong. The timing … MORE

Truth needs to be told.
Fitniche was the timing company and they had a narrow start which is fine but they did a mass start which was wrong. The timing company should have started people in waves. The minute the race started, all runners were packed in like sardines.
Runners were bouncing off of each other and I saw 2 people go down and then later on the trail, a lady tripped on a big root and another guy fell because he stepped in a big hole in the middle of the trail which should have been covered up or at least marked.

Nearly the entire course was trails that were up and down sand hills and I mean loose sand. A lot of places were mud. A lady stepped in the thick mud and her shoe came off which caused her to stop and people almost crashed into her.

Crappy course.
90% of the runners were finished with the race and they make an announcement that the pancake grill would not turn on so they had to swap it out. Many runners just packed up and left and went home. No pancakes for most of the people.

No snacks at the end of the run. No even fruit.

I would tell people that if they can find a different run, do it.
Me personally, I will never do this event again and for sure not this course no matter what. The charity was a good cause that needs better representation.
The timing was correct but the timers should NEVER have done a mass start.

Its 12:37am and no results can be found online where the race can be found.

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Danny puts on a good event every time. His timing is perfect always. Good snacks, music, finisher medal and shirt. The course is flat and fast and kind of scenic. MORE

Danny puts on a good event every time. His timing is perfect always. Good snacks, music, finisher medal and shirt.

The course is flat and fast and kind of scenic.

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Excellent production for sure. Great race and timing for sure. The race was fairly flat with one hill at the beginning. Water on the course and great post-party. You will … MORE

Excellent production for sure. Great race and timing for sure. The race was fairly flat with one hill at the beginning. Water on the course and great post-party. You will never go wrong with running in any event that these guys put on. Very professional.

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This event was great. Best I have seen in a long time I am biking 4 times a week now. Wanting to bike more since it is so humid out. … MORE

This event was great. Best I have seen in a long time

I am biking 4 times a week now. Wanting to bike more since it is so humid out.
great race and will run it every year

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took 3rd Place Great little City. Nice People. Police were very helpful and friendly. Nice Finisher Medal but not suck a good award for Age Division winners. That's ok. With … MORE

took 3rd Place

Great little City. Nice People. Police were very helpful and friendly.

Nice Finisher Medal but not suck a good award for Age Division winners. That’s ok.
With so many hills, it made the course a little unsafe. I saw several people that got hurt but they will recover. No serious injuries.

I will not run this course again but I am glad I did it one time.

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This event was 100% Perfect from Start to Finish!. I do about 75 races a year and I must say that Southern Timing did an excellent job. 100% Professional. Packet … MORE

This event was 100% Perfect from Start to Finish!. I do about 75 races a year and I must say that Southern Timing did an excellent job. 100% Professional.

Packet pickup was quick, easy and very organized.
The race was marked perfectly and the timing was spot on. I where a very expensive garmin because timing is important to getting better as an individual runner and I take that serious. Their timing was EXACT right down to the second!
The announcer did a great job and he recognized many people at the race, along with routing them on at the finish line.
I spoke to Jacob the race director and he was not only extremely nice but you could see that he really cared about the runners, the event and making sure everyone had a great time. You don’t see that all the time.

Southern Timing did a good job and when I sign up for future races, I will look for races that they time and make it my priority to sign up and attend the races/events they are timing! Never met Jacob or attended a Southern Timing event until this one and I was impressed!

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Nice race route and loving the atmosphere. Everybody had a good time and there were many runners. I took 2nd Place & MY WIFE TOOK 1st Place! Good snacks and … MORE

Nice race route and loving the atmosphere. Everybody had a good time and there were many runners. I took 2nd Place & MY WIFE TOOK 1st Place!

Good snacks and after party.
Packet pickup was fast and easy and they followed covid guidelines.
I will run this race every year now!

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nice event overall and got free eats or ice cream which was cool. Timing was perfect. Timer gave good explanation of the the course and starting out. Scenery ws ok … MORE

nice event overall and got free eats or ice cream which was cool.
Timing was perfect.
Timer gave good explanation of the the course and starting out.
Scenery ws ok but not a lake.
Nice venue that put on the event.

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Very Professional race and nice atmosphere. 1st Place & Bethany took 2nd Place. Crappy cotton shirt. Another car wash rag. Ugly color. Award ok but kind of cheap. Better than … MORE

Very Professional race and nice atmosphere.
1st Place & Bethany took 2nd Place.
Crappy cotton shirt. Another car wash rag. Ugly color.
Award ok but kind of cheap. Better than most.
Age Awards are Metal Bottoms – 2 thumbs down on them.

Great food and snacks at the end of the race. Hot rice with black beans.
Cookies, chips, Oreo’s, banana’s, pretzels, nutria-grain bars,

GREAT FINISH LINE AND MC did a good job!

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Very Professional race and nice atmosphere. Crappy cotton shirt. Another car wash rag. Ugly color. Award ok but kind of cheap. Better than most. Age Awards are Metal Bottoms - … MORE

Very Professional race and nice atmosphere.
Crappy cotton shirt. Another car wash rag. Ugly color.
Award ok but kind of cheap. Better than most.
Age Awards are Metal Bottoms – 2 thumbs down on them.

Great food and snacks at the end of the race. Hot rice with black beans.
Cookies, chips, Oreo’s, banana’s, pretzels, nutria-grain bars,

GREAT FINISH LINE AND MC did a good job!

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2nd Place - Cool.... The Shirt given to every runner was a Real and actual running Shirt made by Port & Company not that crap COTTON shirt that most events … MORE

2nd Place – Cool….
The Shirt given to every runner was a Real and actual running Shirt made by Port & Company not that crap COTTON shirt that most events give to the runners which are used to clean cars and used as a rag around the house.

This was not only a great course but it was cool how both young and older people dressed up like the 80’s.

Timing was dead on. Very good production of the event They even had banana’s at the end.

Age Group Awards which I did not expect which was a nice surprise.
Classy outfit that put this event on. They are called Victory Sports Management.

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This event was well orchestrated and very professional. Everything was done to perfection! Nice Finishers medal, BUT No Age Division Awards 1st thru 3rd and that sucks. If they have … MORE

This event was well orchestrated and very professional.
Everything was done to perfection!
Nice Finishers medal, BUT No Age Division Awards 1st thru 3rd and that sucks. If they have awards next year, they will double the runners and the event will be Picture Perfect.
Nice shirt but it was made out of “Cotton” which is the worst kind of shirt any runner wants. It will be used as a rag.
The timing was spot on.
The announced was one of the best I have heard. A little over the top but he did a pretty good job. Kept the crowd motivated.
I would suggest doing this race to anyone wanting a nice event that is done the right way. You won’t be disappointed.

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100% PERFECT Race/Event 1st Place Age Division, Nice Finisher Medal & 1st Place Medal! Wide start (entire width of road) and course was not only marked very well with arrows … MORE

100% PERFECT Race/Event

1st Place Age Division, Nice Finisher Medal & 1st Place Medal!

Wide start (entire width of road) and course was not only marked very well with arrows at each turn, but there was also a Police Officer at every turn to make sure no runner/walker made a wrong turn.

Spot on timing. Not 1 mistake. Results were up immediately.
Good Post party and stuff to eat.

Great scenery on the race course.

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Great race course. Flat and fairly fast. Several turns but not bad. Good timing that was correct. ALERT Bad Stuff: 1. No chipt start and Very narrow start. 2. 3 … MORE

Great race course. Flat and fairly fast. Several turns but not bad.
Good timing that was correct.
ALERT Bad Stuff:
1. No chipt start and Very narrow start.
2. 3 porta potties or maybe 4 but not enough. Many people were late to the start because of it and they were screwed because it was not a chip start so it put them 1 to 5 minutes behind everyone else. Start & finish at different locations but only a chip Finish. Cheap production. Only care about putting money in their pockets.
3. Race director announced that he set orange cones on their sides to indicate a turn. How cheap & unprofessional is that. A good timing company/race director should have the course properly marked.
4. Just prior to starting the 4.25 run, several Half Marathon runners were appearing at the finish line do to getting lost and the race director told them they went the wrong way and “Laughed”. Very unprofessional for this race director to laugh!
5. Very, very Nice Finisher Medal.
6. Water at the end of the race and no snacks and if there were, I did not see them and many other runners were complaining about not even a banana. I agree, cheap again!
7. They advertise the course as a 4 mile course and a runner called the race director out at the beginning of the race and the race director said yes, ok, you got me, the race is not 4 miles, it is 4.25 miles. Lying to the runners is again unprofessional.
8. Timing was correct and the staff helping out were very nice.
9. Many runners at the end of the race were upset about no chip start when the course in sonarrow.
10. THIS TIMING COMPANY DOES A GOOD JOB OF TIMING BUT THEY ALSO put on the race and act as the race director and they do not mark the course properly. Saying the race is 4 miles, when it is 4.25 miles in wrong and lying to the runners will not be forgotten. No chip start is wrong and many runners will not return again next year.

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Race was professionally timed that was spot on. I use a garmin and it was dead on. - Great set up and several volunteers. - Well marketed course with people … MORE

Race was professionally timed that was spot on. I use a garmin and it was dead on.
– Great set up and several volunteers.
– Well marketed course with people at all turns also.
– water station on route
– wide start so fast runners could break out
– course had some inclines and one nice hill
– T-Shirt also

Nice FINISH Medals and my 2nd place Award was just an extra great surprise. These guys also had 1st thru 3rd place awards.

Would suggest trying this event next year.

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This is one of my favorite 5K Races! Professionally done and very well organized. Many volunteers and the race was timed using Chronotrack which is #1 in the world today! … MORE

This is one of my favorite 5K Races!
Professionally done and very well organized. Many volunteers and the race was timed using Chronotrack which is #1 in the world today! I use a Garmin and the timing was spot on.
1. Great prerace set up that had safety come first for everyone and masks were worn right up to the start line.
2. Every runner received a “Finish Medal”.
3. Police assisted with making sure the roads were safe and the course was car free.
4. COURSE WAS WELL MARKED WITH SIGNS, CONES AND ARROWS ALONG WITH LIVE PEOPLE AT TURNS.
5. Organized extremely well. Packet pick-up was fast.
6. Nice t-shirts that not only looked good but were also the real dri-fit light weight shirt, not a crappy cotton shirt. I have been wearing this shirt to other events and people asked about the event and told them how great it was.

This is a must attend event next year for you and after seeing this race, you will be hooked for every year thereafter.

Not one bad thing. Nothing. Oh, great snacks at the end also. How about that. Bananas, water, and other good snacks. Too many to list.

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This event could be good but so many bad things happened. 1. The Police lead vehicle took the lead runners down the wrong road costing the leaders so much time. … MORE

This event could be good but so many bad things happened.
1. The Police lead vehicle took the lead runners down the wrong road costing the leaders so much time.
2. The event was not a 5K which was 3.1 miles, it was actually 3.9 or nearly 4 miles long but they still call it a 5K which is wrong in so many ways.

I will never run in this event and I suggest everyone else think twice about running in this event. They need to guarantee that the race itself has been properly measured and is actually a true 5K. Many people were having a hard time finishing because they expected to run a 5K.

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Would NEVER do this run again! Worst event I have ever done in my entire life. Why not you ask? 1. No chip strt and a narrow running path at … MORE

Would NEVER do this run again! Worst event I have ever done in my entire life.
Why not you ask?
1. No chip strt and a narrow running path at the start
2. Hard to find. Located deep in the woods
3. Not clearly marked course. Some people got lost
4. Little quarter size wood finish yuk! was not a medal. Looked like an animal cracker. ( i attached the picture)
5. Bad course for older people. People dropped out of the longer runs and just did the 5K.
6. This race director/timer is out to make a buck and that is it!
7. Rude to some of the runners when they asked questions. I watched and listened.
What was good:
1. The timing was good and they had a chip finish but they had to.
2. Everyone but the race director was nice and polite.
3. This course might be good for the hard core younger runners but no way is it good for people that are older.
4. They had good snacks for after the race.

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This race had so much parking. Professional timing but no Chip start, only a chip finish with the start at a different location which was fine but with this many … MORE

This race had so much parking.
Professional timing but no Chip start, only a chip finish with the start at a different location which was fine but with this many runners, they must have a chip start.
– Excellent course, very scenic.
– Timing was spot on.
– Nice Finisher medal
– Awards for race runners and I did take 2nd so I was one of the lucky medal winners also and left with 2 medals.
– Nice post party but the rain started and came down in buckets for over 20 minutes which broke up the award ceremony.

This event was so good that my wife and I signed up for early registration the very next day in 2022.

They also gave you a shirt. Many pictures on the route.

You want to run in this race next year.

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This is a great course and I will travel the 2 hours needed to do it again. It was manually timed but the timing was right on. Nice Finisher Medal. … MORE

This is a great course and I will travel the 2 hours needed to do it again.
It was manually timed but the timing was right on.
Nice Finisher Medal.
They need a results page so other runners can record times with raceraves.com, athlinks and other sites.
No water at turn around.
No snacks

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Nice Finisher Medal no age awards Course was very good Packet pickup was fast and easy 3 laps and usually I do not like that but here I did very … MORE

Nice Finisher Medal
no age awards
Course was very good
Packet pickup was fast and easy
3 laps and usually I do not like that but here I did very much.
Water was available but 5 feet off of course but at least they had water

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Great course, Flat & Fast & well marked so no one could get lost. Nicest Finisher Award we received this year so far out of ten 5K Races and that … MORE

Great course, Flat & Fast & well marked so no one could get lost.
Nicest Finisher Award we received this year so far out of ten 5K Races and that goes for the shirt also.
The shirt was a true running shirt that I now wear to several races. None of that cotton crap.
They had a great awards ceremony and great food which included cooked pancakes and sausage.
Many nice volunteers and the Fireman that served up the pancakes were great guys with a good attitude.

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Nice race and good timing. The location is not good for road runners because the time will not be good do to terrain. Nice after race snacks. Great volunteers. I … MORE

Nice race and good timing. The location is not good for road runners because the time will not be good do to terrain.

Nice after race snacks. Great volunteers.
I had to concentrate on the course so I did not fall and could not really open it up to much.
Great timing. Good parking but course was a trail run and I hate trail runs.

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1. Great event and a lot of fun but with all the terrains, your time will not be that good like a road race. A lot of uneven ground but … MORE

1. Great event and a lot of fun but with all the terrains, your time will not be that good like a road race. A lot of uneven ground but not too bad.
2. Great MC that talked a lot and did a good job.
3. Timing was right on the money.
4. Great swag. Wine glass, nice finisher metal and shirt was nice .

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The long sleeve shirt was the best I have gotten. Right up there with Hot Chocolate jacket. Medal was good, as was the placement medals. Good things: 1. Race was … MORE

The long sleeve shirt was the best I have gotten. Right up there with Hot Chocolate jacket. Medal was good, as was the placement medals.
Good things:
1. Race was timed to the nano second. Perfect Chip Timing!
2. Treatment and respect given to the runners by the race director and his staff was excellent. I asked him some questions and he was there with a smile on his face and answered all questions.
3. Course was out and back and well marked.
4. Water station at the half way mark.
5. Flat & Fast course. So good, I signed up the next say on runningintheusa.com for 2022 race next year.
6. Good snacks at the end which included drinks and water.

Bad Things: Absolutely nothing!

I wish more timing companies cared about runners as much as these guys did, Good job guys.

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Great timing company. They use Chronotrack which is #1 in the World in my book. They had the course laid out great and properly marked. They just never give a … MORE

Great timing company. They use Chronotrack which is #1 in the World in my book.
They had the course laid out great and properly marked.
They just never give a Finisher Medal which is a mistake.

This was our 1st race of the year and we had not run for nearly 1 year up to this point but it felt so good!

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This timing company always does a good job! Timing is perfect every time. Good event and nice after post snacks. Always a good medal and usually a good dri fit … MORE

This timing company always does a good job!
Timing is perfect every time. Good event and nice after post snacks.
Always a good medal and usually a good dri fit shirt lightweight, not that cotton crap!

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This race was huge and so much fun. From start to finish. The post party was better than any Hot Chocolate event by far. So much food, beer, ice cream … MORE

This race was huge and so much fun. From start to finish. The post party was better than any Hot Chocolate event by far. So much food, beer, ice cream and much more.
Great Finisher Medal on top of all that!
Timing was perfect. I have a Garmin on for all races.

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This event is always good but in 2021 they changed the event to Virtual so they could pocket everyones money and cheat the runners out of the race and in … MORE

This event is always good but in 2021 they changed the event to Virtual so they could pocket everyones money and cheat the runners out of the race and in my case 2 races. I do not like them and they only care about money.

In 2020 the event was ral good but I don’t like what they pulled in 2021. It was not about safety, they wanted to be greedy and buy themselves something nice with all the profits.

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This was a great event. 100% PERFECT. I ran in this race with my Wife and we had a great time. I always thought the vendors and the entire event … MORE

This was a great event.
100% PERFECT.
I ran in this race with my Wife and we had a great time.

I always thought the vendors and the entire event was amazing and now i AM GOING back to write this because they went virtual in 2021 and stole everyones money.

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Hot Chocolate Event is so good that we flew from Florida to Atlanta to do the 5K together as Husband & Wife. I have done the 15K in both Tampa … MORE

Hot Chocolate Event is so good that we flew from Florida to Atlanta to do the 5K together as Husband & Wife. I have done the 15K in both Tampa and Seattle , so no need to do that again in the same year.

Great event and always fun. Love the swag. Timing is always exactly right on the money.

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Professional outfit.This is an event we not only do in Safety Harbor but we also drive to Orlando and do the same event in Orlando each year! Yes, it is … MORE

Professional outfit.This is an event we not only do in Safety Harbor but we also drive to Orlando and do the same event in Orlando each year! Yes, it is that good!

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Really nice Medal for Finishing! Very crowded and I had a hard time breaking out. I am looking forward to doing this event every year. I will do this event … MORE

Really nice Medal for Finishing!
Very crowded and I had a hard time breaking out.

I am looking forward to doing this event every year.
I will do this event next time and lead the pack and take at least 3 minutes off this time

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1st Place - Cool! Award Ceremony. I was also a Sponsor. Nice Metal. This was a fun race. It was set up good and the course was marked so no … MORE

1st Place – Cool!

Award Ceremony. I was also a Sponsor.
Nice Metal.
This was a fun race. It was set up good and the course was marked so no one could get lost.

Great timing.

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Great event, perfect timing and so much fun at the post party. Great jacket. Medal and the timing is A+. I did both the 15K & 5K. We travel to … MORE

Great event, perfect timing and so much fun at the post party.
Great jacket. Medal and the timing is A+.
I did both the 15K & 5K.
We travel to other states to do this event.

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I liked this 5K. Good timing and post party. All the volunteers were nice. Course was properly marked. Packet pick-up was easy and fast. I will do this race again … MORE

I liked this 5K.
Good timing and post party.
All the volunteers were nice.
Course was properly marked.

Packet pick-up was easy and fast.

I will do this race again and beat the time.

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Huge event with a ton of runners. Large pre and post party. Excellent event for sure. Timing was perfect. A little crowed on the run and hard to pass but … MORE

Huge event with a ton of runners. Large pre and post party. Excellent event for sure. Timing was perfect. A little crowed on the run and hard to pass but as you get going, it gets easier to pass people.

Great finisher medal and a nice shirt I think. so many races

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They gave a medal that was ok. Packet pickup was fast and easy. I don't remember much of this event and I am putting it in after the event. MORE

They gave a medal that was ok.
Packet pickup was fast and easy.
I don’t remember much of this event and I am putting it in after the event.

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I love dogs. I will do every race if it helps a dog. This was a great race but had some confusion at the finish area which cost many people … MORE

I love dogs. I will do every race if it helps a dog.

This was a great race but had some confusion at the finish area which cost many people some time.

Nice race and good timing.

Professionally done.

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Great set up and good timing. Not enough water on the course for how hot it was. I got a strained calf injury that kept me out of running for … MORE

Great set up and good timing. Not enough water on the course for how hot it was.
I got a strained calf injury that kept me out of running for the next 6 weeks.
Great Swag and the medal was outstanding. Really good post party.

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This company does such a good job at timing and putting on events in Arizona. I was just visiting and heard they had a race so I signed up since … MORE

This company does such a good job at timing and putting on events in Arizona. I was just visiting and heard they had a race so I signed up since I do races every week and I love the dry heat vs humidity. It was a great course and many runners showed up.
Timing is always right on the money with this company.
Great medal and shirt on top of it.

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Professionally ran with timing spot on. The course was fairly flat & Fast. Had a great time. Great volunteers and the entire course was properly marked. MORE

Professionally ran with timing spot on. The course was fairly flat & Fast.
Had a great time.
Great volunteers and the entire course was properly marked.

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I had a good time at this event. Everyone was so nice and very professional for being small. Timing company was perfect. Packet pickup was fast and easy. The course … MORE

I had a good time at this event. Everyone was so nice and very professional for being small.

Timing company was perfect. Packet pickup was fast and easy.

The course was marked very well and had people directing everyone.

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1st Place Overall Male! How cool that was. Timing was perfect. I timed it and it was spot on. HUGE event! Wide start of the entire roadway. Course was marked … MORE

1st Place Overall Male! How cool that was.
Timing was perfect. I timed it and it was spot on.
HUGE event! Wide start of the entire roadway.
Course was marked so well.
Water stations and a great MC.
The Post party was 1 of the BEST I have ever attended. Medal and so much more was great. These guys put on such a good event. I try to do all the races they put on.

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Huge turnout. You get to run down the enitre width of the street. Bands playing throughout the course. Timing is the best. Beer line was bad. He does not plan … MORE

Huge turnout. You get to run down the enitre width of the street. Bands playing throughout the course.

Timing is the best.
Beer line was bad. He does not plan correctly for that. Beer was also warm.
Puts on a good event usually. I think he was burnt out on this race. It was still very good. I go to all the races that him and his wife put on.

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Sherri from Why Racing was at the start and we talked about when a person loses or gains 5 pounds, it will add or take off 30 seconds to the … MORE

Sherri from Why Racing was at the start and we talked about when a person loses or gains 5 pounds, it will add or take off 30 seconds to the race and I live by what she said.
I go to every 5k that benefits animals.
Timing was spot on.
Great flat and fast course and I met a lot of friends at this event.
Great post party!

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Great course where you go over a bridge and into the middle of downtown and you have the entire width of the roadway. Many people and hard to pass sometimes … MORE

Great course where you go over a bridge and into the middle of downtown and you have the entire width of the roadway. Many people and hard to pass sometimes but I had a great time.

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Great race with a ton of people. Entire width of road is the start. Great finisher medal and so professionally done. I would do this every year if I still … MORE

Great race with a ton of people. Entire width of road is the start.
Great finisher medal and so professionally done.
I would do this every year if I still lived in Oregon.

Great post party. So much fun!

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The timing of this event was perfect as usual. The atmosphere was a 10+. Pre and post party with people laughing, talking to each other and having a great time. … MORE

The timing of this event was perfect as usual.
The atmosphere was a 10+. Pre and post party with people laughing, talking to each other and having a great time. Parking was close and lots of it.

Great professional outfit that handed out packets and everyone was happy.

The course was flat & fast. Police held me back at a road crossing for about 6 cars and that sucked but oh well.

Had a great time and so will you. Make sure you go to this event, you will have so much fun and you will come back year after year. They give you a great shirt, medal for doing the event and also 1st, 2nd & 3rd place

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Why Racing Events puts on a great event and race. Great timing all the time because they hire good timers. Sherri is always looking out for the runners. Great course … MORE

Why Racing Events puts on a great event and race.
Great timing all the time because they hire good timers.

Sherri is always looking out for the runners.
Great course and always marked good so no runners go the wrong way.

The post party is one of the best by far.

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What an event.vIt was HUGE. After Party was soooo fun! 5K, 8K, 10K,Half Marathon We hung out and listen to the bands, drank green beer and collected a full grocery … MORE

What an event.vIt was HUGE. After Party was soooo fun!
5K, 8K, 10K,Half Marathon

We hung out and listen to the bands, drank green beer and collected a full grocery bag of snacks.

Stayed at a real nice hotel and met so many new people who are now my friends.
This event is now giving a Finisher Medal.

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1st Race I ran in Florida. I am getting Married today! Met both of my nieces here Jackie & Michaela and we all ran. So much fun and hours later … MORE

1st Race I ran in Florida. I am getting Married today!
Met both of my nieces here Jackie & Michaela and we all ran.
So much fun and hours later I was married to the most wonderful woman in the world!
This event was different then what I was use to. Organized but flawed. They had a timing company, gave out nice awards and shirts. Timing was perfect. I think these guys are good but they do not give awards to age division winners and only to the top 15 people regardless of age that cross the finish line which is really not fair.
Metals were ok. A little unorganized as far as determining who the winners were. I also saw a girl get handed a ticket for an award when another person should have gotten the award ticket and that was unprofessional. I will do more of their events but hope things are more organized next time.

Was a great flat and fast course but not much shade. Hey its beautiful Florida.
Turns out that I was one of the big winners but I did not get a ticket so that was messed up. They made good on it 1 year later and gave me the award I was supposed to receive that day with my nieces.

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3rd Place in Age Division Very organized Fast & Flat for the most part. Packet Pick-up was easy well marked course Loop food after the run easy parking MORE

3rd Place in Age Division
Very organized
Fast & Flat for the most part.
Packet Pick-up was easy
well marked course
Loop
food after the run
easy parking

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This was a great race. Very few inclines. Great post party and a nice finisher medal. Timing was right on. Great production. Race in any race that these guys do … MORE

This was a great race. Very few inclines. Great post party and a nice finisher medal.
Timing was right on.

Great production.

Race in any race that these guys do and you will love it.

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Really good course. Flat & Fast. Golf course that was scenic. tIMING WAS RIGHT ON THE MONEY. Awards were great. One of the BEST Finisher Medals I have ever seen. … MORE

Really good course. Flat & Fast.
Golf course that was scenic. tIMING WAS RIGHT ON THE MONEY.
Awards were great. One of the BEST Finisher Medals I have ever seen.

Post party was great with good food.

This company is very professional and not cheap. They also give a good shirt to the runners.

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These guys are very professional as a Timing Company and one of the best that I have ever seen. The course was so good. Good post party. I cannot say … MORE

These guys are very professional as a Timing Company and one of the best that I have ever seen.
The course was so good.
Good post party.
I cannot say one bad thing about this race. Good Finisher medal but the shirt was cotton.

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This is a nice place to run.. Nice and cool outside Snacks and goodies. Run was good and fun. Looking forward to doing more. The timing guys did a good … MORE

This is a nice place to run.. Nice and cool outside
Snacks and goodies.
Run was good and fun.
Looking forward to doing more.

The timing guys did a good job. Well marked course

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We had so much fun. All my racing friends were there so it pushed me to run faster and I had a great time. The post party was huge and … MORE

We had so much fun. All my racing friends were there so it pushed me to run faster and I had a great time.

The post party was huge and so many venders.

Great Flat & Fast course.

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This was so cool. We ran just before Midnight and did a 5K while the Fireworks were going off in the sky but if was cold and that was just … MORE

This was so cool. We ran just before Midnight and did a 5K while the Fireworks were going off in the sky but if was cold and that was just fine with me.
I had 2 of my very good friends to run with and we had a blast.

The Race Director did such a good job.
We stayed the night in a hotel and then ran again in the morning on January 1st, 2019 and it was the same course but in the light and I ran faster and took 2nd Place!

Timing was perfect and the set up was nice.

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This outfit puts on a good race and I drive for 2 hours every time to go to one of their races. They give away finisher medals and age division … MORE

This outfit puts on a good race and I drive for 2 hours every time to go to one of their races.
They give away finisher medals and age division medals at all their races which is most then most events other companies put on.
Their timing of races is PERFECT.
This company is not about the money, they are a business but they treat runners like royalty.
Always a great after party.

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Great race. Out & Back and very fast. Well organized and so much fun. Great after party with lots of yummy food. These guys really care about the runners. MORE

Great race. Out & Back and very fast.

Well organized and so much fun. Great after party with lots of yummy food.
These guys really care about the runners.

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This race is awesome. Out and back and kind of a loop at the end. So many runners and so much fun. Wave starts. Great Finisher Medal and shirt. Post … MORE

This race is awesome. Out and back and kind of a loop at the end.
So many runners and so much fun. Wave starts.

Great Finisher Medal and shirt.

Post party was huge and they had all kinds of stuff at this event. I hung out for 1 hour after the race was done.

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Great event with many runners and a great timing company. The start of the race should have started in waves because is was jam packed and many runners including me, … MORE

Great event with many runners and a great timing company.

The start of the race should have started in waves because is was jam packed and many runners including me, had a hard time breaking out and that cost us time.

The course was great and the packet pickup along with the post party and everything else concerning this event and race was perfect.
I even took a picture with Santa and the food they had along with the christmas cookies was fantastic.

Make this a race you do because it was so much fun.

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Great course. Perfect timing always with this company. Snacks are always great at the post party. They always give away Finisher Medals and medals if you take 1st, 2nd or … MORE

Great course. Perfect timing always with this company.
Snacks are always great at the post party.

They always give away Finisher Medals and medals if you take 1st, 2nd or 3rd.

Packet pickup is always easy and fast.

These guys make no mistakes and the course is always well marked.

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2nd Place but the event was so fun. This was a lot of fun. Great timing company. This outfit does a great job with no mistakes. The course was out … MORE

2nd Place but the event was so fun.

This was a lot of fun. Great timing company. This outfit does a great job with no mistakes.

The course was out and back and flat & Fast.
One of my favorite races.

Good finishers medal.

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This Race Director lost her husband who served in the Military and she honors him by doing these events. This course was very fun and fairly flat and fast. A … MORE

This Race Director lost her husband who served in the Military and she honors him by doing these events.

This course was very fun and fairly flat and fast. A view small inclines and a great awards ceremony along with a top notch post party.

This event has all the trimmings including a custom finishers medal and she also gives out medals for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place.

I would do this race every year if i WERE STILL LIVING IN UREGON/wASHINGTON.

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Great course and I love this company/ I had some drinks with my honey the night before and I was not even going to go but I did and it … MORE

Great course and I love this company/

I had some drinks with my honey the night before and I was not even going to go but I did and it was a mistake.

Great out and back course and a lot of fun. I ran the course in another race.

These guys do a great job.

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This was at Washington State University. The run took place on the campus mainly. Huge start that went down the street and then narrow paths but things thinner out. The … MORE

This was at Washington State University. The run took place on the campus mainly.
Huge start that went down the street and then narrow paths but things thinner out.
The shirt they gave away was a real runners shirt and it looks great. I wear it everywhere I go.
They also gave away a “Finishers Medal”.
It was a fun race no matter what and the post party was HUGE.

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Always a good time running in Portland, Oregon. Great course and easy parking. Packet pickup was easy and fast. Good post party. Had a great time and saw so many … MORE

Always a good time running in Portland, Oregon.
Great course and easy parking.
Packet pickup was easy and fast. Good post party.

Had a great time and saw so many of my running friends.

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I liked the event and would do it again tIMING WAS GOOD AND PACKET PICK UP WAS EASY AND FAST. Many runners and a good finisher medal Course was well … MORE

I liked the event and would do it again

tIMING WAS GOOD AND PACKET PICK UP WAS EASY AND FAST.
Many runners and a good finisher medal

Course was well marked

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Had a lot of fun. Many of my friends were in the race also. Great food at the end. Such a professional set up from start to finish. Why racing … MORE

Had a lot of fun. Many of my friends were in the race also.
Great food at the end. Such a professional set up from start to finish.

Why racing does the best events in Oregon and Washington.

YOu want to go to this race.

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Great event and I had a lot of fun. The course was holly for sure. Many runners so it was hard to break out and I got stuck behind a … MORE

Great event and I had a lot of fun. The course was holly for sure. Many runners so it was hard to break out and I got stuck behind a loto of people several times.

Still had a lot of fun but I would not do this race again.
Very nice Finisher award.
Good post party for sure.
Product was great. Nice shirts

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I love these races. She does a good job. Always a smile on her face regardless. Good food and snacks. Beer always and usually a hamburger. MORE

I love these races. She does a good job.

Always a smile on her face regardless.

Good food and snacks.

Beer always and usually a hamburger.

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