I really enjoyed this fun and festive race. It took place on March 16th - actually St Urho's day (Finnish holiday) and as luck would have it I am both … MORE
I really enjoyed this fun and festive race. It took place on March 16th – actually St Urho’s day (Finnish holiday) and as luck would have it I am both Finnish and Irish. Despite the never ending Winter in Minnesota this year the day was cold but quite nice and sunny. The course was ok and loved having it start at CHS Stadium. We couldn’t go on the field because of the crazy amount of snow still existing – but we did start and end at the stadium. Great swag!
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Get Lucky - Fun St Paddy's day race!
I really enjoyed this fun and festive race. It took place on March 16th - actually St Urho's day (Finnish holiday) and as luck would have it I am both … MORE
I really enjoyed this fun and festive race. It took place on March 16th – actually St Urho’s day (Finnish holiday) and as luck would have it I am both Finnish and Irish. Despite the never ending Winter in Minnesota this year the day was cold but quite nice and sunny. The course was ok and loved having it start at CHS Stadium. We couldn’t go on the field because of the crazy amount of snow still existing – but we did start and end at the stadium. Great swag!
Lucky on the weather
The weather can be an issue. This year it was perfect. This is a very well managed event. Great swag, great course, great post race munchies and party, a LOT … MORE
The weather can be an issue. This year it was perfect. This is a very well managed event. Great swag, great course, great post race munchies and party, a LOT of runners. Course was mostly flat with some rollers and cobblestones but it changes every year.
Disorganized...
Very disappointed with this race. Had family doing the 7K and myself and others doing the 14 and 21k races only to learn on race day morning that the 7K … MORE
Very disappointed with this race. Had family doing the 7K and myself and others doing the 14 and 21k races only to learn on race day morning that the 7K was in a completely different spot (actually different CITY) than the other races. This made getting to our designated areas very difficult. No water left at the finish of the race either. Not happy overall.
Get Lucky 7K 2014 (Dude Where's My Beer)
I've done Get Lucky three times, Monster Dash twice, and the Minneapolis Du. Every time, without fail, something has gone wrong due to poor management on Team Ortho's end. Problems … MORE
I’ve done Get Lucky three times, Monster Dash twice, and the Minneapolis Du. Every time, without fail, something has gone wrong due to poor management on Team Ortho’s end. Problems run the gamut from extremely late starts, to lack of goodies at the finish line, to bait and switch offerings (like this promise for a free beer, and then not having it organized so that early packet pickup folks can actually get their beer coupon)… I can’t think of a single Team Ortho race I did where there weren’t a handful of issues during or post race.
And when I compare that to the fact that I did 15 races in 2013 alone, and none of the other races have any similar pitfalls or execution problems, it begins to make me wonder what the issue is.
So where does this leave me?
I don’t forsee myself doing any other Team Ortho events for awhile… if ever again. With races like Mankato and TC, I’d far prefer to spend my money on events ran by people who know how to organize a good race… not a sub par one.
Icey and SLOW!
Bad news. Race weekend, ice storm hits. Ugh! The previous year's race was 80 degrees and sunny. WTF! Well, we'd already paid the race entry and signed up for the … MORE
Bad news. Race weekend, ice storm hits. Ugh! The previous year’s race was 80 degrees and sunny. WTF! Well, we’d already paid the race entry and signed up for the shuttle bus running from my local community center, so … what do you do?! Just suck it up!