It's no secret that I'm not a Team Ortho fan. Why? Well, there's the time they ran out of food and finisher medals at end the last a half marathon … MORE
It’s no secret that I’m not a Team Ortho fan.
Why?
Well, there’s the time they ran out of food and finisher medals at end the last a half marathon I ran with them. And the time they screwed me out of my free post race beer ticket. And don’t forget about how they flat out didn’t even start the last race my friends paid to run with them due to “rain” (thank goodness I wasn’t at that one, where it didn’t even start to rain until well into the afternoon).
Even when I did the Minneapolis Duathlon last year, I thought the way they handled the weather in regards to race cancellation was sub par…
Given all this, it’s hard to believe that Team Ortho races are basically the most expensive races you can register for in the Twin Cities. 🙁 It’s true! Team Ortho races will run you at least $60-75 when most other comparable, well run races in the area will come in under $50.
So before I even get into this race recap, I’m going warn you not to waste your money on Team Ortho races. Also, I will repeat what I think is the Team Ortho motto: “Be big or go home”.
What does that mean?
It means, as a Team Ortho race, you must:
(1) Be so big that your headcount numbers are astronomical.
(2) Not worry about organization.
(3) Not worry about communication.
(4) Just keep booking and over booking people to race. (No worries if a fueling station, medal station or post race party is under furnished due to overbooking.)
(5) Just keep taking registrant’s money.
So, you’re likely wondering why I even did this race.
Simply put, I’m nothing but dependable. I promised my race partner from last year that we’d do this again, and so we did!
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Minneapolis Duathlon 2014(Buncha Drunks)
It's no secret that I'm not a Team Ortho fan. Why? Well, there's the time they ran out of food and finisher medals at end the last a half marathon … MORE
It’s no secret that I’m not a Team Ortho fan.
Why?
Well, there’s the time they ran out of food and finisher medals at end the last a half marathon I ran with them. And the time they screwed me out of my free post race beer ticket. And don’t forget about how they flat out didn’t even start the last race my friends paid to run with them due to “rain” (thank goodness I wasn’t at that one, where it didn’t even start to rain until well into the afternoon).
Even when I did the Minneapolis Duathlon last year, I thought the way they handled the weather in regards to race cancellation was sub par…
Given all this, it’s hard to believe that Team Ortho races are basically the most expensive races you can register for in the Twin Cities. 🙁 It’s true! Team Ortho races will run you at least $60-75 when most other comparable, well run races in the area will come in under $50.
So before I even get into this race recap, I’m going warn you not to waste your money on Team Ortho races. Also, I will repeat what I think is the Team Ortho motto: “Be big or go home”.
What does that mean?
It means, as a Team Ortho race, you must:
(1) Be so big that your headcount numbers are astronomical.
(2) Not worry about organization.
(3) Not worry about communication.
(4) Just keep booking and over booking people to race. (No worries if a fueling station, medal station or post race party is under furnished due to overbooking.)
(5) Just keep taking registrant’s money.
So, you’re likely wondering why I even did this race.
Simply put, I’m nothing but dependable. I promised my race partner from last year that we’d do this again, and so we did!