Race is in my hometown. The 2019 race was the second time my wife and I participated. The course starts on Seneca Street at the police station and then proceeds … MORE
Race is in my hometown. The 2019 race was the second time my wife and I participated.
The course starts on Seneca Street at the police station and then proceeds across what is now Veterans Memorial Bridge to the southside of Oil City and down West First Street to a turn-around not far from the Venango Campus of Clarion University. Route is paved with mild elevations. Lots of Victorian architecture, shade trees and historic landmarks.
The event is done in conjunction with an annual community day. There is the usual swag of t-shirts and medals for the top finishers.
Timing and production leave lots to be desired, especially when I witnessed one individual break from the other runners/walkers at the one-mile point and then return to the finish line — only to be presented a medal for her efforts. One other medal recipient was honored in the wrong category.
Although on-line registration was for runners only, registration at the site allowed for both runners and walkers. The timing service, however, did not differentiate between either category. Then communication attempts to correct any issues, with either the race organizer or the timing service went unresolved and unanswered.
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Race is in my hometown. The 2019 race was the second time my wife and I participated. The course starts on Seneca Street at the police station and then proceeds … MORE
Race is in my hometown. The 2019 race was the second time my wife and I participated.
The course starts on Seneca Street at the police station and then proceeds across what is now Veterans Memorial Bridge to the southside of Oil City and down West First Street to a turn-around not far from the Venango Campus of Clarion University. Route is paved with mild elevations. Lots of Victorian architecture, shade trees and historic landmarks.
The event is done in conjunction with an annual community day. There is the usual swag of t-shirts and medals for the top finishers.
Timing and production leave lots to be desired, especially when I witnessed one individual break from the other runners/walkers at the one-mile point and then return to the finish line — only to be presented a medal for her efforts. One other medal recipient was honored in the wrong category.
Although on-line registration was for runners only, registration at the site allowed for both runners and walkers. The timing service, however, did not differentiate between either category. Then communication attempts to correct any issues, with either the race organizer or the timing service went unresolved and unanswered.