Alicia Manteiga's Staging Area

Ran the half marathon; I came in 1.5 hours before they stated they would close the course. The last two miles of my half-marathon I was dodging people who had completed the 5k and 10k and were walking back to their car using the path I was running down. When I got to the finish, there was no water at the finish line and I was informed they had just run out of medals. They promised to mail me one; 4 months later, I have not received one. Post-race, they were out of most of the food, and when I went to a beer tent to ask for water, I was snapped at “this is a beer tent!” Scenery was beautiful but the production was so poor and the entry not cheap. Packet pickup was a nightmare (there was no close parking, it took hours, and my racing partner’s registration had been lost by the organization, so she had to go the back of another long line). They told the pre-race lineup they would fix registration for next year. I don’t recommend any races organized by this charitable organization, unless they publicize that they are partnering with a professional race company.