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  1. I felt honored just to be apart of it.

     

    The one low point was the first round of the slow wave---it sped up to 'normal' speed by the time it got half way around. The second round it got slowed down.

     

    Two waves at the same time---epic!

  2. Nobody gets "turned down". Once the race fills, they turn just off registration, so they have no idea whether I wanted to get in after it closed.

     

    Well the truth of the matter is that registration was full by the 1st of the year. Last year, I registered well into Feburary. I understand there won't be a hard number, but I believe a few more wanted to run.

     

    While on the subject of expansion.....

    1. The expo was a NIGHTMARE! Not sure if it was just when I was there (5 PM on Sat), but there was a billizion (not actual number) people there. It will be something that will need to be altered in the future if the event is to grow.

     

    2. HWY 2-I have always wondered why they can't use it, but it makes sense given the possible reasons above. The trail at times can be very crowded. I heard a lot of complaints from people in the 2:00 hr time frame finishers. The problem was that some people over-estimated their fitness, went out to hard, and by mile 7 were walking. On the trail they would run into people who would be running at a 9-10 Mile pace---you can't run 4 abreast on that trail very easily. I've wondered if they could use the residental neighborhood north of HWY 2 to cut across to the West? Just a thought.

  3. I will admit that there were some good "sights". The 20-30 year old female age group was well represented!!!

     

    An article out tonight claims they estimate that they turned 4,000 runners down. It also mentioned that they are looking at uping the limit to 15,000 next year. If true, would mean the race would nearly double in a span of two years....quite impressive.

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