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2009 Seaside Half Marathon

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Hope everyone is doing OK out there - cold wind is blowing HARD off the bay!
 
I have no photos, but think I have frost bite! It was cold but so much funn!!! Thank you to all the wonderful volunteers & people cheering on! I can't wait until next year!
 
I survived, had frozen fun, and it took me a while to thaw out enough to type. Very well-run race, but I'd offer two suggestions if someone on the race committee is reading:

1) More shuttle buses. (No explanation needed)

2) Trash cans at the aid stations (weight down the bottoms with rocks or something, put trash bag over weighted can) The cups were blowing all over the place because of the wind gusts, and you had to be careful to not have a slip and fall because of them. Even if the racers got only 50% of the cups in the cans, it would have helped.

On a lighter note, I'd like to thank pink tutu mohawk guy for bringing a little bit of the Bay to Breakers spirit to SoWal. Saw him at a point where I was starting to get a little grumpy, but then I had to smile.

Thanks volunteers!
 
Thank you so much to all of our dedicated volunteers! It was VERY cold and windy out there today. It was actually colder at 9am than 4am. So we're very grateful to all those that hung in there with us!

People didn't linger around any longer than they had to after the race. For some reason, beer consumption was way down this year! I took no photos because my fingers weren't working in the cold, but there were lots of photos taken, so I'm sure some will work their way on here.

Congrats to Grayton Girl and her sister. They placed 1st & 2nd in their age division. There were lots of local winners today. Grayton Girl and Supermom were both celebrating their birthdays by running. The fastest time for a female on the 5K, was for a 13 year old girl - wow!
 
Thanks for the suggestions!

Agreed about the shuttle buses. With the number of people now running the race, we had to move to the shuttle bus arrangement. We learned a lot this year, and will definitely improve!

Our trash cans were victims of the wind. We'll know in the future what havoc the wind brings. I'm a little shocked that a water table full of cups didn't blow over, and that they were able to fill the cups before the wind took them away.

Pink tutu guy is a very nice guy and is from Birmingham. He has run in many, if not all, of our races (without the tutu).

We can't thank the runners and volunteers enough for putting up with the cold and wind!


beachmouse said:
I survived, had frozen fun, and it took me a while to thaw out enough to type. Very well-run race, but I'd offer two suggestions if someone on the race committee is reading:

1) More shuttle buses. (No explanation needed)

2) Trash cans at the aid stations (weight down the bottoms with rocks or something, put trash bag over weighted can) The cups were blowing all over the place because of the wind gusts, and you had to be careful to not have a slip and fall because of them. Even if the racers got only 50% of the cups in the cans, it would have helped.

On a lighter note, I'd like to thank pink tutu mohawk guy for bringing a little bit of the Bay to Breakers spirit to SoWal. Saw him at a point where I was starting to get a little grumpy, but then I had to smile.

Thanks volunteers!
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It really is a great race (provided you don't have IB band issues. The camber on 30-A has to kill those people) I did the first one in 2003 and again in 2006 and it's been wonderful to see it grow so much.

It's also nice to have what seems to be a very woman-friendly race without it being women-only. (I like having the guys around)
 
And a huge round of applause to the RD and their committee. How you get to enjoy a couple weeks of having your life back before people start up with the questions for next year.
 
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