The replacement should be a loop. The shuttles were tough logistically with so many people.
That's one of the things I really liked about it. You start the race and you can see your goal the whole time.When I ran the drake 1/2 marathon I felt like I was constantly turning.
It's hard to have a race called dam to dam that doesn't go from one dam to another.But that's also one of the big issues with keeping it going. Busing 8000 people out to Saylorville is not an easy task.
Well, it won't be called 'Dam to Dam' after 2018It's hard to have a race called dam to dam that doesn't go from one dam to another.
If it's not the same route then it isn't a replacement.Well, it won't be called 'Dam to Dam' after 2018
This year was the first time I ran it, the weather made it unbearable (hot). I'll probably have to give it another shot next year if it's my last chance.
If it's not the same route then it isn't a replacement.
If this year was 'unbearable' you're probably never going to enjoy it.
They said it was around the third hottest day for the run in the history of the race. Around 70 degrees and 80% humidity at race start with no wind and sunny skies. Do you even know what you're talking about?If this year was 'unbearable' you're probably never going to enjoy it.
So you want a different route and a different name. Got it. But it's still a replacement. A replacement just like all the other runs.The route has changed before. It's more than just the route that makes a race. The key points they were going for were: bands throughout, party at the end in downtown, good swag. That can all still happen on the same weekend.
The route has changed before. It's more than just the route that makes a race. The key points they were going for were: bands throughout, party at the end in downtown, good swag. That can all still happen on the same weekend.
As mentioned...it IS NOT race day volunteers. Those are easy to find. They even said so in the press conference. It is find someone to, at no pay, organize a race outside of your normal full time job and do it do a level that is consistent with this fine event. They have been losing a few key members per year and couldn't find suitable replacement volunteer organizers.
They said it was around the third hottest day for the run in the history of the race. Around 70 degrees and 80% humidity at race start with no wind and sunny skies. Do you even know what you're talking about?
I don't personally know but I read elsewhere that one problem they've had is the older people have squashed ideas from others and that now they don't have younger people to takeover and keep it going. Just judging by the people I saw at the press conference I can easily see that being the case.I have been on a board of directors that's had to cancel a large event due to lack of volunteers. Not to this scale but I absolutely believe them when they say it is difficult to find volunteers to organize this.
Volunteering is like herding cats (or preschoolers) who can walk away at any moment for any reason. Most stick to it but unless this is that person's passion it will fall through the cracks. Unless the volunteer's jobs allow them to meet and work during business hours it's darn near impossible to make it work.
How many people run in this thing? Why wouldn't you just raise the entrance fee $10-$20 to keep a great thing going and hire someone pt/ft if needed?