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copteacher
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 Posted: 04/18/04 - 19:05 Post subject:
marine corps marathon 25 Oct 1992
12 k plus
I have run several races (probably over 20) over 5000 entrants.
2nd largest was broad street last year 8600+
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elkid
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Posted: 04/18/04 - 23:22 Post subject:
largest so far: Broad Street 2003 (9,064 finishers) and the nation's largest 15K, the Utica Boilermaker 2003 (8,829 finishers). Both will be trounced by this year's NYCM, 35,000 or so (maybe more as it's an anniversary year).
Smallest: Hibernian Hike 5K 2003 - 65 or so due to heavy rain.
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purple hayes
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Posted: 04/19/04 - 06:19 Post subject:
Probably the duathlon I did this weekend, 700-800 people.
Smallest was probably 60-65 people.
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akern
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Posted: 04/19/04 - 08:01 Post subject:
Spirit of St. Louis. There was something like 8,000 there and I thought that was huge!! But looking at the #'s of other races I guess it was a fairly small get together.
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HYPERASHEL
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Posted: 04/19/04 - 10:18 Post subject:
Run, the Buckehad Sizzler in Atlanta, it is the fastest 10k course that can qualify you for the Peachtree 10k (october) 1200 i'd say
Skate, 800 the Athens to Atlanta 1998. that will be until May 2 this year, then it will be Disney with 2500 
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CoachCraig
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Posted: 04/19/04 - 12:13 Post subject:
| runaroundsue wrote: | Craig--do you like the large or small races....seeing that you've done extremes? Most people I know that are awesome runners thrive on big. I wilt.  I'm sure it's the confidence factor |
I don't like the mega-sized races. It is just too much of a zoo. I don't like dealing with a race expo, trying to get to the start, hour-long lines for the porta-potties, and then fighting through the crowds to get near the starting line. The best races are often a dozen guys on a track. Road races are usually best when they are 500 people or so. My last LA Marathon at 23,000 people was good only because I had an elite entry so I didn't have to deal with all the crowd problems. My family also got a big kick from seeing me on TV, something that obviously doesn't happen with small races. What I really look for is a well run race with good competition that doesn't have a bunch of logistical nightmares that often come with huge races.
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shelee
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Posted: 04/19/04 - 15:25 Post subject:
I have a feeling the Crazy Legs race in Madtown this weekend is going to be crazy big. The largest one I've run is Sunburst in Southbend, IN. They did an excellent job, though, and had mile markers and the race was chip timed. It was really fun. The worst race I ever ran in terms of swarms of people was the Canterbury run here in Madison, WI. People were clustered around me, walking, not even trying to run. It was managed very poorly too. Bad experience, but good cause, so, oh, well.
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shelee
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Posted: 04/19/04 - 15:27 Post subject:
| CoachCraig wrote: | | runaroundsue wrote: | | Craig--do you like the large or small races....seeing that you've done extremes? Most people I know that are awesome runners thrive on big. I wilt. I'm sure it's the confidence factor |
I don't like the mega-sized races. It is just too much of a zoo. I don't like dealing with a race expo, trying to get to the start, hour-long lines for the porta-potties, and then fighting through the crowds to get near the starting line. The best races are often a dozen guys on a track. Road races are usually best when they are 500 people or so. My last LA Marathon at 23,000 people was good only because I had an elite entry so I didn't have to deal with all the crowd problems. My family also got a big kick from seeing me on TV, something that obviously doesn't happen with small races. What I really look for is a well run race with good competition that doesn't have a bunch of logistical nightmares that often come with huge races. |
With smaller races for me because I haven't been running for so very long, I feel like I'm out there all by myself...that it isn't even a race. I guess it can almost turn into a training run for me with that type of atmosphere. The worst one was where there were only 8 of us! Very small town and poorly advertised race.
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shelee
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Posted: 04/19/04 - 15:30 Post subject:
| runaroundsue wrote: | Shamrock Shuffle or Disney Marathon. Shamrock felt way bigger as I started about 20-30 rows back and Disney I was on the frontline. Plus marathons is not a big deal with a large amount of people. Shamrock was a 5 mile and by mile 1....to see hundreds, maybe thousands in front of me it is overwhelming, as well as humbling 
Craig--do you like the large or small races....seeing that you've done extremes? Most people I know that are awesome runners thrive on big. I wilt. I'm sure it's the confidence factor |
Disney Marathon...I'm not sure if that would be fun or not, considering the popularity of it...at least the kids would be having fun. 
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gretriever
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Posted: 04/19/04 - 16:12 Post subject:
| shelee wrote: | | I have a feeling the Crazy Legs race in Madtown this weekend is going to be crazy big. |
If this is like other races in Madison, how many deer are in it?
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