Rock the Ribbon

Rock the Ribbon

Rock the Ribbon

( 2 reviews )
50% of reviewers recommend this race
  • Clearwater,
    Florida,
    United States
  • September
  • 3 miles/5K, 6 miles/10K
  • Road Race
  • Event Website

Barbie Lawless

Florida, United States
1 5
2019
"Race quality has declined"
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Barbie Lawless's thoughts:

I first ran this race in 2015 and I had a great experience with the exception of my health at the time, so I was looking forward to running this year to redeem myself now that my breathing difficulties have been resolved. I liked this race because it is an evening race and those are hard to find, plus in 2015 the post-race party was epic. However, this year... First, before the race, there were only 8 port-o-potties and they were positioned in full sun. So using the potties proved very difficult as it was easily 30 degrees hotter in there than outside (race day temps were in the high 80's/low 90's). Packet pick up went well. Race course is awesome, the one aid station was excellent while the other one seemed very unprepared. Most of my complaints are with the post-race. They ran out of beer!! That was extremely disappointing to me. I am on the slower end of the running spectrum, but they should ensure there is enough for everyone to have their fair share. I found out from the results tent that I had come in 3rd place in my age group so I stuck around for the awards. They went through the 5K awards, which went 3 deep, but when they came to the 10K, they only gave awards to the top finisher in each age group. Again, super disappointing. I am not sure why they did that. I mean, I know in my heart that I won, but it would have been nice to be recognized. So while I did redeem myself in running a stronger race than I did in 2015, I cannot see myself returning to this race. This was not the same race I ran back a few years ago. There are SO MANY races in Florida, I will take my entry fees elsewhere.

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