Michael Kelley

Great event overall, however, the course out of transition was poorly marked and poorly controlled. A number of athletes had to slow down or dodge spectators as they were crossing the course between the Bike Out and Aide Station A. I ended up doing more crowd control than actual work at the Aide Station. With such a popular area for spectators and an important part of the course for athletes, it would have been better, in my mind, to have more barricades to prevent spectators from crossing the course so freely.

Unrelated, at the end of the event, we were told by a LifeTime staff member that we should open and dump the remaining gallons of water. These were sealed, unopened gallons of water. We had close to 80 at our aide station. This staff member stated it was LifeTime policy. We ended up saving the water. I just think this needs to be clarified for all staff to be on the same page (when I asked another staff member, they said we should NOT dump the water). If our aide station had 80 gallons, I can only imagine there were more at other stations and the finish. I really like that LifeTime prides themselves on sustainability during their events, this just seems like a major lapse in that policy.

Great event! I worked info desk at the Expo and had no problems. As usual Lifetime puts on a VERY well organized event. I had friends who ran the race who aslo commented on how well organized everything was and how well staffed the aid stations were. I was biking up and down the course on race day and saw volunteers working hard and being very encouraging to runners throughout the course! Great job on another successful even!