On the trail up the hill through the woods to Barr Camp we go
Pikes Peak – Manitou Springs, Colorado – August 6, 2000 – 7 a.m.
Were there enough aid stations and were they well stocked? Explain: (177)
A good number, well placed, and well stocked. I liked the GU.
Absolutely. I do carry my own water, but refilled my bottle at No Name Creek. Often, in the Marathon the aid stations have someone with a pitcher to refill bottles. On Sunday, I had to refill with 2 or 3 individual cups of water. No big deal though, it really didn't take anymore time.
Adequate
Aid stations came at just the right time and the people were very helpful.
Aid stations were fine
Aid stations were good I like the idea of the cross county teams earning money
Aid stations were great! Very enthusiastic and well-supplied.
Aid stations were great. The spacing was good and all were well manned and stocked.
Aid stations were great
Aid stations were outstanding!
Aid stations were outstanding, in both number and quality.
Aid stations were perfect.
Aid stations were perfect.
Aid stations were perfectly spaced and stocked
Aid stations were very good
Aid stations were very well done.
Aid stations were well stocked. I think the Aid station challenge realy motivated the aid station workers.
Aids stations were great. Spaced great and the Volunteers were wonderful.
All were very well done
Ample
Barely, but I would carry water next time anyway.
Best I have seen in a trail race
Definitely enough, and I had no problems finding what I needed.
Did not use.
Didn't participate
Don't know
Excellent aid stations - the youth were great. Very well stocked.
Excellent aid stations. Better stocked than most road races. A+
Excellent aid stations.
Excellent!
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Excellent
Good placement, enough, Missed some kind of source of salt.
Great aid stations. Liked the Gatorade and GU
Great aid stations
Great aid stations
Great fun to see people at each one
Great job by all aid stations
GREAT JOB! Well done!
I didn't use any aid stations on the way down. They were well-spaced and had lots of water (my favorite).
I have been to road races that were not this well stocked and these stations make the PPA/M stations look like a joke. How is it that you could put in an extra station 3/4 of the way to Barr Camp and stock them so well when they can't? Great concept in the high school challenge.
I was impressed with how well stocked the aid stations were and how many available goodies there were at the finish line
I was really happy with the amount and stocking of the aid stations. They were well spaced out and they provided Gatorade or GU when you would most likely want to take them.
I would personally like to see one every mile- and also one at the finish line- I had fallen very hard on the descent and there was no available first aid
Location of the aid stations and availability were just right. I did have a complaint though that the volunteers should be briefed to get out there and give the water to the runners rather than being shy and holding back. I've found this happens often in marathons. They learn as they go, but this doesn't help the faster runners who bear the brunt of the learning curve.
More than enough aid stations. Great concept! (With the contest).
Nice! One of the best parts of the race.
No - there were a number of people who needed bandaging (minor scraps and wounds), but there wasn't a fixed, identified Aid Station for them. We had to look around to see where Jay Budnick was at the moment. (Sorry - I guess you were referring to on-course water-and-food stations, but my comment is about the medical/emergency station at the start/finish).
Not enough water stations
ok
Perfect!
Perfect
Perfect
Plenty of aid stations / supplies
Plenty of aid stations for this race. Water & Gatorade were available. The volunteer track teams staffing the stations were very cheerful and supportive. I didn't come across any duds.
Plenty. Plenty of different drinks and food
Plenty
Plenty
Quantity and quality of aid stations was just right
Stations were excellent -- well stocked, spaced well and easy to access
The aid stations were awesome! and very well stocked.
The aid stations were FANTASTIC
The aid stations were great and the one we were near did a great job of cleaning up cups and trash.
The aid stations were great and very well stocked. Consider adding one at mile 5?? I had my own fluid with me, so I was fine. Without it, I would have been looking for a drink between the mile 4 and mile 6 stations. The high schoolers were excellent, very motivated!!! Great job!!
The aid stations were GREAT! I thought there were enough and had enough stuff. The kids made it fun!
The aid stations were great!!!
The aid stations were great, well stocked and I don't think there is a need for more. A couple of runners were surprised that the GU given out at the No Name Aid Station had already been opened for us. I loved it because I didn't have to hassle with tearing off the top of my GU, but the runner behind me tried to stuff it in his pocket to take later and was...well...sticky through the rest of the race....
The aid stations were great. Nice themes, very encouraging group, plenty of water, Gatorade and GU. Since I'm usually at the end of any race, it's nice that they didn't run out of encouragement nor supplies.
The aid stations were great. The idea to have them worked by high school kids was great as well.
The aid stations were outstanding! The teenagers were awesome. I hope that all the schools who participated get something because they all contributed a great deal. They were all very helpful and encouraging!
The aid stations were positioned well
The aid stations were really nice. I especially liked the first one because they had bottled water that I could take with me (I forgot mine).
The aid stations were the best. Everyone was so enthusiastic.
The aid stations were very well stocked and well organized.
The aids stations and locations were fine.
The Best
The finish line looked great. Can't comment on the others
There were enough aid stations and plenty of drinks, energy bars, GUs, etc. Plus the volunteers were great.
There were enough aid stations. It would be nice on all the aid stations to know what is available before you got there. It would have been nice at the first aid station on the course (@ switchback) to have a sports drink. You need to fuel your body early on and continue to maintain it.
There were enough and they were well stocked
They were fine
They were great!
They were great
They were great
Very nice made the race more fun and drinks /GU etc plenty
Well stocked; Gatorade WAY-too watered down - the fluid is good, but the carbs from the drink are also essential
Yes - aid stations were awesome.
Yes - all the schools did a great job
Yes - excellent
Yes - I didn't need to run with my own water and I liked the fact that GU and energy bars were supplied
Yes - I didn't realize they would have GU
YES - I would prefer Cytomax over Gatorade
Yes -- quite well stocked and the high students were great.
Yes - the aid stations were great. I was afraid I would need to carry my own water, but didn't and I'm glad I didn't.
Yes - well stocked & great people
Yes + yes
Yes and they were stocked exceptionally well.
Yes and yes - with tremendous enthusiasm as well.
Yes and Yes. Appreciated the availability of Goo. They were all run very well and a great plan to involve the schools!
Yes and Yes
Yes but only because I carried Water.
Yes on both accounts.
Yes there were enough.
Yes to both questions. I really like the idea of HS xc teams tending the aid stations and benefiting from it.
Yes- very well done. Appreciated the sincere cheering too
Yes! The aid stations were great!
Yes!!!
Yes!
Yes!
Yes, and really looked forward to getting to each one..
Yes, and the students manning them were motivated!
Yes, enough aid stations. All I took is water so they where stocked for my needs.
Yes, good energy at the stations
Yes, Great.
Yes, in fact I didn't need to carry my own Gatorade
Yes, just fine
Yes, might have gone with bigger drink cups given the heat
yes, really liked having GU and Gatorade available
Yes, seemed to be
Yes, the aid stations were awesome! Great idea.
Yes, the GU was great!
YES, THE HIGH SCHOOL KIDS WERE GREAT!
Yes, the tabs were torn on the GU--good thinking
Yes, there was plenty of water and Gatorade, plus some GU and bars to munch on at French Creek.
Yes, there were enough aid stations and they were stocked. The high school kids did a great job!
Yes, they were all great!
Yes, they were excellent. No need to carry water.
Yes, they were great! Thanks for the Gatorade!
Yes, they were well stocked - and the kids were great! I've only had such enthusiastic aid stations at a few major marathons.
Yes, very nice aid
Yes, very nice support
Yes, well stocked and lots of good energy
Yes, yes. The aid stations were great!
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Yes. Aid stations were good. I was surprised that they weren't a couple of people on the race during long stretches between stations in case of injuries.
Yes. Loved the fact that they had GU!
Yes. These were stationed perfectly
Yes. Very good trail support. All groups were very enthusiastic!
Yes. Well placed, and ample water and Gatorade
Yes. All aid stations were awesome. Much better than any mountain race I ever participated.
Yes. Appreciated the free gel packets as this is faster race that the Ascent and gels are easier for me to digest than a chewy energy bar type of product.
Yes. Great job!
Yes. I liked their enthusiasm
Yes. The HS team idea was inspired.
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