What did you like most about the race: (175)

6 miles of down hill

A fun experience overall

Aid station competition, they all tried very hard to win, and all did a great job

Aid Stations

Aid stations, cool drinks

All of the people cheering you on

All the proceeds go to non-profit groups and the high school challenge in great.

An out and back race on the peak that a large number on runners can do.

Ascent

Atmosphere

Atmosphere

Atmosphere.

Barr Trail

Barr Trail

Barr; money for charity; very nice spirit

Beautiful yet treacherous course. Sharing the pain with friendly runners.

Being involved on numerous levels

Besides seeing the finish line the great support from people along the trail and from other runners

Cash primes

Challenge

Challenge, organization, charity donations, efficiently run

Challenging and beautiful

CHALLENGING! Everyone was very friendly allowing folks to pass and offering words of encouragement. I really liked having the high schoolers out there as well.

Course

Course

course

course and volunteers

crossing the finish line and being done

Difficult with some great views.

Diversity of tough uphill followed by tough downhill

Donations back to the community

Early start and Aid Stations. Of course, the trail is great. Clock at the beginning showing estimated countdown to start time.

everything — what the race gives back to the community

Everything about the race was great (except the finish area). I traveled to Colorado from Washington state to do it because it looked like so much fun ... and it was. Friendly people, well supported, packet pickup options, interesting challenge.

finish

Finishing

finishing

Finishing

finishing still alive

Fun yet competitive atmosphere.

giving back to the community and the enthusiastic kids at the aid stations

Going up

Good training run for the Ascent

good training run for the PP ascent. money goes to charity

great course

Great trail

hill

I DID NOT FALL DOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I like the idea of running up to Barr Camp and down again versus the Ascent.

I look forward to this race every year. It’s great to see how the local schools and community benefit directly from this race. I think it’s one of the best organized trail races I’ve participated in. I thought it was really “cool” the support shown by Jeff, John and everyone at the Colorado Running Company — the watermelon was excellent!

I love the trail, and the high schools doing the aid stations add a lot of fun.

I really like the trail

I think it is a fun race and it makes you work.

It is a month before the ascent.

It is a well-organized, excellent race that is challenging and fun. I love that it helps out our local schools and community.

It is simple, organized, and non-chaotic. It’s also my home trail to train on

It was a fun run.

It was my first trail race

It was so well organized and very challenging.

Location

Lots of fun, as usual--the high school aid stations outdid themselves this year!

Love the overall atmosphere

Loved the enthusiasm. Everyone (from the runners to the volunteers) was well organized and excited to be there.

money back to the community

money back to the community

Money goes to charities.

My result

No one thing. It was by far the most challenging (haven’t run PPA/PPM yet) and I like that. The field was very competitive, it’s great to try and run against some of the top mountain runners in the nation/world. The mid-packers were so friendly when I was coming down, I can’t count the number of people that said “Great Job” to me.

Not falling

not too crowded and the support at the aid stations was great.

organization

Overall support from the aid stations and finish line.

Proof that there’s room for prizes AND big donations to good charities within the same budget! On time, well run, results available very quickly & awards being done very soon after the race- also great volunteers. $5 entry for kids is a great way to get them going.

race proceeds donated to local community

running

Running in a beautiful environment.

running it and the start line was set up well too.

Running on the mountain (I’m a flatlander)

running through the finish line

scenery

Scenery

Scenery

seamless organization; ample port-a-potties

See general comments below

setting

sponge

strong, deep, competitive field of runners. great views. great trail

Support. organized

Terrain, great organization

That all monies go to charitable org.

That all the money raised is given to charity.

That it is on Barr Trail!

That you don’t get the free burrito or shirt unless you finish in the pre-determined time frame. Makes it a REAL RACE. I liked Larry’s comment ‘this is a race !’ at the start. My babysitter Kim showed up (from when I was a wee lad !). Oh, and I LOVED John’s spiffs/primes along the way. Kinda like a bike race. I would have never threatened anyone’s chance for cash, but I thought it was a GREAT idea for those in front.

The aid station competition always makes it fun. Great mountain.

The aid station show

The aid stations

The aid stations, awards and give always. Also that 100% of the $ goes to charity.

the aid stations, the course and the support of all the volunteers

The ascent. The colorful and spirited aid stations made the race an extra memorable experience. Although I was injured in the race, I really did love the finish line designed with the little, cruel uphill at the end.

The atmosphere.

the attitude of the other runners and the location

The awesome trail to run on, the aid stations and overall great attitudes by the kids, volunteers and runners.

The challenge

The challenge

The challenge

The challenge!!

The challenge.

The camaraderie and the awards ceremony.

The competition!

The competition.

The competitive yet cordial atmosphere; the race draws a neat group of people with the right “fit” for this race. Informal yet competitive.

The course

The course

The course

The course is great and it is very well organized the cash primes were a nice touch too

The course! Can’t beat Barr Trail.

the course, the race being well organized, presence of elite runners in the race (it’s cool to see how well top runners do)

The course.

The course.

The downhill !!! Never thought I’d enjoy it

The downhill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The enthusiasm of the individuals at the aid stations.

The enthusiastic aid station staffers, great views.

The fact that I participated in a race where all of the proceeds go to worthy (and local) causes.

The feeling of camaraderie

The finish

The finish — it meant it was over!

The finish line

The first mile after turning around at Barr camp

THE FOLKS THAT DO ALL THE WORK

The fun atmosphere and the challenge.

The great competition and the aid station challenge as well as the fact that you donate all the entry fees.

The great people I that helped me on the way

the high school aid stations!

The high schoolers manning the aid stations were very friendly. Especially liked the personal touch when the no name creek students were calling out our first names.

“The high school kids at the water stops. Oh, and thanks to all those downhill runners who said “"good job"” while I was still sucking wind on the way up."

The hill challenge

the idea that part of the money is going back to the community

The kids made a huge difference . . . their enthusiasm and support made a difference.

The mountain

The music and misters at the aid stations. Like having the splits taken

The opportunity to improve upon previous years’ race times

The overall concept of getting to test yourself against the trail. It is a challenging event and I think the fact that there is a time cutoff makes more a feeling of accomplishment.

The primes! How cool! The course and the overall prize structure.

The stations had so much energy it really helped you to keep going

the trail

The trail

The Trail

The trail, of course, and the great organization and sponsors.

the trail, the aid stations with the creative kids, it’s well organized, it starts right on time (wish it started an hour earlier), the fact that you contribute 100% to those in need.

The views, the support from people

tough challenging race

tough race

Trail and volunteers

trail setting and aid stations

Trail was hard, but fun!

turning around at the top! it is such a relief to know you have no more climbing.

Very competitive race!

Very Well Organized

very well organized

Very well organized & GREAT RESULTS AND STAT’S ON THE WEB SITE!

Very well organized, great aid stations!

Very well organized.

Very well organized.

Very Well Organized--Drink Stations Very Well Spaced

View.

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WATER SPONGE AT BARR CAMP / ENERGY GELS

well organized

well organized — great trail — friendly feel (all volunteers were very encouraging). I also think it’s great that all proceeds went to charity

Well organized and challenging for a flat lander.

Well organized, friendly, difficult.

Well organized, great course, enthusiastic volunteers.

Well run on all aspects.

Well-organized