What did you like most about the race: (138)

After crossing the finish line in 3hrs 22 minutes, there was Matt standing there congratulating even the slowest of runners like myself. That meant a lot, thanks Matt

Atmosphere

Challenge

Challenge

Challenge

Challenge

Challenging

Cheering spectators and runners

Competing and meeting other like minded runners

Competition

Competitiveness

Cool to run with other people, great support, love to run trails.

Course

Course and website

Distance, challenge, organized

Distance, venue, size, start time

Down hill and the school entertainment

Everything was great.

Everything! The trail was beautiful and the race was very put together. It was nice to have the timers at different points in the race.

Feeling so accomplished!

Fellow runners with the same goal in mind

Finish area cooling tents were great.

Finishing

Finishing!

Finishing.

Fun run, Great difficulty. Great trainer for Ascent.

Getting out on Barr Trail and assessing fitness for the Ascent

Getting to run on Barr Trail.

Getting to see Matt C running hard downhill. AMAZING

Getting to the top, and the great themed aid stations, that was a lot of fun.

Going downhill!!

Good event, entry fees go to charity.

Good food at the end of the race.

Great challenge to keep a steady “effort” pace.

great course. I like that all the money goes to worthy causes, including the HS X-country teams. Kudos to race organizers and sponsors for their efforts.

Great crowd of entrants

Great food at the end. popsicles were great.

Great friendly people. Competitive, but not arrogant.

Great location and wonderful support

Great organization, fun course, good effort by the high schools.

Great people, relaxed atmosphere, good weather, great timing for the PPM.

Having Matt Carpenter in the finish chute thanking everyone for participating. Very nice!

hometown race. tough race. good distance.

I enjoyed the massage tables at Soda Springs Park and they did an excellent job calling out peoples numbers when it was time for their massage. Was able to relax on the chairs until called. Keep this going for next year

I liked how it was set up and knowing your split times and the course

I liked the way you waited for everyone to finish with the bathrooms before starting.

I loved running on the beautiful.

I really liked the enthusiasm of the kids at the aid station.

It was fun!

It’s Barr Trail

It’s just a good event to participate in.

Just getting back on the mountain after 4 years

Just very well organized. Achieves a rare balance of a seemingly big time race that maintains a home town feel......maybe because of all the ICers and the High School aid station competition.

Length — 12m makes it more of a fun run, but still good practice for the Pikes Peak marathon. Aid stations — people shouting out your name helped a lot!

Location

Massage tables & free Chipotle stuff

Matt’s personal touch

My time was better than I expected and I felt better at the end than I expected.

Nature

Nice, friendly atmosphere

No comment.

1. No lines at the toilets 2. Aid stations well stocked 3. Enthusiastic volunteers at the aid stations.

Nothing specific

Organization of the race, well done!

Organization was great

Organization, and the fact that all money goes back to the participating schools and community.

Organization. Great volunteers.

People

Size and trail

Small enough to have the home town feel

So many fit runners

Support along trail and finish area set-up, posting results quickly

Supportive crowd and great aid stations

That I finished.

The “dead” people theme at the top

The aid station at Barr Camp

The aid stations, donations and race location.

The awards

The beauty of the trail, the camaraderie of the endeavor, being inspired by Matt and the other front runner zoom by.

The beauty of the trail... and the great support at the water stations

The challenge

THE CHALLENGE

The challenge

The challenge.

The course

The course and the how well everything was organized.

The course itself...organization

The downhill

The enthusiasm at the aid stations

The fact that it raises money for the community. It has a very local feel to it, very community oriented. I like that.

The field, the scenery

The finish up Hydro Street. I know, many people don’t like that part, but being able to run strong up that particular hill when I didn’t think I had anything left made the finish even sweeter.

The flats.

The free burrito coupon. I also liked the spin for free stuff from Chipotle.

The friendly, encouraging people, not only fellow runners but also at the aid stations. And having Matt Carpenter at the end to shake our hand and thank us for participating.

The mix of elite, mid and rookies. It is a nice touch to have Matt welcome you to the finish line. That is a class act.

The mood was very energetic and friendly.

The mountain

The mountains

The organization and “energy” which remind me of what it was like when running races were first getting popular in the ‘70s and early ‘80’s

The organization, the helpful/friendly volunteers and the amazing sponsors.

The people that it attracted. It was a friendly race.

The people, including fellow racers, volunteers, coordinators.

The personal approach. Giving #s to match age etc. Watermelon, popsicles, etc.

The proximity to

The scenery

The scenery

The spirit

The station with water mist spray

The support at the aid stations

The support of people helping at the run, also to be congratulated by the winner after the finish, thanks Matt means a lot more than you could imagine

The support of the aid stations

The support.

The tail

The terrain and the people were friendly

The trail and the High school teams at the aid stations.

The trail!

The trail, the aid stations, the way Matt greeted everyone at the end. Very nice.

The trail, the competition spirit of the HS water stations, the time deadline for the shirt, the goodie bag...

The view is hard to beat! I love running trails!

The water mister at one of the aid stations.

The weather

There were lots of aid stations and encouraging volunteers along the way as well as good accommodations at the end of the race.

This race treats running like a sport! The website is the best race site I have ever seen!

Trail

Uphill

Uphill

Very upbeat and good training for the PP Marathon

Very well organized — made it a pleasure to take part.

Very well organized and run.

Very well organized and well run. Great trail! I’ll do it again!

Very well run, great sponsorship and volunteerism

Views

Volunteer support, organization and the course itself

well organized

Well-run event! Enjoyed different “themes” from the high schools manning the water stations.

What’s not to like?

Wow — extremely well organized, incredible support at the aid stations, enjoyed running with other runners that like trail running and, were by necessity (the course and cut-off times) serious about their training. The whole experience was way better than I’d hoped for. Very well organized, aid stations were better than any race I’ve participated in (even better than Bolder Boulder and San Diego half-marathon), the surroundings were primo.