On the trail up the hill through the woods to Barr Camp we go
Pikes Peak – Manitou Springs, Colorado – July 16, 2006 – 7 a.m.
Survey Notes:
Through most of the day on raceday a survey had to be taken in order to access the results.
After 200 surveys were received the survey was made accessible from a link off of the results page for a week.
267 surveys were received — 200 during the “pass through” period and 67 after that. 39 surveys were not counted including 16 blank surveys, 12 surveys that contained unusable answers (garbage answers like "asdf" used to fill in the survey just to see the results) and 11 duplicate surveys (the person may have forgot to bookmark the results page or may have hit the submit button more than once). This left 228 valid surveys.
Some spelling and punctuation errors have been corrected and answers that were written in ALL CAPS have been converted unless it was done for emphasis.
Comments that are not tallied have been moved to separate pages to cut down on the size of this page.
Numbers in ( ) represent the number out of the 228 valid surveys that answered that question.
Age: (228)
[Note: registration numbers were min: 11, avg: 40, max: 73]
finisher numbers were min: 12, avg: 40, max: 73]
Min: 15
Avg: 39.8
Max: 71
Gender: (227)
[Note: registration numbers were 71.8% male, 28.2% female
finisher numbers were 75.1% male, 24.9% female]
Male: 158 or 69.6%
Female: 69 or 30.4%
Total miles per week you run: (227)
< 5: 7 or 3.1%
5-15: 23 or 10.1%
16-30: 90 or 39.6%
31-50: 83 or 36.6%
51-70: 14 or 6.2%
>70: 11 or 4.8%
Miles per week you run on trails: (224)
< 5: 21 or 9.4%
5-15: 78 or 34.8%
16-30: 80 or 35.7%
31-50: 36 or 16.1%
51-70: 5 or 2.2%
>70: 4 or 1.8%
I consider myself primarily a: (223)
Trail runner: 136 or 61.0%
Road runner: 66 or 29.6%
Mountain runner: 19 or 8.5%
Ultra runner: 2 or .09%
Do you train primarily: (228)
Alone: 162 or 71.1%
One or more people: 66 or 18.9%
Do you train with a club? (224)
Yes: 83 or 37.1%
No: 141 or 62.9%
Favorite Trail Running Shoe: (214)
[Note: This section lists brand and model. Brands without
models were input that way and are not subtotals.
When more than one shoe was listed the first was used.
| adidas | 8 |
| adidas Supernova | 1 |
| adidas Supernova Classic | 1 |
| adidas supernova trail | 3 |
| adidas trail response | 1 |
| adidas trail response X | 1 |
| Any that work | 1 |
| Asics | 26 |
| Asics 2100 | 1 |
| Asics 2100 series | 1 |
| Asics 2110 | 2 |
| Asics DS Racer | 1 |
| Asics DS Trainer | 2 |
| Asics Gel Cumulus | 1 |
| Asics Gel Eagle | 1 |
| Asics Gel Speedstar | 1 |
| Asics Gel-Flash | 1 |
| Asics GT 2100 series | 1 |
| Asics GT 2110 | 1 |
| Asics GT-2100 | 1 |
| Asics Nimbus | 1 |
| Asics Trail Attack | 1 |
| Brooks | 9 |
| Brooks Additions | 1 |
| Brooks Adrenaline | 4 |
| Brooks Adreneline | 1 |
| Brooks Beast | 1 |
| Brooks Burn | 1 |
| Brooks Cascadia | 5 |
| Brooks Dyad | 1 |
| Brooks GTS | 1 |
| Haven't quite found it | 1 |
| Inov 8 flyroc 310's | 1 |
| Inov8 | 3 |
| Inov8 330 | 1 |
| Inov8 Flyroc | 1 |
| It was discontinued | 1 |
| KEEN | 1 |
| La Sportiva | 2 |
| La Sportiva Rajas | 1 |
| Mizuno | 4 |
| Mizuno Nirvana | 1 |
| Mizuno Nirvana 2 | 1 |
| Mizuno Wave | 2 |
| Mizuno Wave Alchemy | 1 |
| Mizuno Wave Ascend | 1 |
| Mizuno Wave Creation | 1 |
| Mizuno Wave Rider | 3 |
| Mizuno X10 | 1 |
| Montrail | 9 |
| Montrail Hardrock | 5 |
| Montrail Masai | 2 |
| Montrail Vitesse | 1 |
| New Balance | 23 |
| New Balance 1100 | 1 |
| New Balance 1122 | 1 |
| New Balance 625 | 1 |
| New Balance 766 | 1 |
| New Balance 907 | 1 |
| New Balance 991 | 1 |
| New Balance 992 | 1 |
| Nike | 19 |
| Nike Air Max | 1 |
| Nike Air Pegasus | 1 |
| Nike Air Structure | 1 |
| Nike Air Structure Triax | 2 |
| Nike Free | 1 |
| Nike Kyotee | 1 |
| Nike Pegasus | 4 |
| Nike Percept | 1 |
| Nike Structure | 1 |
| Nike Supernova | 1 |
| Nike Zoom Elite | 1 |
| Nike Zoomerang | 1 |
| None | 3 |
| North Face | 1 |
| Open | 1 |
| Pearl Izumi | 1 |
| Pearl Izumi Seek | 1 |
| Puma H-Streets | 1 |
| Puma Trail | 1 |
| Salomon | 2 |
| Salomon XA 3D | 1 |
| Saucony | 1 |
| Saucony Grid Omni Trail | 1 |
| Saucony Hurricane | 1 |
| Saucony Triumph | 1 |
| Still looking | 1 |
| Teva | 1 |
| Vasque Velocity | 1 |
[Note: This section has the model taken out.
See other notes from above.]
| Asics | 42 |
| Nike | 35 |
| New Balance | 30 |
| Brooks | 24 |
| Montrail | 17 |
| adidas | 15 |
| Mizuno | 15 |
| Saucony | 8 |
| Inov-8 | 6 |
| La Sportiva | 3 |
| Salomon | 3 |
| Pearl Izumi | 2 |
| Puma | 2 |
| Keen | 1 |
| North Face | 1 |
| Teva | 1 |
| Vasque | 1 |
| None | 3 |
| Any that work | 1 |
| Haven't quite found it | 1 |
| It was discontinued | 1 |
| Open | 1 |
| Still looking | 1 |
Favorite Energy Drink: (209)
| Gatorade | 102 |
| Gatorade Endurance Formula | 17 |
| Cytomax | 11 |
| None | 11 |
| Powerade | 9 |
| Water | 7 |
| Accelerade | 6 |
| GU2O | 4 |
| Heed | 3 |
| xs | 3 |
| n/a | 2 |
| Powerbar Endurance | 2 |
| Red Bull | 2 |
| Coffee | 1 |
| Cytomax - peachy keen | 1 |
| Don't use | 1 |
| eLoad | 1 |
| endurox | 1 |
| Frappio | 1 |
| G2O | 1 |
| Gatorade - Regular | 1 |
| Gatorade Blue Mist | 1 |
| Gatorade fruit punch | 1 |
| GU20 | 1 |
| Hammer Nutriton | 1 |
| Hammer Perpetuam | 1 |
| Hammer Pertpetum | 1 |
| Hansens | 1 |
| Healthfood version | 1 |
| Knudsen Recharge | 1 |
| Monster! | 1 |
| no special | 1 |
| On sale | 1 |
| Pabst Blue Ribbon | 1 |
| Perpetuem | 1 |
| Perpetum | 1 |
| Powerade Blue | 1 |
| Powerbar Recovery | 1 |
| Red Wine | 1 |
| Sustain Energy | 1 |
| sustained energy from hammergel | 1 |
| Tea | 1 |
| That stuff's for suckers | 1 |
Favorite Energy Bar: (192)
| Clif | 51 |
| None | 31 |
| Powerbar | 29 |
| Snickers Marathon | 13 |
| n/a | 8 |
| Luna | 7 |
| Balance | 6 |
| Snickers | 5 |
| Clif Nectar | 3 |
| Don't use | 3 |
| Odwalla | 3 |
| Yuck | 3 |
| zone | 3 |
| Hammer bar | 2 |
| Larabar | 2 |
| Powerbar Protein | 2 |
| xs | 2 |
| Clif Luna Bar | 1 |
| Fig Newton | 1 |
| Genisoy | 1 |
| gu | 1 |
| Hooah Bars | 1 |
| It has chocolate and is on sale | 1 |
| MetRx | 1 |
| Nature Valley Sweet and Salty Trail Bars | 1 |
| No real preference | 1 |
| Organic Food Bar | 1 |
| Peak Bar | 1 |
| Power Beans | 1 |
| Powerbar Harvest | 1 |
| Powerbar Naturals | 1 |
| Powerbar Original | 1 |
| Powerbar Protein Plus | 1 |
| Promax | 1 |
| Sunbelt bars | 1 |
| Three Musketeers candy bar | 1 |
Favorite Energy Gel: (199)
| GU | 63 |
| Hammer | 33 |
| None | 18 |
| Powerbar Gel | 17 |
| Carb-BOOM | 16 |
| n/a | 8 |
| Clif Shot | 7 |
| Crank | 4 |
| Honey Stinger | 4 |
| Clif | 3 |
| Clif Blocks | 3 |
| Don't use | 3 |
| Accel Gel | 2 |
| Honey | 2 |
| Candy Corn | 1 |
| Enervitene | 1 |
| Heed | 1 |
| Jelly Belly | 1 |
| Kaboom | 1 |
| Neutral, whatever's free! | 1 |
| No real preference | 1 |
| None. I haven't found one that sits well in my st | 1 |
| Peanut butter (smooth) | 1 |
| Plain Gu in Gatorade Endurance | 1 |
| Powerade Shot | 1 |
| poweraid | 1 |
| Sour apple | 1 |
| Vanilla Hammer Gel | 1 |
| Waste of money | 1 |
| What's that? | 1 |
Favorite Trail Race (location and distance): (209)
| Barr Trail Mountain Race | 87 |
| Pikes Peak Ascent | 32 |
| Pikes Peak Marathon | 18 |
| Imogene Pass Run | 7 |
| Pikes Peak Ascent/Marathon | 5 |
| BTMR, PPA | 3 |
| None | 3 |
| Rogue Trail Series, Austin, TX, 30 / 30 / 30 K | 3 |
| Bandera 100K, Bandera, Texas | 2 |
| Bergen Peak, 11.5 M, Evergreen | 2 |
| BTMR, Pikes Peak | 2 |
| BTMR, PPRR Fall Series | 2 |
| n/a | 2 |
| Bandera 50K, Bandera, Texas | 1 |
| Belt 25K, Austin, Texas | 1 |
| Belt 30K, Austin, Texas | 1 |
| Belt, Austin, Texass | 1 |
| BMTR, Imogene Pass Run | 1 |
| BTMR, Buena Vista | 1 |
| BTMR, Horsetooth Mountain trail race 8 mile | 1 |
| BTMR, PPA, PPM | 1 |
| BTMR, Santa Fe Trail | 1 |
| Collegiate Peaks 25 | 1 |
| Cooper River Bridge Run, Charleston SC 10K (road) | 1 |
| Crazy Bob's Bair Gutsman (utah, about 16) | 1 |
| Deadwood Mickelson 1/2 marathon | 1 |
| Double Dipsea - 13 miles | 1 |
| Fall Series III-Ute Valley | 1 |
| Fall Series Races (3.5mi-6mi) | 1 |
| Fruita 25 mile | 1 |
| Golden Gate Trail Race ~13m | 1 |
| Green Belt | 1 |
| Greenland 50K | 1 |
| Greenland Trail | 1 |
| Greenland Trail Race, BTMR, Deerk Creek Canyon Half Mar | 1 |
| Horsetooth Mountain Trail Run | 1 |
| Living History Farms 10K - Des Moines, IA | 1 |
| Minnestoa Voyageur 50 mile | 1 |
| Mount Washington | 1 |
| Mt. Marathon Race, Seward, AK 3.5 miles | 1 |
| Mt. Pleasant Turkey Trot | 1 |
| Nerstrand Bologna Days 1/2 Mar, MN | 1 |
| Not a huge race fan, love to just run trails | 1 |
| Pikes Peak | 1 |
| PPA, BTMR | 1 |
| PPM, BTMR | 1 |
| Rocky Hill Ranch (Austin) | 1 |
| Sailin' Shoes 5k | 1 |
| Secret | 1 |
| Sitka Alpine Adventure Run 7 Miles, Sitka, AK | 1 |
| The last one I did | 1 |
| Trail Roundup | 1 |
| Ute Valley; 5.2 miles | 1 |
| WMRT | 1 |
How did you hear about the Barr Trail Mountain Race? (222)
Did it last year: 90 or 40.5%
Friend: 71 or 32.0%
Website: 33 or 14.9%
Other: 23 or 10.4%
Running store: 4 or 1.8%
Newspaper: 1 or < .5%
Other comments: (23)
| Incline Club | 3 |
| Rogue Training | 3 |
| Coach | 2 |
| Committee member | 2 |
| Article | 1 |
| Brother | 1 |
| Colorado Racing Series | 1 |
| Daughter | 1 |
| Did it in 2000 & 2001 | 1 |
| Greg, the Barr Camp caretaker 2 yrs ago | 1 |
| IC member, ran or worked all 7 | 1 |
| Just moved here, training for Ascent, friend told | 1 |
| PPM finisher | 1 |
| Ran the inaugural event as well as last year's rac | 1 |
| School | 1 |
| Signed up for pikes peak, so heard through that | 1 |
| Trail Runner Magazine | 1 |
Did you run the Barr Trail Mountain Race? (228)
Yes: 163 or 71.5%
No: 65 or 28.5%
Would you run the race next year? (216)
Yes: 182 or 84.3%
No: 34 or 15.7%
94.2% of those who answered yes to the previous question answered yes to this one
Those that did not run the 2006 BTMR were asked to skip to the last question.
Was this your first trail race? (162)
Yes: 20 or 12.3%
No: 142 or 87.7%
How did you register for this race? (164)
[Note: Actual percent of comp registrants was 9.7%]
Online: 153 or 93.3%
Comp (online): 11 or 6.7%
If you did not register on-line please tell us why: (0)
Everyone registered online
Did you like the shirt? (161)
Yes: 154 or 95.7%
No: 7 or 4.3%
Shirt Comments: (68)
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Where there enough toilets at the race? (161)
Yes: 144 or 89.4%
No: 17 or 10.6%
Did you have any problems parking at the race? (162)
Yes: 10 or 6.2%
No: 152 or 93.8%
Did you like the finish line setup? (163)
Yes: 152 or 93.3%
No: 11 or 6.7%
Was the field size too small, too big or just right?
It would be helpful if you mentioned not just the beginning of
therace but the middle and the top as well as your trip down. (152) [note: 333 finishers]
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Was the awards ceremony too long, too short or just right?
Do NOT count the random drawings after the awards ceremony! (137) [note: awards ceremony lasted 58 minutes]
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Were there enough aid stations and were they well stocked? (156)
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What did you like most about the race? (150)
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What did you like least about the race? (141)
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General comments? (105)
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Put your e-mail address here so that we can respond to your
if need be. Your e-mail address will be used for nothing else! (131)
131 or 57.5% left an e-mail address