HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL!
This was a last minute decision for me, I literally registered late Wednesday afternoon. I had no idea that I would be "pain-free" after my half marathon and I had zero runs on my calendar as a result. As it turns out, signing up and showing up may have given me a new PR in the 5K category (waiting on final results to post).
This is the 5th year for the Lake Norman Turkey Trot and the event is growing larger than anticipated. A new location for the course was introduced and it's a keeper. The START/FINISH was held at Gold's Gym in Cornelius which also allowed ample parking and much easier access / directions. The registrars had over 1300 signed up by Wednesday afternoon which is 500 more than 2009. Fantastic growth for the Buttar event and a energetic crowd for the runners.
TO BE CONTINUED WHEN RESULTS ARE POSTED 10:29AM 11-25-10
CONTINUATION 4:36PM 11-26-10
Apparently I live in a bubble... I seem to be the only attendee that actually enjoyed myself. Please read here --> REVIEWS & REVIEWS and you will obtain a more accurate or perhaps a more common opinion of the event.
Results were posted today, I personally emailed Buttar.com, Epic Sports Marketing and Zahid Buttar to find the results. Seems Buttar was bought by Epic and Zahid Buttar was the one responsible for posting the results. He delayed postings for accuracy. The timing may be accurate but according to professional runners, the distances are not. The half marathon was short by over 2 miles, the 10K was 6.1 mi and the 5K was 2.8 mi all depending on whether or not you followed the designated route or the people around you as a majority of complaints centered around a lack of volunteers and proper signage for the course.
Buttar.com is part of the Center for Advanced Medicine and Clinical Research and has also been the recipient of a recent Medical Board investigation here in NC: --> Dr. Rashid Buttar Article so some of the comments will be quite critical.
Back to my bubble...
I am still glad I attended. This was an easy location, an energetic crowd and, in my humble opinion, an improvement access-wise over previous years. I can only hope that Buttar will take all the feedback from this year's event to heart and make some drastic improvements to the course set up, volunteer arrangements, packet pick-up and t-shirt design (truly the ugliest race shirt I own!). Failure to do so will hinder turnout for future events. Due to the current number of registered runners - over 1300 registered, 1149 posted results - Buttar needs to consider hiring a Race Director like RFYL or Queen City Timing to manage this process or at least educate them on the areas where improvement is needed.
While other attendees believed this to be the "worst race ever", I have attended much worse than this so I wasn't as displeased. 2009 UNCC and 2010 James K Polk hold that record on my list in a very close tie. I am open-minded towards improvements by both organizers but I have nothing positive to say about either at this point. So, I can say in clear conscience, I enjoyed this race even though it was short by .3 mi and I sincerely hope it improves for 2011.
GUNTIME: 42:00
RESULTS: Epic Sports Marketing
And yes, I will count this as a new PR as chip time was not given and all timings were "adjusted" by Buttar for accuracy. The actual clock time when I crossed the finish line was 41:38 and I started from the rear (behind 600+ others) meaning the 41:38 would have been reduced to allow the group ahead of me to cross the START line first. The timing will not have perfect accuracy but it is improved based on distance feedback (increased) and that is acceptable, all things considered.
TO BE CONTINUED WHEN RESULTS ARE POSTED 10:29AM 11-25-10
CONTINUATION 4:36PM 11-26-10
Apparently I live in a bubble... I seem to be the only attendee that actually enjoyed myself. Please read here --> REVIEWS & REVIEWS and you will obtain a more accurate or perhaps a more common opinion of the event.
Results were posted today, I personally emailed Buttar.com, Epic Sports Marketing and Zahid Buttar to find the results. Seems Buttar was bought by Epic and Zahid Buttar was the one responsible for posting the results. He delayed postings for accuracy. The timing may be accurate but according to professional runners, the distances are not. The half marathon was short by over 2 miles, the 10K was 6.1 mi and the 5K was 2.8 mi all depending on whether or not you followed the designated route or the people around you as a majority of complaints centered around a lack of volunteers and proper signage for the course.
Buttar.com is part of the Center for Advanced Medicine and Clinical Research and has also been the recipient of a recent Medical Board investigation here in NC: --> Dr. Rashid Buttar Article so some of the comments will be quite critical.
Back to my bubble...
I am still glad I attended. This was an easy location, an energetic crowd and, in my humble opinion, an improvement access-wise over previous years. I can only hope that Buttar will take all the feedback from this year's event to heart and make some drastic improvements to the course set up, volunteer arrangements, packet pick-up and t-shirt design (truly the ugliest race shirt I own!). Failure to do so will hinder turnout for future events. Due to the current number of registered runners - over 1300 registered, 1149 posted results - Buttar needs to consider hiring a Race Director like RFYL or Queen City Timing to manage this process or at least educate them on the areas where improvement is needed.
While other attendees believed this to be the "worst race ever", I have attended much worse than this so I wasn't as displeased. 2009 UNCC and 2010 James K Polk hold that record on my list in a very close tie. I am open-minded towards improvements by both organizers but I have nothing positive to say about either at this point. So, I can say in clear conscience, I enjoyed this race even though it was short by .3 mi and I sincerely hope it improves for 2011.
GUNTIME: 42:00
RESULTS: Epic Sports Marketing
And yes, I will count this as a new PR as chip time was not given and all timings were "adjusted" by Buttar for accuracy. The actual clock time when I crossed the finish line was 41:38 and I started from the rear (behind 600+ others) meaning the 41:38 would have been reduced to allow the group ahead of me to cross the START line first. The timing will not have perfect accuracy but it is improved based on distance feedback (increased) and that is acceptable, all things considered.
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