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Race for the Cure question
I just had a couple of quick question about it. This will be my first 5k to participate in so I kind of don't know what to expect. I know this is a big walk/run. My question is would it be easier if I got a hotel room the night before? I live out in Cypress and I'm worried the traffic is going to be crazy and I have no idea where to park. Also do you recieve a packet in the mail about the race and when do you recieve it? I know these questions might be better for the H&F board but I figured I would ask here first. TIA!
Re: Race for the Cure question
I would stay downtown, just to make a big event out of it.
Most races (but I haven't done race for the cure) they do packet pickup - where you go the day(s) before the race or the morning of the race and pick up your number, t-shirt, etc.
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we've done Race for the Cure a few times. it is super-crowded, but we've never bothered with a hotel room. (we drive up from Pearland.) if you want to stay downtown and make a weekend of it, that might be fun - but i don't think a hotel room is required. just plan ahead. we usually park several blocks away from the start, and just walk to the start. nice warm-up.
and just be aware that the race itself will be very crowded. if it's your first 5K, you might not have anything to compare it to, but the crowds make it slow-going, especially at the beginning. it's not a race to try for a PR.
good luck, and have fun!
p.s. if you sign up in time, they mail your packet to you.
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This will be my third year in a row. We always drive from Baytown and have parked in the same free parking lot about three blocks from the starts both years. We've are always there in plenty of time and have never had any issues.
You'll get your packet in the mail about a week prior.
My company charters buses to pick us up and drop us off, we park offsite, away from downtown. Doesn't METRO do something like this on race day? I thought I read somewhere that they did. There are 30,000 people in the race, they really should!
my experience with this race was "too many people in one place and not enough organization".
it's made me much more likely to "sleep in for the cure"!!!
good to see so many people in support of this cause, though.
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We did the walk last year and it took us two hours to finish. My friend did the competitive run and then found us and did the walk too.