tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post972282918669781057..comments2024-03-26T20:07:47.116-04:00Comments on Fairytales and Fitness: Atlantic City April Fools Race: The Race that Fooled us all!Fairytales and Fitnesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-82766429994943676472014-04-08T20:04:23.269-04:002014-04-08T20:04:23.269-04:00Congrats on powering through and finishing the 11K...Congrats on powering through and finishing the 11K, and I'm sorry they gave you such a hard time! You did an awesome job! I was really disappointed with this race experience overall, to be honest with you. I had heard so many great things about this race, and I guess they did away with a lot of the extras this year. Thanks for the medal comparison -- holy crap, what a huge difference! I was definitely a little disappointed with it...I was struggling through those last few miles and saw runners walking around with the medals around their necks and I was like...THAT'S what I'm in agony for right now? Haha. Sorry the race didn't meet your expectations, either, but you should still be so proud for killing it in the 11K! Hope to catch you guys at a race really soon! :)Jennifer @ The Final Fortyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11292721720690945435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-59664940212882364512014-04-08T14:44:59.550-04:002014-04-08T14:44:59.550-04:00It was a lot of fun! Here's my recap from the ...It was a lot of fun! Here's my recap from the run http://scootadoot.com/2014/04/08/2014-atlantic-city-april-fools-half/ <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-37180756312554039042014-04-08T13:49:18.396-04:002014-04-08T13:49:18.396-04:00Congratulations on powering through and finishing ...Congratulations on powering through and finishing the 11k with a great time! I hope your injuries are still recovering, and that being unable to switch to the 7k didn't hinder the process. I'm sorry to hear you had a less than stellar race/experience this year (compared to last year). It's such a bummer when you have high hopes for a race (from past experience), and it doesn't live up to them. How frustrating to receive different responses from people regarding the same question/issue - not sure why people can't be on the same page. Even though the medal is smaller than last year, at least it's a unique one to add to your collection :)Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04270167145763200625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-80366277722136012182014-04-07T21:24:42.939-04:002014-04-07T21:24:42.939-04:00I feel like dropping down officially is more troub...I feel like dropping down officially is more trouble than it's worth. If you just do it out on the course, what's the big deal? People get sick, they're hurt...I'd bet a lot of races have people cutting distances short unofficially for all kinds of reasons. I get changing it if there's a different medal or if you're going to a longer distance, but dropping down shouldn't be a huge deal, and if they want to make it a huge deal, they need to have everyone on the same page about how to do it. <br />Congratulations on finishing even if you weren't into it!Jennifer K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06606118336143343644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-15615102104173297132014-04-07T21:11:48.275-04:002014-04-07T21:11:48.275-04:00Congrats on the finish!!
That is messed up, they s...Congrats on the finish!!<br />That is messed up, they should have just honored what the guy said, I mean he was working for them. These races make so much money off runners, you'd think they could have a little relaxed policies on the big exchange. Well I am glad you were able to do it, and your injury let you. Hopefully it didn't make it any worse and you can continue on with your recovery! <br />Even though the medals are smaller, they are still pretty cute!Runaway Bridal Plannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18436851320623647572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-5053467759616908572014-04-07T19:59:29.453-04:002014-04-07T19:59:29.453-04:00Great job getting it done even when you weren'...Great job getting it done even when you weren't feeling it! I'm glad your leg held up ok too. I would have been very disappointed if they'd changed all of those things from one year to the next. One or two pull backs on the swag is ok, all at once is kind of disappointing. Congratulations on a great finish though!Professor SnuggleSluthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15156264930123746798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-39013007425137607892014-04-07T19:49:32.829-04:002014-04-07T19:49:32.829-04:00That would have pissed me off so bad- one person s...That would have pissed me off so bad- one person saying one thing and someone else saying another. You shouldn't have to pay extra to DECREASE your distance!Meg Go Runhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707890742715926971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-67828753270853591222014-04-07T19:30:35.011-04:002014-04-07T19:30:35.011-04:00Sorry to hear it wasn't as great as last year....Sorry to hear it wasn't as great as last year. But great job finishing the 11k! I only have one local race I have done twice and it was pretty comparable both years. Well I guess this year the food wasn't as great as last and no chocolate milk. But it wouldn't make me not do it again. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04059133300493409163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-30927066067296689722014-04-07T17:47:31.847-04:002014-04-07T17:47:31.847-04:00First of all, Congrats on your run! I can't be...First of all, Congrats on your run! I can't believe though that the race people were so cranky: Doesn't running make you happy? ;) I've dealt with cranky race timing people before too...not fun. <br /><br />It's always disappointing when a race isn't as great as it was in a previous year, especially when you've bragged it up to others! I've done this before. :)Girl Goes Runninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03007470602143669184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-52302839835048576222014-04-07T17:21:26.985-04:002014-04-07T17:21:26.985-04:00Way to go Meranda! Finishing a race when you'...Way to go Meranda! Finishing a race when you're not at 100% isn't the easiest thing to do. I'm sorry to hear it was such a negative experience though, especially after you had such a great experience last year. Regardless of the changes, you didn't deserve to be talked to the way you did. As for the changes from last year to this year, were they advertised on the website, or were they sudden surprises when you showed up at the race? Its definitely hard to go into a repeat race after having such a positive experience in a prior year to find yourself disappointed when running it again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-88355165735684217772014-04-07T16:53:23.243-04:002014-04-07T16:53:23.243-04:00Yea, I'm not a fan of races that give little t...Yea, I'm not a fan of races that give little trinkets instead of medals. I can understand your disappointment!Fairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-59294448017494424822014-04-07T16:51:49.703-04:002014-04-07T16:51:49.703-04:00O wow! I would be curious to know which race this ...O wow! I would be curious to know which race this was. I'd love to see the change in the medals. Do you have it up on your blog?Fairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-21477107067651562602014-04-07T16:50:48.974-04:002014-04-07T16:50:48.974-04:00Thanks Meg! I'm glad I did the 11K too. now I ...Thanks Meg! I'm glad I did the 11K too. now I can add that to my list of race distances!Fairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-72234971106772804842014-04-07T16:50:12.175-04:002014-04-07T16:50:12.175-04:00Thanks Lauren! I have to say that I am actually pr...Thanks Lauren! I have to say that I am actually pretty pleased with my time considering the condition I was in and that I didn't train. I seriously was planning on doing the 7K and walking most of it!Fairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-29504362454310693682014-04-07T16:49:10.730-04:002014-04-07T16:49:10.730-04:00If that lady wouldn't have been so rude, I pro...If that lady wouldn't have been so rude, I probably would not have pushed myself to run the 11K! ( I didn't want to get in trouble...haha)Fairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-78500405830998231962014-04-07T16:49:08.250-04:002014-04-07T16:49:08.250-04:00I think the Hot Chocolate Run was from the same ti...I think the Hot Chocolate Run was from the same timing company. I loved the actual race, but I thought the finisher's mug was very cheesy. I was expecting a ceramic mug that could actually be used for something like soup, and instead, it was a cheap plastic mug with small partitions that they put a few tiny snack packages in and some messy chocolate syrup for dipping. I would have preferred a medal of any size to a plastic bowl I can't use.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15815321642127855759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-54113245096933571302014-04-07T16:48:20.792-04:002014-04-07T16:48:20.792-04:00I wouldn't say the changes were drastic, but d...I wouldn't say the changes were drastic, but definitely all the little things were noticed!Fairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-85107736517019434512014-04-07T16:47:41.503-04:002014-04-07T16:47:41.503-04:00Yea, although we would have preferred to have free...Yea, although we would have preferred to have free parking like last year, we were glad to see that parking was only $5. Most resorts were no less than $10. Since we were staying at one of the other resorts for the weekend, we also had to pay to park at that resort for the time we were there. It just would have been nice to have one of the parking fees waived. Overall it wasn't a bad experience, but like you said, when you are a repeat runner you definitely notice things that were missing from previous years! Glad you had a good time at the half!Fairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-55234102488146642202014-04-07T16:41:08.656-04:002014-04-07T16:41:08.656-04:00Awww, I'm bummed to read that it wasn't a ...Awww, I'm bummed to read that it wasn't a great experience for you and there's never an excuse for rudeness. I enjoyed that half on Sunday and had a great time but I was bummed by the lack of race "village" at the end of the race. I found that it was less than previous years and I guess when I've done the race each year, I sort of come to expect things! <br /><br />I, too, was surprised at the lack of parking pass but since parking was only $5, we just sucked it up. Little things that repeat runners are used to are definitely noticed!Meridithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977722630571188167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-39907762445746448132014-04-07T15:50:45.055-04:002014-04-07T15:50:45.055-04:00Awesome job on completing the 11K, and your time i...Awesome job on completing the 11K, and your time is awesome! Never would have known you had any leg pain at all!<br /><br />That really does stink though that the changes they made were for the worse. Sounds like they need nicer people running the race/packet pick-up, too. Nothing worse than dealing with rude people! Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13450134506494930799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-73758053561156526882014-04-07T15:13:47.983-04:002014-04-07T15:13:47.983-04:00I hate when you have high hopes & its a sharp ...I hate when you have high hopes & its a sharp drop down...<br />I did one of my favorite races for the 3rd year last October & it had gone down the pooper BIG TIME!<br />So many people complained about the medals that they issues a statement that they would sent out new ones when they came in... about 2 months later, we all got new medals in the mail - haha!Rebecca Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03965781380511208862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-54429214804555845482014-04-07T15:06:20.041-04:002014-04-07T15:06:20.041-04:00I could definitely see where that would be disappo...I could definitely see where that would be disappointing. Especially if they didn't let people know that before they signed up for it.Fairytales and Fitnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771224209536216240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-22464313182687015032014-04-07T14:42:36.846-04:002014-04-07T14:42:36.846-04:00That seems crazy to me that so much would change! ...That seems crazy to me that so much would change! I'm glad you did the 11k though! Way to push through!!Meg Pudzianowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358369214523833671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-64175484448594449332014-04-07T14:37:01.258-04:002014-04-07T14:37:01.258-04:00Awesome job on finishing and with a great time, bu...Awesome job on finishing and with a great time, but I would have been really bummed at the way you were treated, there is no reason for that at all. You are a paying customer and they should be a customer oriented business, I am really sorry. Also, I totally agree with you about the medals, they are cute, but look so tiny in comparison to last years! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4930457134828005115.post-89461846159044169552014-04-07T14:28:42.411-04:002014-04-07T14:28:42.411-04:00Too bad. 2013 sounded awesome. I ran a local Tha...Too bad. 2013 sounded awesome. I ran a local Thanksgiving race and the next year, it wasn't timed. I was disappointed.Darlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15383271437202673669noreply@blogger.com