Run For Home

I'm going to be a bitch.

Was it the disposable timing chip that drew me towards this race? I guess so. I'm thinking why didn't I get turned off when there was a whole fiasco on the online registration? I first registered and I got a P500+ price for doing so. I stopped. And then on another day, I got inspired again and registered. Hassle-free this time.
The claiming of kits was also pretty hassle-free.
But come race day, it was just a little too much.
I only registered for the 5 k. Yes, using the chip was exciting. Fine. But apart from the fact that it started on time, it was a pretty disorganized race. I mean, I have never seen so many runners taking more than a few seconds to stop for water. Usually, cups are all over, with water already. Here, goodness, with only about 2 water jugs, runners had to line up, to get water. That should have been taken care of, no matter how many participants joined, right?
Another was a really horrible scene I witnessed. As the 5k runners were going up Lawton avenue, we were inevitably met by 10 or 21k runners coming back. Yes, a little collision from time to time. The lane was just too narrow. I saw the 21k runners (or were they 10k) bumping into the 5k ones, which in effect may cause an unnecessary accident. And as I mentioned, this was totally unnecessary.
I finished late again. Unofficially 41 mins? I'm okay with that. But what I could not forget was that there were long lines in getting water. I badly needed water since I had to pass up those chances due to the long lines. But until after the race, long lines again?!! I thought that was kind of exasperating!
PLUS! Were there freebies? I didn't bother to line up. The line was just too long!!
Imagine, you're so tired already, and you have to line up for water, and then for freebies...UNNECESSARY STRESS...
Anyway, I was very disappointed with this race. Hope this does not happen again.