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| - Pinkwashing concerns about the Komen Foundation aside, Race for the Cure is a great annual community event and 2015 is the 20th year it's been held here in Vegas.
PROS:
+ Race day packets (number bib, shirts, timing chip) mailed out prior to the race, no need to show up early or plan a separate trip downtown.
+ Easy $5 add-on charge for timing chip option. All runs should have this available.
+ Separate sides of the street for runners and walkers!
+ I love the flat course through downtown. There were several cheer leading, water, first aid, and music stations along the way.
+ Free parking garages and park-and-ride options to avoid congesting downtown.
CONS:
- No safety pins included with bibs? A lot of people showed up with one large pin holding their bib on. I guess most people don't have safety pins lying around the house these days.
- Water stations were handing out full size water bottles. In theory, this is generous, but no one was drinking entire bottles and the route was littered with trashed bottles that were still mostly full.
- Considering this is breast cancer awareness and fundraising event, I was surprised not to see much information about breast exams, causes, preventative measures, new research, or anything really beyond the color pink plastered all over everything.
Would I participate again? Yeah. The mood was infectiously positive and it's a great event. I just wish more educational aspects were worked in.
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