1. Station 2 probably should be set up a little earlier… First couple runners came through before we were up and running (if 50K leaders are finishing in 4.5hrs with 7am start, first guys will come through #2 around 800/815am).
2. Runners (esp 50K'ers 2nd time around) really enjoyed cold soda… Maybe keep a small cooler filled with ice and soda at stations.
3. Station 2 ran out of cups 3 times. Seemed like big cups were a waste except for “dousing” runners or “extracting” ice from coolers/jugs… Maybe get a big (300 or 500 count) package of the small dixie cups, and only have couple big cups (since can be reused if not for drinking).
4. Station 2 ran out of ice; not sure how many bags we got to start with, but probably need more next time.
5. Station 2 supplies included one trash bag, and got more later… 3 or 4 seemed to be the right number of trash bags.
6. Having 5 volunteers at Station 2 was excessive at times (particularly towards end), but it was awesome during the handful of big rushes; also, having so many people cheering 50K'ers crossing bridge (esp 2nd time around) was very appreciated by the runners.
7. Swedish fish and salt caps were big hit at Station 2.
8. Many runners were (pleasantly) surprised that tailwind was provided.
9. Watermelon seemed to be a big hit for post-race food.
10. Not sure about other aid stations, but #2 is in heavy traffic area between road, bridge, and bathroom; several “non-participants” stopped by to ask about race… maybe have handful of business cards / flyers to hand out.
11. Should check first aid kits are fully supplied prior to next race… station 2 used a few things in there, including the vaseline.
12. Tracking runners this year seemed to be better than last year… having aid stations keep notes on the bibs coming through seemed to help and maybe should be standard operation moving forward.
13. Only “lost” runner this year was due to a runner registering for a friend that didn't run. Maybe have registration volunteers confirm if the “friend” is actually running next time.
14. Compared to last year, the “Sunday” after was much easier this time (I was home by 2pm this year, last year was closer to 6pm)… Post-race packing of the truck based on off-load location order (in this case, UCF first, Storage Unit last) helped a lot, as did wrangling a couple volunteers.
15. Station 2 volunteers really appreciated getting some food and beers around noon (besides having lunch at normal hour, by the time we got back to pavilion around 3pm some of the food was already gone).