Anyone do the Run for Roses this past weekend? Wondering if anyone had any feedback about how the race went or suggestions for improvement.

Echo that about the fan! 1) They ran out of roses before the finish. A friend of mine came in near the end and there were no roses left. I gave her mine since I was getting flowers later that day anyway. (They still had some when I came in at 36 minutes, lol!) 2) I didn't like running through an active parking lot at the end of the race. One runner, pushing a stroller, had to dodge a car that was trying to turn around... while several others were driving every which-a-way. I felt that was unsafe even though I personally wasn't threatened by any cars. I bet the lady with the stroller felt a little nervous! I believe that most of the traffic was from cars driven by others who ran in the race and who had already finished. 3) As I was running, I overheard a man who I believe to be Jim Young actually YELLING at one of the volunteers to get her to tell him her full name. This was shortly after the two mile mark. Now, I don't know what she did to deserve yelling at, but I can tell you that his stance was aggressive, his voice was loud, and his tone was hostile. I now have no intention of ever volunteering for another race that he is directing. Volunteers are just that... volunteers. In all, I thought it was a tough course, but I had a good race.