Cinco de Mayo Run

One of the worst runs I’ve ever done. It was very poorly organized, started off bad when I wasn’t told where to park as there were two different events going on the same day.
Check in at 10, sT around for an hour before being taken into the patio area of the grand stand to stand for another hour until finally being led onto the field! Run started late, 12:10 on a hot Saturday afternoon in the IE. It began on the muddy race track and continued through the fairgrounds. Some area were shady so it wasn’t all bad. It was hot I was thirsty, I didn’t pack a camel pack because I figured it’s just 5k (3.1miles) and they will have water at the halfway mark. Boy was I sorry I didn’t pack it. I see the halfway mark, I see the volunteers standing there with one water cooler and one water jug, «we ran out of water, but you’re halfway there» is what they tell me. Seriously!!! An event this big and all you have is a 5 gallon jug, on a hot day, for all these people!!! What kind of event does this?
I keep running because at this point I just want to be done, get my medal, water protein bar and the hell out of there!
Some of us had to stop at the barn area of the fair and get water from the sinks like animals because we were so thirsty and it was so hot.
Finally I finish get my medal (which was the only nice thing about this run) grab my 3 bottles of water and protein bars and get the hell out there!
I am doing the dia de muertos run in nov also hosted by active and I hope they get their act together by then, I will pack my camel pack just in case.

I was very disappointed with this Cinco de Mayo 5k event. First of all, they were disorganized. They told us to be there at 10am and pick up the race bibs. We also got an email saying tshirt a are first come, first serve. My friend and I got there at 10am. By the way, parking cost $ 10. It was located at the Pomona Fairplex. We waited around, not many vendors/​sponsors to kill the time. Thank god we had our cell phones!!! They let us in the gate at 11am. Waited around, again!!! 12 noon came and we listened to the mariachis before the run. It was super hot that day!!! About half way through the race, the water station ran out of water!!! That was the only water station throughout the race!!! I’m surprised some people didn’t faint or have a heatstroke!!! When I crossed the finish line, we got medals. Whoopee!!! Not!!! They were handing out water bottles and protein bars. The line was too long so I didn’t want to wait in the heat for 2 small cups of bud light. (That is my fave beer). My friend and I just left and went to go eat afterwards. The shirts they gave out was cute but other than that, no way am I doing this 5k ever again!!!