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Long Island Marathon Runner Comments
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Course 3.0 
Organization 3.5 
Spectators 2.6
Number of comments: 145 [displaying comments 91 to 101]
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B. L. from New Yrok, NY
(5/3/2005)
 "No bag-check sums it up!" (about: 2005)
4-5 previous marathons
| 1 Long Island Marathon
COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 1 FANS: 1 I liked the race except where oh where is the bag check? Any race put on by runners must have a bag check! | |
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H. G. from NYC
(5/3/2005)
"good training run" (about: 2005)
4-5 previous marathons
| 1 Long Island Marathon
COURSE: 1 ORGANIZATION: 2 FANS: 2 I ran the 1/2 twice previously. So I was familiar with the logistics and did not hope for much. The run provides a good training experience. Spectator support is minimal after 11 miles. Therafer the race divides into the 1/2 and the whole. The race favors the 1/2 especially when the marathoners were welcomed with the leftovers. If you want the whole marathon experience, this is not the race for you. If you're gearing up for a real marathon, this is a worthwile training run. | |
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S. J. from new york
(5/3/2005)
"Low Expectations Clearly Met!!!" (about: 2005)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Long Island Marathon
COURSE: 1 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 1 The parking at Jones Beach was great. Running along the ocean was spectacular, and the fans along the beach were tremendous. The B-52s concert at the Jones Beach Amphitheatre put an exclamation point on this great event! Oops. I woke up. Running in a parking lot can be bad, but it is ridiculous when it is a parking lot in need of some paving. Puddles everywhere. The highway was quiet, but then it was quiet, and more quiet. Am I really in pain if no one is there to watch? Long Island has possibilities of putting on a major league event, and they end up doing a sandlot ball-type marathon. P.S. If you have Michelob Ultra signs up at the end of a marathon, be kind enough to give a finisher a cup of Michelob Ultra!! | |
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A. M. from New York
(5/3/2005)
 "Good and Flat" (about: 2005)
1 previous marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 The Long Island Marathon was a fantastic small race. I read all the bad reviews about this race but decided to take a chance and registered for it anyway. I live in New York City and did not have to fly or stay in an overnight hotel, which saved a lot of money. I caught the 5:29 AM train to Long Island and got to the place around 6:35 AM which gave me plenty of time to change and relax before the start (8:00 AM). The course was good and flat. I had a P.R. of 30 minutes from my last Marathon (NYC). I liked the course where I ran in a park, a residential area, a running track and highway where nature and trees were present. I loved the diversity of the course and especially the turns towards the end; this gave me a burst of excitement, anticipation and energy to know that I was close to the end and would soon see the finish line. People treated me much better with a lot of attention after I crossed the finish line different from the big races where basically you are on your own after the end. I was able to concentrate and focus on my running without distractions. There were plenty of water stations and good food after the finish line. The bonding, incentive and push from other marathoners were also crucial for my successful P.R. I will definitely run this race again and recommend it for any runner looking for a P.R. or a Boston qualifier. | |
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Eric Kreuter from New York
(5/2/2005)
"Great race" (about: 2005)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Long Island Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 2 This was a very well-organized race; despite the 3 hours of rain, the volunteers were terrific. Well-planned and safe. I enjoyed this marathon | |
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V. M. from New York
(5/2/2005)
"my fifth time running was enjoyable" (about: 2005)
6-10 previous marathons
| 4-5 Long Island Marathons
COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 5 Although the parkway is windy, I enjoy this marathon. We runners who opt to do the full appreciate everyone out there. True, it is not the most scenic, but on mile 24, 25 and 26, when your knees are screaming, do you really care about looking around? My heartfelt thanks to the fellow runners who have braved the rain the past 2 years. I cannot say enough nice things about all those runners who finished the full alongside me. Your energy carried me through. No potholes like in NYC and parking is excellent, if you get there at 7 AM (race is at 8 AM). I literally got out of my cozy car at 7:30 with a short walk to the start. I think this is a great beginners 1/2 and I think if you are well prepared, a quiet full. Thank you to all of the high schools who volunteered to give out water. | |
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P. E. from Upstate New York
(5/2/2005)
 "I would not recommend this to anyone" (about: 2005)
6-10 previous marathons
| 1 Long Island Marathon
COURSE: 2 ORGANIZATION: 1 FANS: 5 After running yesterday's half marathon, and my friend having run the full marathon, we have to give this one the BIG THUMBS DOWN! I realize nothing could be done about the bad weather. BUT, here are some thoughts for the directors: send out a confirmation card WEEKS before the race, NOT two days before - we were coming in from 4 hours away and having a local friend pick up for us. What was up with the port-a-potties? NO ONE COULD USE them before the race! 20 minutes before the race and the line DID NOT MOVE! THE LINE WAS A QUARTER MILE LONG!!! The course is still not attractive - GOD BLESS THOSE MARATHONERS - I would have not made it through that parkway! BUT the thing that ticked me off the most was the after-food. Give me a break! The last thing someone wants after a run like that is a donut and pudding. Some of us don't eat like that - Dunkin Donuts does bagels or Long Island does have great delis and bagel shops. I felt bad for the marathoners trickling in - there was nothing left for them to see. The band was finishing. The awards were over. We appreciate the volunteers and all the people that put their time in to set this up - a great commitment - BUT you want people to come back, and not just your elite finishers but that person that stumbled in last (their effort is more than heroic). These people at the back deserve to see the awards that their entry fees paid for. Unfortunately I will not be one of them and if you really want to get this marathon going. look at your registration list - very few people from somewhere other than Long Island. Forget the band and beer truck - play some good CD's and get some good healthy food and some towelettes at the port-a-johns. Just a thought. | |
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B. L. from Suffolk County, NY
(4/21/2005)
 "Planned by nonrunners, disorganized, rotten course" (General Comments)
11-50 previous marathons
| 6+ Long Island Marathons
COURSE: 1 ORGANIZATION: 1 FANS: 1 This race needs work. It is quite possibly the worst-planned race on Long Island. Picking up your race package includes driving to the same site as everyone else in the race and waiting on several lines, forever. The morning of the race includes too few bathrooms; two narrow roads for a starting line; crowds on the course for the first mile so that if you do want to pass the people who lined up in the wrong place (no marshals), you can't; a repulsive course that includes long, straight stretches on highways, funneling through a fence opening for sole purpose of running 200 meters around a rubberized track, a tour of an industrial park, water stops that include only water and Powerade, a last mile along a two-meter wide paved path that twists and turns constantly, and a staggered start that gives faster marathoners the added pleasure of having to weave through thousands of half-marathon walkers going five-wide throughout the course. Post-race fun includes pudding. I imagine that earlier finishers get something more than this but since I finish only twenty minutes faster than the cutoff, that's the only thing I've gotten to eat at the end of the race. To be fair, one year, there were several bagels left. The best part of the race is the massage therapists, but the race organizers don't get enough of them. You are better off running 13 laps of a two mile loop around your neighborhood with some energy drinks and Hammer Gel stashed in your mailbox than doing this race. Save your money. | |
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D. G. from New York, NY
(1/26/2005)
"New and improved? Who came up with that one?" (about: 2004)
2 previous marathons
COURSE: 1 ORGANIZATION: 1 FANS: 1 I had run the half several times because timing was right as a spring warm-up, but was sick of seeing mirages on the Wantagh Highway and vowed never to race it again. But when I heard there was a new course, I decided it deserved another shot. Excitement was dashed when the new route wound through parking lots and actually had less spectators than the old course. (Can't blame the bad weather on them, though). Who actually thought the back of a shopping center makes an interesting course? Also, since I live 30 miles from the start and my family is 1 mile from the start, it would have been nice if someone else could have been allowed to pick up my race number as in year's past. Quite an inconvenience. Lastly, in the "thrill" to get a picture taken on the track, someone actually cut me off and tripped me to get in front of the camera! | |
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L. D. from Huntington, New York
(11/28/2004)
"Boring on the curving roads and desolate areas." (about: 2004)
3 previous marathons
| 3 Long Island Marathons
COURSE: 1 ORGANIZATION: 2 FANS: 2 There were not many places for fans to cheer throughout most of the race. I enjoyed the course of the previous years half marathon much better. Running along the aviation buildings and being funneled onto a track just doesn't make for a happy runner. |
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