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Harrisburg Marathon Runner Comments
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Course 4.3 
Organization 4.5 
Spectators 3.7
Number of comments: 177 [displaying comments 171 to 173]
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A Runner from Rawchesta, NY
(11/14/2001)
 "Nice, friendly little marathon- would do it again" (about: 2001)
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 Very satisfying experience. Pre-race info on web could use added details (no mention of Gatorade or Power Gel). Excellent start and finish sites & organization. Convenient hotels w/ late checkout. Appreciated the course variety (rail path, residential, park, river concourse) though the large, loose gravel in the HCC area required careful foot placement. Spectators were sparse but the ones that were there were energetic, encouraging and helpful. | |
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A Runner from Baltimore, MD
(10/24/2001)
"Well organized; fairly fast course" (General Comments)
COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 I ran this race in '98 and felt that it was well organized and friendly. The course was relatively easy (not too many hills, but not flat either). Did not like the long-ish course leg through an industrial area, but the parts through the neighborhoods and along the river were nice. The post race fare was good. All in all, a nice well organized small marathon, good for runners who don't want the big city carnival. | |
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A Runner from Central Pennsylvania
(5/10/2000)
"Never the same race twice..." (General Comments)
COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 4 I have run this marathon eleven (11) times and have never run the exact same course twice. (True statement) It changes every year. The first few times the turn around at the college would be different (usually further away). Then, they moved the finish line to City Island. Then, they lost the Walnut Street Bridge. Then, they cut out Wildwood Park. Then, they moved the starting line to behind the Capital. And so on... Otherwise, they try to do a good job of organization. Not the fastest course around (due to numerous turns, the usual winds along the riverfront, and rolling hills in Wildwood Park from 17 to 19 miles), but not too difficult. |
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