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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 11 to 21]
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C. G. from PA
(11/12/2018)
 "Fast, Flat, Fun" (about: 2018)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Harrisburg Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 Great course, well organized. Easy to get to start. Flat course that was pretty scenic and enough to keep you occupied. Will be back...oh and a PR! | |
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M. G. from Colorado
(2/26/2018)
"BQ Ready" (about: 2017)
4-5 previous marathons
| 1 Harrisburg Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 Nice, flat course that brought past spectators a few times, which was a nice change of pace. Great logistics - easy packet pick-up, hotel right at start/finish, etc. | |
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K. L. from Pennsylvania
(11/16/2017)
"Highly recommend" (about: 2017)
6-10 previous marathons
| 4-5 Harrisburg Marathons
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 This is a fast, flat marathon that is incredibly organized. The route takes you through the city and is very scenic. I've set two marathon PRs here. It's very reasonably priced, and you get a hoodie, big medal, full lunch and other amenities. | |
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J. P. from Pennsylvania
(11/15/2017)
 "PR course after 15th marathon" (about: 2017)
11-50 previous marathons
| 2 Harrisburg Marathons
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 Superfast, flat, well-run race. No hassle race. You can park next to start easily. Nice hoodie as a give away. Nice medals. If you want a BQ or PR this is your race | |
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F. P. from Rhode Island
(11/15/2017)
"A very well organized marathon" (about: 2017)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Harrisburg Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 Having had to stop running marathons following knee replacement surgery, I was looking for a walker friendly marathon.Harrisburg was perfect. Everything was very well organized from bib pick up through post race food. The early start for walkers made it easy to complete the race within the course time limit. Course was flat, water stops close enough, and crowds enthusiastic. Very enjoyable,stress free experience. Sweatshirts also a nice touch. | |
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T. S. from USA
(11/15/2017)
 "Proud to be a Pennsylvanian!" (about: 2017)
50+ previous marathons
| 1 Harrisburg Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 To me this was a local race. I had a 45 minute drive from my home. Free parking, morning of race packet pick up, neat looking hoodie, nice medal, and enough water/Gatorade and gels on course. I've been to Harrisburg many times - but this race took me to parts I have never been to. The volunteers where fantastic! This is not your typical out and back course - it winds and turns up and down both sides of the Susquehanna. It was 28 degrees at start of race but was about 45 degrees at finish. This race represented PA and its runners well! | |
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Cooney Runner from MD
(11/14/2017)
"Great low key marathon." (about: 2017)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Harrisburg Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 Picked this marathon because it was close to home and fit my training schedule and was glad I did. Everything is so easy from packet pick-up to finish. We stayed at the Hilton at a rate that was not marked up for once on a marathon weekend. Walked to dinner, walked to the start line, two blocks from the finish and a 3:00 check out! Course has some city running, some along the Susquehanna River and limited running on gravel paths. All in all a great choice! | |
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C. M. from PA
(11/13/2017)
"Flat, fast, scenic course" (about: 2017)
50+ previous marathons
| 6+ Harrisburg Marathons
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 This is a very well-organized, very scenic,flat & fast course along the Susquehanna River to benefit the local YMCA. Free parking is available at the start, which is a short walk from the finish. Post-race sandwiches, bagels, & mac'n cheese by Panera Bread. Honey Stinger gels were available at several water stops along the course. Enthusiastic, but sometimes sparse, spectators. A great small-city marathon for everyone from elite athletes to walkers. | |
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M. V. from Houston, TX
(12/12/2016)
"Great Marathon Experience" (about: 2016)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Harrisburg Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 Very good smaller marathon. Course was very scenic along the Susquehanna river and mostly flat with just a few inclines. Logistics were great. Stayed at the host hotel that was walking distance from the package pickup, start and finish and provided a shuttle (at a small cost) to and from the airport. Weather was perfect and volunteers were very enthusiastic. I would recommend this race to anyone looking to cross Pennsylvania off of their list or just want to run a nice fall marathon. | |
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D. R. from Line Lexington, PA
(12/3/2016)
"Fast Course" (about: 2016)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Harrisburg Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 I got to City Island at 6:50. By 6:55, I had my bib and sweatshirt and was back to my truck. It was more convenient than most 5ks. No race shirt (thank God because I have about 50 of them), just a nice thick sweatshirt. My first marathon sweatshirt. I parked about 200 feet from the starting line and walked over at 7:55 for an 8:00 start. Sure beats waiting around in the cold like at Philly. Can't beat the $60 fee. The course is pancake flat. The only part I didn't like was running on gravel for a mile or so through the woods. There was a headwind from mile 11 to 18. I didn't have to carry gels because nearly every water/Gatorade stop had Stingers. I tried hitting every tangent and wound up with 26.26 miles. The shortest marathon that I have ever run. The finish was right in the middle of town and they provided turkey sandwiches, fruit, coffee, hot chocolate, potato chips and bagels from Panera. The convenience of this race trumps Philly. I will definitely run this marathon again. My 12th marathon, a BQ and a PR by over 3 minutes. |
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