I just finished the full marathon, and set my longest marathon record! Being from a flat province, I was prepared for a couple steep hills, but not the rolling hills and the steep inclines to every bridge. Overall, a very well organized race, a beautiful course, and super volunteers. The course description could be updated. I will be back, once my IT bands heal!

This marathon was well organized and very low-key. No stress with simple things like parking and washroom trips on race morning. Course was beautiful but a bit mundane as it seemed to loop around the same places a few times. Prepare for a hill at the end, but the downhill to the finish line was great. Love my technical race shirt that fits (xs) and I will actually use. Thanks to Woody and the Red Deer race organizers!

I absolutely love that just about your whole race is on trails along the river! I think there was only about 2Km or so on the road. You don't even feel like your in a city. This is hard to find these days.
Well done Red Deer! Very well organized and I love the smaller numbers.

We truly enjoyed the run.

Very nice t-shirt. Water stations well placed and friendly volunteers. Tissues were nice. Kilometer markers. Very scenic route. Excellent weather. Generous food at the finish. Never had so much fun trick-or-treating.

These are a few of our favorite things. :)

Thank you.

T&J

I just finished the Red Deer Half 2005. I wanted to congratulate the race organizers on a most amazing event. Very well organized. Your staging area was terrific, you could actually hear the announcer, and your kilometer markings were the best of any event I've done in the past 5 years. Your water stations were consistent and abundant, as was the energy and enthusiasm of the volunteers. This event could have only been made better by having chip timing instead of clock timing. (Even though this was a personal best, this year for me in Red Deer). The food was good and plentiful and the course was interesting and enjoyable. Now I know why so many of my running friends make this an event on their calendar.

What a great race, organization and all! This was my 2nd year in Red Deer. Was able to attend the pasta again this year and like last year was very impressed. This is a great value for $20.00. Speaker was excellent, funny and right on topic. Found the host hotel venue to be a much better choice this year. More room for the registration and for the dinner. I have five 1/2 marathons planned for this year. Don't know what next year's schedule looks like yet, but I know it will include Red Deer! Thanks again for an excellent day and a wonderful experience.

Ps. Any chance you'd ever consider adding a 10 KM?

I'm still pooped. I wore my bifocals, brand new, for the second time - bad decision. Wore new shorts, too, and no hat. You're never supposed to make any changes from long runs to marathon. I broke all the rules. The rules are there for a purpose. Please remind me for next year. My experience with your run was great. You have never let me down. I love your marathon. This is my fourth in a row. I will be back, hopefully smarter. Thanks for your A-1 job.

This is a small marathon race (less than 500 runners) combined with a half marathon race, in a very scenic course. The race was very well organized and people extremely friendly. The weather was perfect for a marathon race.

Loved the weather (cool and overcast), loved the volunteers at the aid stations, loved the 7AM start - Would have preferred fewer 'little loops' on the course and a few more spectators.

The volunteers at the water stations were wonderful - the theme stations were very exciting. I ran last year and they brought me back this year and will bring me back next year!!