The half-marathon is a great route, and the 5km run is one of the city's best races at that distance. However, the last half of the full-marathon course seems repulsive and boring, and this is where the event needs to improve.
And why is it only one month prior to the CIM and Niagara Marathons? Why not hold it in March (Toronto badly needs a pre-spring marathon)?

I agree with my buddy: this was not a good event. The part under the highway and the long run up the dump into the lake was really bad. No people around, and very few water stations made it worse. It was also windy the whole time, and this made it difficult near the end.

I run with MDI and though there are a few runners in this group who push this event....... only because they work for it, it's a bad marathon. This year I voluntered for it at a water station. I think the whole group would agree, it's an ugly course in a desolute area of the city with no spectators, or life. A marathon needs life, this one doesn't have it! It is so disorganized, with a bad expo, a worse pasta dinner, cheap shirts that I use to wash the car with, and nothing on the route of interest unless you like bleak dark grey concrete and miles of landfill (theres a reason they call it the spit). Why does Toronto have 2 marathons anyway? This one should go away. If this is what Scotiabank supports, I think I'll switch banks. I would not recommend it to anyone.

There was no publicity, no one even knew it was happining, which was evident with the angry drivers. There were no people to be seen for most of the course except at the water stops. The course was not well marked and I heard at the finsih line many people saying the same thing - the km points were off and many were missing totally. Whats that about??? How can they run a marathon that is so disorganized. There was no medical or massage at the finish line and I really could have used it. The price is not worth it in my opinion. Run a different marathon, as this one needs much more work. Almost forgot, they should start at a later time.

This course in flat except for a slight incline in the last kilometer as you approach the last turn to the finish.

The course has several out-and-backs. The first one is nice as it goes along Lakeshore Boulevard. That is maybe the first 15K. Then it gets rather dull as it goes through miles and miles of what seems to be an industrial area.

Very few spectators on the course, but most who were out there were enthusiastic, including the police officers.

On-course support was excellent with lots of water, Gatorade and four Power Gel stands. The music, particularly the live performances, was good.

I liked being able to use toilets in Metro Hall before the race and then afterwards to wash up and change my clothes. They also had portable toilets.

I would have liked a larger expo before the race and some salty foods after. I am one of those runners you see totally encrusted with salt after a marathon and it would be nice to have some pretzels or chips immediately to start replenishing the sodium levels. Fortunately, I have learned to bring my own.

I wish I knew on race day that I was second in my age group rather than third. I would have preferred the 2nd place prize, but by time I discovered it I was already home in the U.S.

The weather was suprisingly hot and humid. Great for spectating but not so good for trying to run a PR. Oh well, maybe next time.

Overall this marathon was a good experience for me and I would do it again.

This was the first time I had run this race. I have done other half marathons and this was with out a doubt the best one - great charity, great volunteers, flat course, well organized and lots of music, fans and entertainment. Well Done!!!!!!!

They should try to run in some nicer areas with people. The registration was not very well organized and expo was very small, not even a real expo. My advice is to run the real marathon in October, the far better CIM instead. It's really dumb that Toronto has two marathons anyway.

The whole thing was just Poor.

It's run under the freeway and in a dilapidated, dingy unatractive part of Toronto. They should start at a later time, and change the course to include more of the city's residential and commercial areas. There were no spectators and very little on course support. The finish line was a mess and I had to search until I found a medal myself in a box under a table at the side of the road.

This was the worst marathon I've ever run. No spectators and a ugly boring course and very poorly organized. There was not enough water stations for some people and I heard that they ran out of water for some of the slower runners, totally unacceptable when only 450 people are running. They also ran out of food at the fininsh line and the choice was very limited to begin with, unless you wanted week old bagels! There were no facilities at the finish area like massage, or first-aid. The course was not well marked and several km markers were off by at least 100', broken glass and garbage and a smell that could knock you out along portions of the course made for a very unpleasant experience.
The shirts and medals,if you could find them were not great. This event needs a great deal of work if its ever to compete.