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International Zurich Marathon Runner Comments
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Course 4.1 
Organization 4.4 
Spectators 4.1
Number of comments: 36 [displaying comments 31 to 35]
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U. P. from Copenhagen, Denmark
(4/7/2004)
 "Course excellent - organization must improve" (about: 2004)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 International Zurich Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 4 The course was very flat and fast. 80% of the time you are running by the Lake of Zürich, which is very beautiful. You can see mountains with snow. The last part of the course is within the city of Zürich and the streets are small and with a lot of turns. The organization has to improve - after the finish there was no space and too many people. No space for sitting down and enjoying the feeling. It took too long time to deliver the changing clothes before the race. Otherwise if you want to improve your PR, Zürich is the one! Be in the starting area at least an hour before start. | |
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Andy Walker from Guernsey
(4/6/2004)
 "A Swiss stroll!" (about: 2004)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 International Zurich Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 Delightful city and people now has its very own superb marathon. Course fairly flat and never boring. Support terrific (lots of hopp hopps!!). Marshalls and water/food stations very good. Expect fairly cool weather. Nice medal/tee - expo laid back. You get a free public transport ticket for the weekend; most useful. Bit of a bottle neck at chip recovery at end, but sure to be sorted for next year. Get registered sharp, as I can see max numbers being achieved very early for 2005. | |
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M. B. from Sirault, Belgium
(4/6/2004)
"Great marathon for a PR" (about: 2004)
6-10 previous marathons
| 1 International Zurich Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 Pros: -Very flat, fast course (30m total height climb) -Finish through the city; much more enjoyable & inspiring than running through midtown first, and then ending with a loop through the hinterlands (as many city marathons do so that they can open up to traffic again) -Great medal and finisher's t-shirt -Enthusiastic and energetic crowds. I can still hear the cowbells. -A very scenic course along the Lake of Zurich with the alps in the background. If the run doesn't take your breath away, the views will. -Very professional volunteers at the water stations. They knew what they were doing, were always ready, and never ran out. Cons: -Not enough porta-potties on course (but isn't that always the case?) -Traffic flow between baggage area and start could've been better. Baggage area was beyond the start, so there was congestion in trying to get back into the starting field. Hope to see you there next year! | |
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R. D. from Maine, USA
(4/6/2004)
 "Great race until the end" (about: 2004)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 International Zurich Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 Pros and Cons: Pros: Stunningly beautiful city and course following the shores of Lake Zurich with snow-covered Alps in the backround. Flat couse that almost makes you wish for a few hills. Three-day expo that takes the pain out of picking up your number. Wonderful crowd support, the Europeans know how to support their marathons! Cons: The great organization stopped abruptly at the finish line. After crossing the chip mat, runners found themselves immediately herded into a small fenced area similar to a livestock corral. The purpose was to channel everyone through a tent so timing chips could be removed, medals and tee shirts presented, and food and water picked up. Makes sense in theory. But the wait time was twenty minutes packed in a slow moving herd of hundreds of exhausted runners. No water, no food, no toilets, no shade or shelter, NO PLACE TO SIT DOWN. Two runners in the crowd dropped to the ground with medical problems, and medical staff could not reach them due to the crowded conditions. When we finally were given a bag with food and water, it was an apple and a couple of sports bars. Once runners emerged from this nightmare, we were on the opposite side of the crowd, cut off by fences and the finishing strech of the race. Meeting friends and family was confusing and physically difficult. Most of the Euro runners seemed to accept the end with stoic resignation - I made it a point to bitch to one of the organizers about the dangerous situation. The look on his face said, 'arrogant American'. Despite my negative ranting, the race itself was beautiful. | |
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A. F. from Zurich, Switzerland
(11/15/2003)
 "It was a great day out" (about: 2003)
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 5 The course was better than I thought it would be. The spectators and bands were smashing. Only bad thing the baggage handling. I was told this will be sorted out by next April. |
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