For the 23rd annual, you'd think they'd be a little better organized. I arrived at 7:45 to get my number and found that the bathrooms had not been unlocked yet. They had almost no day of race entrants and they still managed to run out of pre-ordered medium size t-shirts. There was one sign on the course warning motorists of an event in progress. I was honked at, whistled at, yelled at, and nearly run over while running on the dirt shoulder of the road most of the time. My running partner had the same problems. I can't believe they didn't put up signs that said 'Runners on road' or 'Event in progress' -- anything to warn the motorists that there were people out there. Skagit county drivers do not believe in slowing down when going past a runner on the road. I saw one police car on the course, and the entirety of the course was on main roads, none of which were closed. The course was flat, and it was pretty, but it was dangerous. There were no spectators except the volunteers, who were wonderful. I don't understand how they could run out of gatorade, though. I will not be returning to this marathon.

I am a fifty year old female who finished near the back of the pack in 4:49... This was an out and back course with a turn around at 13 miles. There were aid stations approximately every three miles which were supposed to be offering both water and gatorade. Unfortunately they ran out of gatorade and those of us at the back of the pack had to do with water only the last 13 miles. Trust me, that is a long way to go with no calorie replacement. Thankfully, it was a rainy day and at least we didn't get dehydrated. I had carried a powerbar with me 'just in case' but there were several others that looked like they needed something besides water. There were only 100 participants in the full marathon with almost no day of race entrants so there was really no excuse for them to have run out. I do have to say that even in the horrible windy and rainy conditions that the course is really a beautiful course and I plan to do it again.