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Ogden Marathon Runner Comments
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Course 4.8 
Organization 4.3 
Spectators 3.7
Number of comments: 157 [displaying comments 141 to 151]
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T. C. from SLC, UT
(1/13/2004)
 "Beautiful, quiet, easy marathon" (General Comments)
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 I've run all three Ogden marathons. This is a GREAT course to PR, and probably the easiest course anywhere. Although the course is downhill, it doesn't hammer the legs and lower back a la St. George. Only one hill about mile 14. This is a very fast course. Ogden is a small, rural point-to-point course, so spectator support is small and concentrated at the finish line. If you need fans to finish, choose a different race. The course is spectacular, especially watching the rising sunshine on the eastern side of the mountains as one runs west toward Ogden Canyon. Don't plan on catching the last bus to the start line or you'll have some anxious moment wondering if a bus will be available to get you there. Of the 6 marathon courses I've run, Ogden is far and away the best. If a spring race is on your agenda, make it this one. | |
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B. M. from Salt Lake City, Utah
(9/21/2003)
 "Great Marathon!!!" (about: 2003)
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 2 This was my first marathon experience. I thought the course was beautiful, although the major descent at 17 miles was pretty killer. It was a cold day so we didn't get very many spectators. I thought the race was well organized and everyone was very friendly. My only criticism is that the clothes were not all at the finish line when I finished. With it being such a cold day, this had me really frustrated. Other than that, this was a spectacular race, and I would encourage anyone to run it. | |
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J. K. from Salt Lake
(5/27/2003)
 "Great course, bad organization" (about: 2003)
COURSE: 2 ORGANIZATION: 2 FANS: 3 I am a first-time runner in the Ogden Marathon. I have run 30+ marathons and the organization of this one was terrible. The expo closed early, their weren't enough buses to shuttle runners to the starting line, and their weren't enough port-o-potties at the starting line or during the race. The post-race medals were cheap and the awards? Well, there were no awards. If you placed in your age group, you got the same medal that all the finishers got, only with a different colored ribbon. This race could be great, but the organizers need to change a few things. It's obvious they have never actually participated in races before because the are trying to cut costs on the things the runners want most. | |
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C. S. from Hawaii
(5/8/2003)
 "Que fantastico!" (about: 2003)
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 I thought the marathon was GREAT! Beautiful scenery, wonderful people, enthusiastic helpful volunteers.... if it was a little warmer, and I hadn't sprained my ankle, it would've been a perfect morning! | |
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D. H. from Newport, PA
(5/8/2003)
"Wonderful, well organized hometown race!" (about: 2003)
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 I have run over 60 marathons and this will be included as one of my favorites! The race was very well organized and was run on a spectacular course. The canyons were beautiful! I hope to come out and run it again. | |
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D. H. from Newport, PA
(5/8/2003)
"Wonderful, well organized hometown race!" (about: 2003)
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 I have run over 60 marathons and this will be included as one of my favorites! The race was very well organized and was run on a spectacular course. The canyons were beautiful! I hope to come out and run it again. | |
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G. M. from Seattle
(5/6/2003)
"Gorgeous, well organized, few spectators" (about: 2003)
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 2 Having read some scathing comments from the prior couple of years I was a bit leary to sign up for '03. Just hoped the organizers had ironed out some of the problems. It seemed to me they had. I heard some rather harse remarks about Sports Nuts, who were running the show now, as being in it just for the bucks. Well, if so, they didn't skimp from what I could tell. A little confusion concerning the boarding of buses to the start, as in what bus was going where, ie; start or relay stations? Got us all there in time as I was on the last bus. Had warming barrels and plenty of Johns at the start. All aid stations were well supplied (at least for those running around my 4 hr pace) and staffed with plenty of enthusiastic volunteers. Goo and other goodies readily available so didn't really need to carry any. Very scenic and race never gets monotonous with the constant change of scenery. Just a few spectactors but that's usually the case with most runs Iv'e been around. Finish line well set up and plenty of munchies. A rather exhilerating 30 mph headwind the last mile as the approaching storm, later to drop torrential rains, held off just long enough for all to finish. Can't comment on the post race party as it was 'washed out'. Overall a great race! | |
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S. G. from Salt Lake City, Utah
(5/3/2003)
"This race will only get bigger!" (about: 2003)
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 The Ogden Marathon is only going to get bigger! The course was beautiful, and this years race was one of the best organized that I have been in. I would strongly recommend this race to anyone! | |
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D. C. from Ogden, Utah
(3/27/2003)
 "A beautiful country course" (about: 2000)
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 2 It was a great beginners course with most of the run going steadily downhill through beautiful Ogden canyon. I want to run it again. I was very disappointed, being my first marathon, in the medals given the first year but I believe they have improved on that situation. | |
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B. J. from Pleasant Grove, UT
(1/15/2003)
 "Great Course! Organization needs serious help!" (about: 2002)
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 1 FANS: 1 Packet pick-up on the morning of the race, while uncrowded, was a small mass of confusion. Rather than having the packets put together pre-pick-up, the volunteers had to put the packets together when a runner came to pick it up. The result? Too much of a rush to get things put together. I can only imagine what it would have been like when it was busy. They had distance/race specific t-shirts (5K, Marathon Relay, and Marathon) for all of the participants. They gave me and my running buddy 5K t's when we ran the full marathon. By the time we noticed the mistake, the correct shirts/sizes were gone and they were unable to fix the problem. Subsequent e-mails to the RD resulted in a new shirt--but even the replacement had the wrong distance designation. Will I run again in 2003? Yes, because the course if great! I just hope they are able to get enough volunteers together and make the packet pick-up process a whole lot smoother. |
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