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Lost Dutchman Marathon Runner Comments
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Course 4.6 
Organization 4.8 
Spectators 3.8
Number of comments: 142 [displaying comments 71 to 81]
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Richard Daymont from Northfield, MN
(2/20/2007)
 "Great organization - need more desert running" (about: 2007)
50+ previous marathons
| 1 Lost Dutchman Marathon
COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 The Lost Dutchman is a wonderful marathon. It is very well organized with a very nice "expo," an excellent pasta dinner with a guest speaker talking about the Superstition Mountains, good transportation to the start, a nice pre-start "warm-up" area, plenty of aid-stations, a nice finish-line area, a nice shirt and a good looking medal. The first 6 miles of the marathon are in the desert and I would have liked to have run more of the race out there. Most of the marathons that I have run have been in urban areas and on city streets. I would have loved to run the entire marathon out in the desert. | |
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Marty Michelson from Gilbert, Arizona
(2/19/2007)
 "It could happen to anyone" (about: 2007)
11-50 previous marathons
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 I'm sure there will be some half-marathon participants who will submit highly negative comments about this event. It's far less than a fine event like this deserves. Sadly, a series of circumstances on the half-marathon course at around the second mile caused the lead biker to take most of the field the wrong way. Before runners could be alerted, most had run anywhere from a half to 2 or 3 miles out of their way and were forced to double back an equal distance. I've run the half marathon for its six years and can attest that the race committee has done an outstanding job in building a local event to the its recognized status as "one of the 10 best small marathons in America." They work year round on their own time to put on a first-class event. While some will be annoyed or angry (or worse) that their race was "ruined" - and complain to every runner they meet about "what a lousy event this was" - the fact is, things happen and no one feels any worse then the race committee about what happened. For few, if any, who ran it will this be their last half marathon. Life goes on and another race is always on the horizon. For the organizers, this is the culmination of a year's hard work ending in disaster. I urge the potential writers to this site to consider the comments from runners of past years, the race's past reputation, and the fact that outside of this unfortunate problem, 4 other events plus all the other activities went off without a hitch. The race directors have apologized and re-apologized. That should be enough. They have offered free entry, no questions asked, to any participant who will accept this as compensation. I remind those who participated to remember that all money raised is donated to charitable causes. I urge you to consider an apology to be enough, to appreciate but decline their offer, and to, if possible, give them another try. Consider that some of the best races in the country have been victims of disastrous circumstances and have come back better than ever. These folks will do the same, I assure you. Give them your support. Thanks! | |
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P. R. from Phoenix, AZ
(2/19/2007)
"LDM is a Gem" (about: 2007)
50+ previous marathons
| 6+ Lost Dutchman Marathons
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 The Lost Dutchman Marathon is a great marathon - a gem. The course gives the runner views of some spectacular Arizona scenery. Great organization, water stations every two miles manned by the friendliest of volunteers, the BEST finisher medal period (!) and great awards are what this marathon offers. Once again, LDM is a gem! | |
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M. W. from Michigan,USA
(2/19/2007)
 "Running in the desert is a ridiculous hobby" (about: 2007)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Lost Dutchman Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 If it were any better it would be off the scale. The website was excellent. The Runner's Den being around the corner from the airport was excellent. The support staff at Runner's Den was excellent. The "Hotline" was excellent. The expo was excellent. The bus ride and campfire and coffee was excellent. Thank you, Coronado Dons. The goodie bag and t-shirt were excellent. The course is only excellent if you like to look back on things and laugh. (I do). You could not have made it more beautiful. It was challenging, but "at the end of the day," very enjoyable. The medal was excellent. Thank you for all of it . How do you tell someone you thoroughly enjoyed running 26.2 mile through the desert? It was 9 below when I left Michigan the morning before. People from out of town: STAY HYDRATED. Note: Do not stay at the Super 8. No wake up call and despite being told twice (once in December, once at check in) that there would be no problem with late check-out, they told me to go to hell 8:30 the night before the race and I must be out of the room by 11:00. Do not take any assurance from them. They also knew NOTHING about the race - not even the date. A bad hotel with bad staff and a bad general manager. I showered at another runner's room in Mesa. DO NOT STAY AT SUPER 8. | |
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Brenda Sinck from Mesa Az.
(2/19/2007)
"Awesome course and volunteers!!" (about: 2007)
1 previous marathon
| 1 Lost Dutchman Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 I really loved it! I met some wonderful people. The course was great!! I really enjoyed running the 26.2 miles on the beautiful desert landscape and great weather. The volunteers were so organized and it seemed like they were out to serve us whole-heartedly!! | |
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Candice Beaith from Scottsdale, Arizona
(2/19/2007)
 "Lost Dutchman Marathon. Heavy on the "Lost."" (about: 2007)
3 previous marathons
| 1 Lost Dutchman Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 2 FANS: 3 I got lost and ended up running over 15 miles. Considering the name of this marathon, I find it quite funny, however others (those competing) did not. The course was very difficult with many hills and changes between terrain (road, dirt, etc.). | |
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D. S. from Colorado
(2/18/2007)
 "A real screw-up!" (about: 2007)
6-10 previous marathons
COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 2 FANS: 2 Some 1/2 marathoners ran at least two additional miles as the course was not well marked at one crucial turn! The results do not reflect an accurate 13.1-mile course! | |
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Dave Ingram from Glendale, AZ
(5/27/2006)
"Outstanding." (about: 2006)
First Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 5 I ran my first 10K this year at Apache Junction. It was very enjoyable and well organized. I am planning on trying the half-marathon in '07. | |
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R. C. from Tucson, AZ
(2/28/2006)
"Top-Notch Small Marathon" (about: 2006)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Lost Dutchman Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 Yes, it's everything I heard it would be. But there was more. I expected the wonderful campfires, but was pleasantly surprised to see that the start area was at the base of a beautiful desert rock outcropping that became clearer as the sun rose. The volunteers were fantastic, but I was not prepared for how much this one aspect could add to my enjoyment of the race. I've run about a dozen marathons, from small to mega, and these were the best volunteers ever. The course was excellent, with only a couple of small excursions down a highway to dampen the enjoyment. Heck, I've run Tucson twice, and that is 90% highway! But this course kept changing. From downhill on a desert dirt road, to highway, to uphill through an upper-end housing development, back to highway, to mid-level housing, then back and forth on dirt roads, to the last crazy stretch called "Dutchman's Revenge." My only beef is with the "host" hotel, which was somewhat runner-unfriendly, although great if you are a golfer. But that is easy to remedy (Hello, Best Western!), and my wife and I will be back next year, as it's only a 1-1/2 hour drive from Tucson. One side note. On the bus-ride back after the race, we ran into a fellow whom we met on the bus at our first marathon ever, the 2003 Lake Tahoe Marathon. For some reason, we found this to be a closing of the circle, and oddly compelling. | |
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G. S. from Frankfort Indiana
(2/27/2006)
"An absolute must-do race." (about: 2006)
4-5 previous marathons
| 1 Lost Dutchman Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 Okay, I may have ranked the spectators high but the groups who were out there cheering were wonderful. The aid stations were motivating and well located. The course was beautiful, the mountains were there for me to forget how far I had to run. |
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