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May 3, 2024

Kansas City Marathon Runner Comments

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Course 4.2

Organization 4.1

Spectators 3.7

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G. Y. from Baltimore, MD (10/22/2010) "Believe the hills" (about: 2010) 11-50 previous marathons \| 1 Kansas City Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 When they say this course is hilly, believe it. In my opinion, this is not the course you want to try to qualify for Boston on for the first time. It was a nice course in that you get to see the area. Host hotel was nice. Expo workers weren't 100% informed about the events of the weekend. It took a lot of asking to find someone that knew about the pasta dinner. Everyone was very friendly. Pace group leaders were great. Two shirts and a medal for finishers was cool.
S. T. from Madison, WI (10/20/2010) "AWESOME! Highly recommended!" (about: 2010) 2 previous marathons \| 1 Kansas City Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 This was an awesome marathon! Some pretty challenging stretches. If you got to mile 23, it was downhill from there. The crowd was really into it! That being said, there were stretches where there was no music and no one to be seen. No fault to the spectators as far as I can see, but that's why the 4 instead of the 5. I think there were aspects of the course that made it hard to access certain parts, which is why I rated it a 4. The other reason was only due to the fact that there were no periodic clocks for checking your time. I don't like to wear a watch when I race. This made it tough. The pacers were absolutely awesome, so if you stuck to them, you were gold. Expo was awesome. Highly recommend attending informative seminars. They made a big difference. Huge bang for your buck: $80 gets you a t-shirt, a tech-shirt, an awesome medal, and a pretty decent goody bag. Very scenic. Do it. You won't regret it.
R. M. from Florida (10/19/2010) "Finisher's Medals" (about: 2010) 11-50 previous marathons COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 2 They ran out of half marathon medals for hundreds of finishers. Nice course and good support, but not receiving a medal is not the last thing you want runners to remember, especially for those completing their first half, or those from out of town.
E. A. from Kansas City Missouri (10/19/2010) "First Marathon" (about: 2010) 1 previous marathon \| 1 Kansas City Marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 This was my first marathon, and it was a life-changing experience.
K. W. from Albuquerque, NM (10/19/2010) "Nice Urban Marathon" (about: 2010) 11-50 previous marathons \| 1 Kansas City Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 A very nice urban marathon. KC is a lovely city and the course (while very hilly) showcased all the best areas. Very challenging, but fair and never boring. Glorious fall weather. Enthusiastic spectators. Organization was excellent, except for having to weave in and out of the half marathon walkers the last five miles. Had to dodge numbers of them coming down the final quarter mile straight to the finish line. I won the masters division and the announcer didn't even notice I crossed the line. Small point, but it would have been nice to be acknowledged. Would suggest coning the road off the last five miles to let marathoners pass unimpeded and perhaps have a separate finishing chute. Otherwise a great fall marathon to put on anyone's to-do list.
M. L. from Kansas City, MO USA (10/19/2010) "Very Good Overall" (about: 2010) 2 previous marathons \| 2 Kansas City Marathons COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 I've only done two marathons, both of them in Kansas City (2009 & 2010). The route is scenic and a bit hilly. The last incline from mile 21 to 23 is a bear. My only gripe concerns the start. The race is getting big enough now that they need to stagger the marathon, half and 5K starts. There's too much jostling for position and wide turns at the start. The extra distance adds up. My Garmin read nearly 26.5 miles at the finish.
J. B. from Iowa (10/18/2010) "Great City; Great Spectators" (about: 2010) 6-10 previous marathons COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 2 FANS: 5 This is my 8th marathon and my first in Kansas City. Initially, it started out a little rocky. Their packet pick-up was not marked at all. It was in the middle of a hotel (in a ballroom) and neither the hotel nor the ballroom were marked. There were several other events at this time, so locating packet pick-up wasn't the easiest for out of state-ers. The course was good- honest and tough, with good, long, hills. The post-race left much to be desired. As I finished, I received a bottle of water and the only food they had were your typical bananas and apples. Overall, I say it was an average marathon. When you finished, you received a finisher t-shirt. The spectators and volunteers were great, but the overall marathon was so-so.
J. D. from Kansas (10/17/2010) "A very good race" (about: 2010) 3 previous marathons \| 2 Kansas City Marathons COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 A good event. My first and now favorite marathon. I would have liked to have more volunteers at the aid stations; getting in fluids was a challenge and it turned warm late in the race. The post-race food was minimal at best but the volunteers were awesome. Thanks to the kind army lady who assisted my cramping calve. I'll be back.
T. J. from Kansas City (10/17/2010) "Extremely well organized marathon" (about: 2010) 1 previous marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 This was my second marathon. The volunteers were first-rate. The pace leaders did a great job. I can't say enough good things about them. This is a hilly course, especially miles 22 and 23, but the pace leaders did a great job preparing us for getting through it. Overall, this was a great marathon experience.
M. F. from Louisville, CO (10/16/2010) "Nice job - KC!" (about: 2010) 6-10 previous marathons \| 1 Kansas City Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 First, the weather was a bit warm - sunny with little humidity - but that cannot be helped. Perhaps a 7:00 a.m. start would be better. Anyway, these are comments for the "full marathon." Probably the best organized marathon of any marathon that I've run (10 now). It is a medium-sized marathon, which makes things easier (parking, etc.). I love the "loop" course, which prevents bus rides. Great place to start/finish in the middle of Crown Center with plenty of restrooms, food choices (even pre-race), and places to stay inside to keep warm (it was chilly in the morning but warmed up very quickly). We arrived early about 6:15 a.m. to get a parking spot in the Crown Center (shopping center) parking garage, which was very convenient - just a short walk from the finish to the car. The course was well patrolled by the police. No complaints about any facet of the organization (and I'm normally VERY critical of this in most cases). My only complaint would be the long (seemed like 3 miles) hill between 20 and 23. Tough place for such a long hill. The course was pretty urban and had lots to see. KC (contrary to what many might think) is a hilly city and would be difficult to avoid hills in planning a race. Spectator support was decent for a small/medium-sized race. Great job, KC!

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