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May 10, 2024

City of Trees Marathon Runner Comments

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Course 4.1

Organization 4.1

Spectators 3.2

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K. L. from Texas (10/11/2007) "Great setting, low key run" (about: 2007) 2 previous marathons \| 1 City of Trees Marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 What a beautiful setting and weather. The course went through beautiful neighborhoods. Great support for a small event! If I didn't live so far away, I would do it again for sure! Worth the trip. Cons: - Concur with others that mile markers were off. (Still ran a PR.) - No food at the finish. - Ankle bands for timing chips left me with several sores. Attach the chips to the shoes like the bigger races.
R. P. from Idaho (10/11/2007) "Great Experience!" (about: 2007) 1 previous marathon \| 1 City of Trees Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 5 This race was my first marathon! Overall, very happy with the organization and support. The volunteers were amazing - very encouraging. Beautiful course and great weather. Only disappointment was the information about the awards ceremony and available food - I was starving! :) Look forward to running again next year!
M. H. from Boise, ID (10/10/2007) "Beautiful Course; Friendly Volunteers" (about: 2007) First Marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 1 The course showcased some of the best of Boise and was very convenient since it was a loop course with plenty of parking at the start/finish. Like others, I noticed that the mile markers were inaccurate. The course was open to traffic but the volunteers and police controlling the intersections did a great job. The volunteers and other runners were friendly and encouraging. It would be nice if women's sizing was offered for the shirt. Check this one out if you're looking for a smaller, low-key event.
C. Q. from Boise (10/9/2007) "Mile markers were off" (about: 2007) 2 previous marathons \| 1 City of Trees Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 2 Miles 2 and 13 were way off for the half marathon. I knew this because I live here and knew the course beforehand. Not so good if you're going for a time and need to do splits. I still made my time, but if too many more were off it would've messed me up.
C. M. from State of Trees (Oregon) (10/9/2007) "Cheery volunteers" (about: 2007) 50+ previous marathons \| 1 City of Trees Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 2 My GPS recorded 26.23 miles which is closer than most marathons. The mile 22 marker may have been too close to 21 and too far from 23. For me, the most remarkable thing was how cheerful and encouraging the traffic monitors were. Even some who seemed to be in a dangerous and difficult traffic situation were friendly and encouraging to me. It is hard to have a marathon on open city streets. It was well done.
J. Z. from Horseshoe Bend, Idaho (10/9/2007) "Beautiful course; recommended for first-timers." (about: 2007) 3 previous marathons COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 1 Loved the course and the overall organization was great. However, food at the end was marginal if that. I was surprised there was so little. Medical aid was great and the support for injuries was fantastic.
L. P. from Fairbanks (10/9/2007) "A lonely race" (about: 2007) 4-5 previous marathons \| 1 City of Trees Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 2 FANS: 1 The course really showcased what a beautiful city Boise is and the volunteers were amazing.....with that said, I was amazed at how few runners there were and almost total lack of spectators. Besides the finish line and the aid stations, it was pretty lonely out there. There was no mention of anything before, on, or after race day in the Statesman (the local paper). Engage the press. Boise has more to offer than Bronco football (good luck convincing Mike Pratter of that). I was also searching for food at the finish line (a bananna, orange wedge, anything!) One volunteer told me there was none. I just found out today that there was soup and an awards ceremony in the hotel. Wish I would have known that. A simple sign could have helped us (as I heard other runners asking for food too). The mile markers were off which made it difficult to monitor splits. One mile I ran a 6:55, the next was 9:10? I don't know if I'll run this one again.
Tom Van Winkle from Portland, OR (10/8/2007) "Beautiful, flat course. Highly recommend." (about: 2007) 6-10 previous marathons \| 1 City of Trees Marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 1 This is my favorite marathon to date. I was impressed. The course is flat and highlights the beauty of Boise. It runs through the city as well as residential areas. The people/volunteers were some of the friendliest. If you don't mind the lack of fan support I highly recommend this race. It was better than expected. I hope to run it again someday.
J. W. from Boise (10/7/2007) "Need to check mile markers" (about: 2007) 6-10 previous marathons \| 1 City of Trees Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 2 Three of us who had GPS watches noticed that the mile markers were off... starting at mile 2, where the distance between mile 1 and mile 2 was 1.25 miles. The 1/2 marathon was 13.32 miles... so you probably need to remeasure before next year. Maybe take out that little jog to the right off of Americana!
Brian Fox from Boise, ID (10/7/2007) "Great race for PR, first marathon, or 50 states" (about: 2007) 1 previous marathon \| 1 City of Trees Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 5 Awesome weather, very decent organization, nice course. I don't hand out 5-star ratings easily, so don't let my 4-star ratings bring anything down. Few fans, but all were great, especially the same ones that I saw in two or three different places along the course. Volunteers were supportive and did a great job. The mileage markers were confusing where the full and half marathons came back together to share the course. At mile 13, I thought I must be melting the asphalt with my speed, but that was mile 13 for the full marathon, not the half. Labels differentiating between the two would be nice. That, and the mileage markers were small. I missed markers #2 and #9. The medal was an unexpectedly nice touch. Volunteers searching out finishers to give them water and lip balm were nice as well.

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