It is obvious how much work the directors put into making this truly a race for every pace. My mom and step-dad completed the half-marathon. My seven year old ran in the kids marathon, and my husband and I ran in the full marathon! What a day!!!!

Since this was my first marathon I obviously don't have anything to compare it against. But I can say what a great 'baseline' to be able to compare it to the next one I run.

I've read through a lot of the comments that others have made, and noticed that there were some great comments and then some that weren't so great. The weather and the hills seem to be the biggest complaint. I'm not sure what anyone can do about either of these, except be a little prepared for both. I could not imagine the time spent on organizing such a huge event. My hat off to Geneva and Gina for such a great event. I know there are others to 'thank', but these guy's did an awesome job, and I am proud to have had the opportunity to run my first marathon in my hometown!! These guy's obviously can't control the weather, but they have moved it up for next year. But remember, this is Arkansas, so be prepared for rain, the cold or heat, the wind, or whatever else Arkansas could bring!!

I owe many thanks to Tom, Hobbit, Chris and Becky for getting me to the finish line. We trained 19 weeks together (and with many other crackheads), 5 days a week, every morning at 6 am regardless of the weather. These guy's waited on me every Saturday morning regardless if I was running 6 miles or 20. They were there every step I took and encouraged me while I cursed them relentlessly. I complained about every hill I ran, but you know what, I was prepared for those 'hills' when race day came.

Thanks again for a great time, and I hope that everyone had as much fun as I did (today I can actually say it was fun)!!

Thanks to Geneva for making it possible to do my first marathon at home! Still can't believe I walked 26.2 under 8 hours! Thanks again!

The marathon was well orgainzed and the people were great. The course was exciting with all the hills until the out and back along the river. That was a hard run because no spectators could get back there. Without that stretch the course will be a 5. When Little Rock has a few more marathons the spectators will line up to watch.

This is my 5th marathon. I run to finish and to enjoy all that marathons have to offer. Little Rock was great to see historical sites and beautiful settings. This was a race for every pace.

I would like to thank the race organizers, volunteers, runners, and spectators. Everyone was so nice and supportive. The Little Rock Marathon was my first Marathon in the U.S..I have run others but mainly in Eastern Europe. I can say that this was one of the best experiences I have ever had. Thank you to everyone and I hope to come back next year for fun and racing.

An excellent organized inaugural marathon. I was bowled over my the Southern Hospitality of everyone. Good course, not the flattest I've ever run, but fair and scenic. Pretty good spectator support for a first time marathon, I'm sure it will grow along with this marathon. I will be recommending this race to others. And that was the biggest race medal I've ever received, and this was my 43rd marathon. I almost fell over when it was put over me. My neck got sore wearing for more than ten minutes. ;)
Thanks again.

Walkers always have to deal with people registered as walkers deciding to run. But, this marathon and staff went above and beyond what most marathons even consider offering for walkers..the eight hour cutoff was amazing, and having walking awards was a very nice touch. THe support was wonderful. So many races have dropped walking awards of any type because there are always complaints, and too often those who complain never consider giving their time to help the situation.

In all honesty is is up to us-those who want to walk events and take our training as walkers seriously to help fix any snags we might see! If we think that more information is needed at the expo-then WALKERS needs to be willing to be there as a volunteers to help with that task. If a walker thinks someone is misinformed & doesn't understand that registered walkers are not suppose to run, then the ball is in our court to kindly inform them.

I've walked seven marathons and three halves & have only praise for the staff and volunteers of this race. It was great to see some wonderful racewalkers on the course like Deo and Bill. We all compete against ourselves, and I appreciate the Little ROck Marathon for affording me the opportunity to do so.

As a 1st timer that was a great experience -- except for the humidity. Please be certain that all the volunteers know how important they were in getting us through. I couldn't have done it without the water, gatoraid, fruit, gels & encouragement. Same goes for the crowds.
Y'all did a great job organizing the event. I look forward to it next year.

My biggest thanks goes out to all of the volunteers who kept the traffic at bay and made sure we were all fed and watered well.
It was very inspiring to here 'It is well with my soul' while crawling up Kavanaugh hill. Thank you for the church bell music.
Also, thank you to all the people who were there with encouraging words, fellow marathoners, people who cheered and passersby who honked.
I was blessed with a beautiful first marathon experience by meeting my old high school track team mate ( Karin Ward Dagenbach) , hot legs training group from the women can run clinic, and most importantly got to finish a marathon with my two fantastic sisters, Leslie Boone and Beth Moore.
Props up to everyone!