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Longford Marathon Runner Comments
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Course 4.7 
Organization 4.6 
Spectators 3.8
Number of comments: 13 [displaying comments 11 to 13]
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michael burke from galway, ireland
(9/3/2004)
 "Overall, a very enjoyable run" (about: 2004)
6-10 previous marathons
| 1 Longford Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 Small, but well organized community spirited marathon and half marathon on mixture of hard shoulder of main roads and very quiet back roads. Very friendly and proceeds go to local charity. No timing chip but this isn't an issue in a small marathon even with the half marathoners starting with you. It took me less than a minute to cross the start line. Once the half marathoners turn back at 6 1/2 miles it can get a bit lonely as the field strings out and there are very few spectators on the back roads but the runners in general keep each other company and encourage each other. Only water available at aid stations up till mile 18 or so and I need some sustenance much earlier, so at mile 9 I dashed up to a women standing at her front door and asked for a banana. She very kindly gave me a pear and an apple which I munched down very happily. I found the discarded remains of some sports drink on the road in Roosky Village (about mile 15) and gulped this down. I suppose i could have picked a few blackberries from the hedgerows too. Goodie bag had two sports drinks in it - perhaps the organizers could stick them out on the course next time! Lovely vibe at the finish line and afterwards. Sat for ages sipping a pint, watching others finish. | |
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G. K. from Richmond Virginia
(5/23/2004)
 "Quite sublime" (about: 2003)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Longford Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 As an exiled Paddy, it was a shock to hear as I sipped my 'tent' pint of Guinness at a rock concert in Slane of a full marathon de next day in de metropolis of Longford. So having washed me sytem out with gallons of water and cheeseburgers, arrived amongst de mass-goers Sunday morning in Longford. Thorougly enjoyed it. Great course. If ye're American as I'm not, yewel really enjoy de race, back roads centered by cattle, grass and mad kids, rivers, tractoes and de promise of copious amounts of milk like pints in de 37 pubs when you finish. Very novel race, highly recommended. | |
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Owen O ' Connell from Dublin, Ireland.
(9/12/2003)
 "Great day for a first marathon" (about: 2003)
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 I ran my first marathon in Longford in August. It was very good of Longford to have a marathon the day after my birthday. I had hoped to complete my first marathon in 4 and a half hours but it was not to be. I finished the marathon in just over 5 hours. I could have finished it in my estimated time, but it was extremely hot. Also, I ran the first four or five miles at my pace and then decided I was going too slowly, so I took off. Big mistake! I ran with two men I met on the route. When I got to 15/16 miles, I was exhausted and I walked/ran the rest. I met one of the men I had linked up with earlier in the race. He had done a good few marathons and he encouraged me to keep on going. We finished it together and I thank him for his support during the run. The people along the route were excellent. Water stations were every 3 miles ,but a lot of the people had their kids or were themselves handing out water. They didn't have to give out the water, but they did, and fair play to them. I was even offered to get hosed down at a house, and since it was such a hot day, I took up the offer. I am going to do the Dublin Marathon in October, but my first marathon was in Longford and it will always have a special place in my heart. Agus sin sin a chairde. |
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