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Lewis & Clark Marathon (MO) Runner Comments
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Course 3.8 
Organization 4.1 
Spectators 3.3
Number of comments: 105 [displaying comments 21 to 31]
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B. H. from Missouri USA
(9/14/2009)
 "2010: First-timer marathoner" (about: 2009)
1 previous marathon
| 1 Lewis & Clark Marathon (MO)
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 No hurricane to battle this year. I had a wonderful time and loved the city. I can't run anymore because of injuries, but I still like to compete, so I walked. I did a time of 5:54. I was still able to beat 68 runners. I was actually wondering if there were any more walkers that were involved. I plan to do this one again next year with my son. Lots of water and fluids were provided. Half of the course is a trail. It was a fun experience. There were around 5,000-6,000 participants, I believe. Most did the half. We all started at the same time, which made it interesting. Around 688 completed the marathon itself. | |
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S. B. from St. Louis
(9/14/2009)
 "great people, boring course" (about: 2009)
3 previous marathons
| 2 Lewis & Clark Marathon (MO)s
COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 This is my second time running this marathon. Last year I ran the shortened race in Hurricane Ike. The organization was good and the spectators were great for the first 13 miles and at the very end. But other than the aid stations, there was no one out on the section of the race on the Katy Trail (miles 14-25). Overall, the course itself is BORING. The race starts with 8 miles through an industrial park. The only thing interesting to look at was the runners on the other side of the loop. Then there are about two miles of winding through corn fields - no scenery and no shade. The Katy Trail portion of the race was also surprisingly dull. There were a couple of nice views of the river, but that's all. I might do the half-marathon as training for another race, but I won't be doing the full marathon again. | |
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D. T. from Detroit, MI
(9/13/2009)
"Overall a good race." (about: 2009)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Lewis & Clark Marathon (MO)
COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 2 I ran this because the date was convenient and I needed one in Missouri. The organization was so good that it overshadowed a so-so course and the few spectators. Good water and Gatorade support; plentiful porta-potties. | |
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N. Y. from Bowling Green, KY
(12/2/2008)
 "Running with Ike" (about: 2008)
First Marathon
COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 3 This was to be the first marathon for me and my son, and I will never forget the experience. We drove from Bowling Green, Kentucky the night before, and enjoyed St. Charles (the town) a lot. The run was total confusion, only because of IKE. We were soaked and cold, but I'll never forget running across the I-64 bridge, as I have traveled it many times in younger years. Overall, I enjoyed the run, but was disappointed that we were unable to finish it. N. Yates, Bowling Green, KY | |
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D. S. from Cedar Hill, MO
(9/22/2008)
 "I ran with IKE" (about: 2008)
1 previous marathon
| 1 Lewis & Clark Marathon (MO)
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 5 This was the second time this was to be my FIRST Marathon. Last year, I had an injury just five weeks out and ran the half instead. This year Ike won. However, once over the disappointment, I did enjoy running with 4,000 other crazy runners in this shortened race. Course - very good course; too bad we did not get to experience all of it this year. Organization - Registration: Except for having to drive in an extra day to pick up a packet... and not much of an expo to experience once there, registration was exceptional. It would have been nice if at the 8-mile mark, when we first took a modified turn, they could have told us that the races were shortened to 10 miles, but under the circumstances, I'll give them a pass. Volunteers were amazing!!!!! At least we were able to warm up by running. They braved the rain and steady 25 MPH winds and up to 40 MPH gusts just to support us... THANKS VOLUNTEERS! Spectators - more abundant than you would think in this weather. Thanks to those who were there; I told my wife to stay at the hotel because it was so bad. For the runners coming back next year: I encourage you to drive to the parking area the night before and see the best way to get in. There are two roads that lead into the parking area. People coming from Highway 365 were all going into one entrance, which was not the best entrance for this event. By the way, thanks to the family who gave me a ride from the hotel. | |
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Steve Mathews from Kansas City, Missouri
(9/19/2008)
 "Lewis and Clark and Ike!" (about: 2008)
11-50 previous marathons
| 6+ Lewis & Clark Marathon (MO)s
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 2 Too bad about the weather, but kudos to the race committee and volunteers who performed brilliantly in 5 1/2 inches of rain and winds gusting up to 50 MPH. Though I was disappointed at the shortening of the race, it was the correct call. The few complaints registered, I venture, are from those who have never been involved in organizing a race. Courses must be certified well in advance; any alteration to the course would have invalidated the results. And given the weather, there would have been nowhere safely to re-route runners anyway. My hat's off to the race committee and those great volunteers. I'll be back next year. | |
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B. B. from Illinois
(9/18/2008)
 "Disappointing" (about: 2008)
First Marathon
COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 1 FANS: 3 I understand that the weather can't be controlled, and that made things difficult this year, but this was still not a very well organized event. There is no race-day packet pickup, so I had to make a trip from out of town twice. The traffic getting into the race was horrible, with around a 1-1/2 hour wait to get to the parking. Then, the start was being delayed and most people were standing around in the driving rain with no idea when/if the race was going to run. Finally, with no announcement, the race was started to general confusion as many people had to scamper from all over to get to the line. They decided to shorten the race, as you have read, but weren't able to inform us of this until we had less than 1/4 mile to go. I know circumstances were difficult, to say the least, but bad weather was predicted days in advance. People paid a lot of money and put in a lot of effort to do this race; a contingency plan and better communication would have been nice. | |
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M & R Daniels from U.S.
(9/18/2008)
"Race directors did the best they could w/ Ike!" (about: 2008)
6-10 previous marathons
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 We give a lot of credit to the Fleet Feet staff and race directors to put on the best race they could considering the conditions and necessary last-minute changes. We went into it with an open mind and still thoroughly enjoyed the insanity of participating - in 22+ years of running, we've never seen anything like it! Special kudos to all of the volunteers, the police, and those spectators that braved the conditions!!! Were we disappointed in a couple of things? Sure, we felt the volunteers directing traffic could have been more proactive/organized (the poor people in the east lot must have been surprised to find their cars partially underwater after the race). We wish there had been a way to finish the half (we especially felt badly for the full marathoners, though), but knew that was near impossible with such short notice. As a former race director, I understand and can appreciate how difficult it is to rearrange race-day plans due to inclement weather. Two things are for certain, though: we will both be back to run another Lewis & Clark, and we will NEVER forget our crazy experience in '08! | |
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M. V. from Shawnee, KS
(9/18/2008)
"When life gives you lemons..." (about: 2008)
11-50 previous marathons
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 5 So, I didn't run my half-marathon, but I got to experience something more spectacular. All of us who ran showed amazing perseverance as we were tested to the limits. For the majority of the half-marathon course that I did run, I thought it was nice and flat. If the weather cooperated, I could see being able to set a PR on this course. I applaud the race directors for doing the best they could with so many obstacles, and I especially want to thank the volunteers and spectators who came out to support us. You were amazing!! Maybe I didn't reach my initial goal for the day, but I came away with something much better. I now know I can run in a deluge and live to tell the tale. What a great one to share for future long runs!! Great job, everybody! We definitely made some lemonade - buckets of it!! | |
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N. Z. from St. Louis, MO
(9/17/2008)
"We Answered IKE by Running" (about: 2008)
First Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 I have no regrets about not finishing my first half-marathon. There were 3,000 runners who showed their spirit in this horrible weather, and I was one of them. I gave thanks to all organizers, volunteers, and spectators. |
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