My compliments go out to the SLC Marathon race organizers of the inaugural SLC Marathon. Course was great and the organization during the race was outstanding. Crowd support covered the entire course and culminated in an amazing finish line area.

OUTSTANDING first year event! This is sure to become a destination marathon for the masses! A GREAT day, and a true celebration of the sport!

The Salt Lake crowds were amazing - I was nowhere near the front of the field, but was never lacking enthusiastic support from great crowds.

The last half mile (or so) was one of the most memorable finishes in my 27 marathons -- truly worth the effort.

A couple SMALL wrinkles in organization were overshadowed by outstanding hospitality from race organizers. A+++ on the 'Men's Restroom' at the start -- an idea whose TIME HAS COME!

The altitude was tough on this low-lander. But I'll be back!

Salt Lake City's inaugural 2004 race was my 7th marathon. It was very well organized from start to finish. 90% of the participants are from Salt Lake City. I traveled from NY. It was a very scenic race and the course has the potential to be a very fast race if you do not have problems adjusting to the altitude (the altitude slowed me down). The course has a few rolling hills, but other than that it was flat or downhill. the volunteers were terrific and water/Gatorade stations were located every 2 miles. The weather was beautiful as well, which is always a plus!

I came to Salt Lake City with an injured leg, but except for that, the race was everything I'd dreamed of in a perfect marathon. Despite the pain, my spirits were high all through the race, thanks to unparalleled spectator support, the flat, wide and scenic course (the breathtaking snowcapped Wasatch Mountain literally kept my chin up!), and beautiful spring weather. Aid stations were well manned and finish line food was plentiful. The medal and NordicTrack T-shirt were also very nice. I just hope the travel info on the race website will be more updated next year.

Thank you for helping me through the most difficult miles, Cindy (runner from Utah). Thanks for an outstanding job, Scott Kerr! Salt Lake City definitely took another gold medal with its inaugural marathon. Runners, you don't want to miss this race!!!

This was the 1st Salt Lake City Marathon. The number and the enthusiasm of the supporters who came out was truly amazing.

The course was spectacular (snowcapped mountains, blooming trees, etc), and the weather was perfect.

It's obvious the organizers did their homework in pulling off this inaugural marathon!

I thought the start was okay and the first half was fantastic. Beautiful setting through neighborhoods and lots of spectators supporting the runners. Once you got through Liberty Park, it was desolate... nobobdy to cheer you on when you really needed it. I'll never forget the State Street scene with nobody out there... just you and the pavement. Should try to end in one of the parks, either Liberty or Pioneer.

There should be clear markings of the end point so that you can see it in the distance and muster that last drive. Once I got to Gateway, I couldn't see the end but the crowd there was great. Keep non-entrants off the course. The first water station was too soon and it was understaffed. One reason could have been the non-entrants overloading the station. I didn't see a first aid station throughout the race, even though they were supposed to have been there. Perhaps they need to better marked. Overall, I thought you did a great job for first-timers... congratulations!!

I liked to course except for two aspects:

1) The jaunt up and around Liberty Park lacked purpose other than to meet up with the 5K starting point. I would rather make up that distance early on in the race and then take a straight shot down 5th East which was suprisingly shaded and filled with spectators;

2) The cobblestones in the Gateway were scary -seriously scary. I thought I might loose my footing and fall since my reflexes at that point were shut down.

I loved the crowd support. Really. I was so proud of Salt Lake. I wish the support could have somehow continued downtown. It would have been great to see more people in the last few miles.

This was my third marathon and I was blown away by the support of the spectators. Even the guy holding doughnuts was outstanding. The day was perfect and the course was great. The only thing about it was the ending, it was a bottle neck at the end and the snacks were harder to get than the water on the first aid station. All in all I had a blast, and to top it off, the 'B-52's' were, as always, worth the effort.

What a great job done on this new marathon. Well organized from start to finish. Compliments to the marathon staff. All interested in a good April run, this should be on the short list. I do worry that someday they will be snowed out, but this day was perfect.

Luckily the day was nice - I don't know how it would have been with rain - so we enjoyed perfect running temperatures. For being the first time this race was run, a surprising amount of people lined the streets to cheer! It seemed like half the city was out there! The course was a good one, with a few hills up and down but nothing major. I was surprised by how great the stuff was after the finish line (the Galivan Center). They had nice medals and lots of food, though not quite the variety I've seen in other marathons. They had Gatorade and water every couple of miles and Cliff Shots at a few stations along the way, so I had plenty of fuel. In all, this was a successful marathon.