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Brookings Marathon Runner Comments
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Course 4.5 
Organization 4.9 
Spectators 3.8
Number of comments: 104 [displaying comments 21 to 31]
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B. M. from Kansas City, MO
(5/14/2012)
 "Awesome small town race!" (about: 2012)
11-50 previous marathons
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 This was my 23rd marathon, 22nd state. This was one of my favorite, if not my favorite. The weather was perfect. The course was layed out nice. They did not close streets so the only negative was that we ran on sidewalks and had to make sharp turns when turning corners. Lost some momemtum but I still ran a great race. The wait for the Nick's Hamburgers at the end was worth it! Great race. I will recommend it to others. If I was not a 50 stater, I would be back next year! If you are looking at running a South Dakota race, do this one! | |
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M. D. from Georgia USA
(5/14/2012)
"A great small race" (about: 2012)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Brookings Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 This race meets my criteria of a great race. I like small town small races that are well organized and coordinated. The race is in Brookings, SD, it is a charming college town in SE South Dakota. The race is mostly flat and runs through the town, college campus, well maintained residential neighborhoods, and lots of parks and trails. Volunteer support is great; I would suspect the volunteers outnumber the runners. The half-marathoners dont clog up the course. The price is very reasonable and 4 great restaurants offered runner discounts. The atmosphere was of a college football weekend. For a small race the fan support was good. It gets my highest recommendation. | |
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L. R. from Florida
(5/14/2012)
 "GREAT LITTLE MARATHON" (about: 2012)
50+ previous marathons
| 1 Brookings Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 Organization and course support were outstanding. Every water stop had enthusiastic volunteers. This year the weather was perfect! The course is varied enough so just about the time you get tired of the section the course changes. Very friendly runners and spectators. A super small marathon that I highly recommend! | |
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Larry Landry from North Richland Hils TX
(5/13/2012)
 "Great small race(by design) with flat course" (about: 2012)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Brookings Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 1 Boston or New York it is not...thankfully. Flat course except for one hill in the front half. Potty and bag drop literally 2 minutes from the starting line. Volunteers were all pleasant, very few spectors & entertainment was nil which perhaps stimulated a high level of comradery among the runners. Excellent technical zippered shirt and napsack. Very good post race refreshments including - get this - cook to order hamburgers! Overall a great experience on my quest(31 to go) of the 50 states. | |
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M. L. from Prairie Village, KS
(5/13/2012)
 "Lovely, small-town race! Do it!" (about: 2012)
6-10 previous marathons
| 1 Brookings Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 I really loved this race. PR'd by over 8 minutes. It's a pretty, small-town course, varied surfaces, flat and fast, good support from spectators, plus the race shirt is a cut above the usual fare. So much to love about this race. The field is about 1,000 runners, including half-marathoners. There were 232 runners for the full. My only recommendation for the race organizers would be to eliminate the sidewalk stretches. I hate running on sidewalk, and while there weren't a lot of these stretches, there were enough to make it annoying at times. That's a pretty minor complaint, though, because on the whole the course is lovely and easy. | |
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M. J. from Omaha, Nebraska
(10/16/2011)
"Great race with great support" (about: 2011)
4-5 previous marathons
| 1 Brookings Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 I thought the course was just perfect. I liked the small town atmosphere of the race. Volunteers were friendly and helpful. Temperatures in the 40's but that is what I expected for South Dakota in May. Fan support was great. The streets weren't lined with spectators but neither are my long training runs. Have recommended it to others and I plan on running it again next year. A very nice race. | |
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S. Y. from Washington, D.C.
(6/29/2011)
"Surpassed Expectations" (about: 2011)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Brookings Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 Great, well-run race. The course loops through several residential communities with pretty houses, through the pretty SDSU campus and around a 3M plant and a number of small parks. All in all, the scenery was diverse enough that I never got bored with the run. The organizers and the volunteers were absolutely fantastic, and runners picked up great SWAGa nylon drawstring and zippered bag, and a zippered long sleeve technical tee that is my favorite of all the shirts I've gotten at marathons. Spectators got neat little cowbells to cheer their runners on. Burgers at the end were excellent. For food, try Bravos. Very good post-race steak and beer. All in all, Brookings was a great host and a great marathon. I'd run this again, if I didn't have so many other states to run. | |
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A. J. from St. Paul, MN
(6/21/2011)
"The best spectators are people you love!" (about: 2011)
6-10 previous marathons
| 1 Brookings Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 Please don't let ratings like the one from Dave Graves discourage you from experiencing this race! Volunteers outnumber runners at this quality event, and the locals who turn out to watch are genuine, warm and enthusiastic! My most important spectators are friends and family who traveled with me to Brookings, and could easily move about town and cheer for me every mile or two along the course. Try that at Boston! | |
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Dave Graves from Volga, SD
(5/16/2011)
"Fun run in a small town" (about: 2011)
11-50 previous marathons
| 6+ Brookings Marathons
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 1 If you need fans to motivate your run, Brookings is not the place to run. You need to bring your own fans. Of course, with wind and temperatures in the 40s, it is not conducive to sitting on the curb watching runners go by. But the cool temperatures were good for running. The course is well marked and the aid stations plentiful. While it is a small marathon in a small town, there is nothing bush league about the way the marathon is run. Nice high-tech shirts, plenty of workers on the course, a spacious park to stretch and warm up at before the race. | |
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J. C. from Kansas City, MO
(8/25/2010)
"Loved this marathon and qualified for Boston." (about: 2010)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Brookings Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 I hesitate to only give a 3 rating for spectators, because I loved the ones that were there; it's just that there were not very many. The Brookings Optimist Club was fantastic. The course was great, flat and broken up because it went all around the town. It made the distance less intimidating. My family could see me on almost every part of the route, they had plenty of support, and we had fantastic weather all around. After running some of the larger marathons, this one was particularly enjoyable. |
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