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White River Marathon for Kenya (prev Mountain Home Marathon for Kenya) Runner Comments

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Course 4.4

Organization 4.7

Spectators 3.4

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k. s. from USA (11/19/2012) "BRAVO" (about: 2012) First Marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 1 Get there early, parking is a breeze. No spectators (awesome not a single cow bell), great group of runners. First 3/4 mile is steep downhill, remainder of the course is pancake flat. Course is open to vehicles as advertised, had no issues with vehicles. Only 600 runners so that was nice. Shuttle back to the start was fantastic, more than enough vans to handle it. BTW I ran the Half
E. M. from St Louis, MO (11/18/2012) "Very good, flat, small-ish marathon" (about: 2012) 11-50 previous marathons \| 1 White River Marathon for Kenya (prev Mountain Home Marathon for COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 This was my kind of marathon. Small enough that there were no problems with things like bathrooms and parking, but not so small that you feel alone on the course. The course starts with a big downhill, but the organizers laid our the course so you don't have to go back up that hill. The weather was niceabout 30 degrees with heavy fog at the start and I'm guessing in the high 40s at the finish. I wouldn't call this a scenic race, but it was in a nice area nonetheless. I gave the spectators 4 stars because I prefer a quite course to one with cow bells and screaming. If you're like me, you'll like the quiet of this run. But if you feed off crowds, you won't find them here. A couple suggestions to the race director: Turn the music down at the finish line. It was so ear-splittingly loud it was impossible to stick around and wait for my wife to finish. I had to walk over to the RV park and watch from there so my ears wouldn't start bleeding. At the very least, move the speakers to the north side of the finish line so they face out onto the course instead of the finish area. Start the packet pickup earlier. Having to wait until 5PM to get our packets was a hassle, and by 5PM before a marathon we prefer to be finishing dinner, preparing our gear, and winding down so we can sleep early. At the latest, packet pickup should start at 3PM.
B. H. from Nebraska (5/13/2012) "As advertised!" (about: 2012) 11-50 previous marathons \| 1 White River Marathon for Kenya (prev Mountain Home Marathon for COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 It took some effort to make it to Cotter on a Saturday, but it turned out to be worth the trip. No PR, but my best time in three years. Once you're in town, everything is easy to get to. Great organization and friendly folks. A truck driver did run me and another runner off the road there is no shoulder but I wouldn't hesitate to run it again, although I definitely hope it stays small. It might be nice if marathon runners had a separate start. It would also be more convenient to have the race on Sunday, so I wouldn't have to take a day off from work.
J. N. from Central Arkansas (3/12/2012) "Excellent small town marathon!" (about: 2011) 6-10 previous marathons \| 1 White River Marathon for Kenya (prev Mountain Home Marathon for COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 A beautiful as well as flat course, great organizers, great charity. Cotter is a wonderful small town. The out-and-back out-and-back course was perfect for this race as you got to see friends and Maniacs several times so you didn't feel alone. Very friendly runners on the course. The medal was my only disappointment of the race but the Race Director says they will do better next year. Make sure to go to Nima's Pizza in Gassville after the race&world pizza competition winner!
J. P. from Sioux Falls, SD (12/13/2011) "Nice local marathon for a good cause" (about: 2011) 6-10 previous marathons \| 1 White River Marathon for Kenya (prev Mountain Home Marathon for COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 This is a small but well organized run... even with the half marathoners and 5K races it wasn't too congested. A nice downhill start over the first 1200 meters gave way to a flat course along the scenic White River. Packet pick-up and the homemade soups at the post race meal were definite pluses. The only downside was the course was open and sharing the road with local traffic was a bit annoying. Otherwise, it was a very good event.
Amber Heckmann from Little Rock, AR (11/26/2011) "Awesome" (about: 2011) 1 previous marathon \| 1 White River Marathon for Kenya (prev Mountain Home Marathon for COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 1 I have ran 5 half marathons and I chose this one as my first full marathon. I thought it was the perfect race. It was super flat, the volunteers were great, I loved how every mile was marked and there were plenty of water stops along the way. I was able to achieve my goal too! I will definitely run in this race again, and I have already talked my friends into it too.
M. S. from West Plains, Missouri (11/25/2011) "Great experience in friendly small-town atmosphere" (about: 2011) 6-10 previous marathons \| 1 White River Marathon for Kenya (prev Mountain Home Marathon for COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 Great experience with very helpful race officials, staff & volunteers who went out of their way to make this a truly enjoyable event for all. Home-cooked soups & chili really hit the spot afterwards. Course well-marked and well-manned by aid stations.
A. A. from Arkansas (11/25/2011) "Great Little Marathon" (about: 2011) 11-50 previous marathons \| 1 White River Marathon for Kenya (prev Mountain Home Marathon for COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 Easy parking Easy registration Plenty of aid stations Good food and drinks Good support on the road by the local police Excellent PR course. First mile was downhill and the rest was flat and scenic Temperature was perfect with some wind blocked by trees and hills It would have been a little more scenic with the fall foilage a few weeks earlier, but the chance of warm weather would have been greater.
Ralph Dumke from Florida, USA (11/25/2011) "Great Course if you want to Qualify for Boston" (about: 2011) 50+ previous marathons \| 1 White River Marathon for Kenya (prev Mountain Home Marathon for COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 2 This was my first of a back to back marathons week end and it was perfect. I landed in town late the night before and they had a morning pick up of your number and goody bag. The people were friendly and helpful and the course is flat and beautiful. For a small Marathon they were very well organized and really made it a fun race. If you are first timer i would do this marathon.
J. L. from Fayetteville, AR (11/23/2011) "My First 13.1" (about: 2011) 1 previous marathon \| 1 White River Marathon for Kenya (prev Mountain Home Marathon for COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 2 I chose this event as my first race at this distance. The downhill start required a lot of focus and control, due to nagging knee pain the week before, but after you get down the hill to start, it is definitely flat. The wind off the river was cool and the weather perfect. After this experience, I'm sure I will continue running this distance and may even work up to the full marathon for next year! One thing that I think would be nice is to move the race up a month or so to take advantage of the beautiful fall foliage in the Natural State.

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