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Whitefish Marathon Runner Comments
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Course 4.6 
Organization 4.8 
Spectators 3.7
Number of comments: 33 [displaying comments 31 to 33]
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B. C. from Whitefish, Montana
(1/6/2006)
 "Beautiful course; well organized/supported" (about: 2005)
1 previous marathon
| 1 Whitefish Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 A unique race, winding through the quiet coolness of the Stillwater State Forest, then emerging from the forest to road-running along Whitefish Lake, and ending with increased excitement, momentum, crowds, and celebration in downtown Whitefish, Montana. Challenging but well-marked course; great aid stations; very organized; supportive co-runners; awesome post-race gathering. Had a blast and will do it again if offered. | |
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C. M. from Pensacola, Florida
(10/3/2005)
"Ditto" (about: 2005)
50+ previous marathons
| 1 Whitefish Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 I second all of the remarks by the above commentator. This was great marathon; an exceptional job for a first time. The organizers knew what they were doing! And the finisher's 'medals' - wow; and the awards - wowee. If you want a Montana marathon, this is the one!! All others will have to work hard to top this one! | |
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T. P. from Missoula, MT
(9/20/2005)
 "Fantastic small town marathon with hills" (about: 2005)
3 previous marathons
| 1 Whitefish Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 COLOR ME IMPRESSED with the Two Bear Marathon, held in Whitefish, Montana. Registration at 'The Wave' the day before went smoothly and the facility is beautiful. Runners (and spectators) were bussed to the 7am start, which was lighted by floodlights, had coffee, water and Heed, and portapotties. The course description on the website was fantastic - I knew what to expect throughout the race. And the gravel roads/trails were very easily navigable (eg. not overgrown, no huge cants, etc). The course was EXCEPTIONALLY well-marked, spray painted arrows, orange signage, and large course maps along the way with 'You Are Here'. The first half on the marathon was on gravel private roads, with a few trails thrown in, the second half was on pavement, along Whitefish Lake. Total elevation gain was approx 2400 ft - with as much downhill as up. Although I train hills at least once per week, the downhills were rough on my quads, but definately managable. The footing was excellent, as well, even after 1/4 inch of rain two days earlier. Typically I experience a HUGE discrepancy in my times between trail races and road races, but this course only added 16 minutes to my marathon PR so it definately is quite doable. SUMMARY: If you are looking for a challenging, beautiful course and a small uncertified marathon in northwestern Montana, the exceptionally well-organized and crowd-supported Two Bear is for you! |
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