Very impressed by all the details.

For a first time marathon, I compare the organization to the likes of Boston and New York. BRAVO!!! From the Expo to the course set up, top class! After seeing the winning time, I don't feel so bad with a 3:57. A cool start in Aurora turned into a heat wave by the half-way point. I believe it was even a new temp record for Denver. The last 10k were brutal as I was not well hill-trained. It was like being on a step master! Even the finish at the mall was a huge hill.

Needed for next year: Better instructions on Drop off at Aurora, better instructions for return busses to the Hyatt. Also, maybe some more waterstops downtown before the hills (otherwise there were PLENTY of water stops).

Oh.....one final THANK YOU to the guy handing out the ICE COLD sponges at mile 22 or 23. Thank you, thank you, thank you.....you saved me from possibly having to stop.

-JRD

Race organization was great. The volunteers on the course appeared to be well trained and handled the water stops traffic control and runner support very well.

Could improve a bit on making race day instructions a bit more intuitive including where family should meet at the end.

I've run 21 marathons before Colorado, so speak from a bit of experience.

Coming from Houston (but grew up in Denver) it was a bit difficult to get some of the information I was seeking. Perhaps if you lived in Denver or could constantly monitor emails I might have been ok, but as an out of stater would suggest a bit more obvious info including start and ending detail maps (I have since learned I could see more detail on the 'Certification Link', not very intuitive to me.

Great job overall, a bit more hand holding for out of towners.

My first marathon so nothing to compare to. However, this race was a lot of fun, running through 3 cities towards the mountains was a blast. The last 10k was brutal, up hill and hot with few spectators to give you the boost.

This seemed to be well put together as far as I could tell. The 6am start saved many from an unusally hot May day. Unfortunately, I was one of the later ones. My final time was 4 hours 20 minutes, well beyond my expectation of just under 4 hours. The final 7.5 miles are in most cases a mild rise with three slightly steeper hills at Federal and one at Simms and of course the last 2 10ths to the finish. The winner was at 2 hours 45 minutes which either tells me the course was slower for everyone or there wasn't an elite there. Time will tell. The next one will be Boulder Back Roads.