Overall a good race. This was my first half marathon. I thought the organization was outstanding. The course was mostly flat until the end, but the hills were pretty tough (thankfully I train on hills), but I saw many halfers walking in the final few miles because of the hills.
I did not go to the food tent, so no comment there, but plenty of potties at the start and along the route, plenty of volunteers, course was CLEARLY marked and I liked the clocks at every mile marker. I will probably be back next year.

This was one of the best in the 21 marathons I have run. The volunteers were superb. Tulsa knows hospitality. The Radisson Airport Inn was very accommodating for late check-out and priced fairly. The support stations did well. Finishing at 4:31, I was really disappointed that there was no food available at the end, though promised. The first shirt and the finisher's shirt was impressive, along with a very nice medal. The older race organizations could take lessons from Tulsa's planning committee of two years. I would recommend this race to anyone, including first-timers and P.R. seekers. Thanks for a great experience.

The organization for this marathon was absolutely the best. Great course with some hills towards the end but plenty of support on the course and lots of hydration stations, especially in the last 6-7 miles where they were needed. Good expo - not so big that we got lost. We received our race shirt and another shirt at the finish line, with a great medal. My long weekend stay in Tulsa was fabulous - everyone was so friendly and helpful. This is a must-run marathon

Plus: Well organized, nice scenery, and great volunteers.

Cons: All concrete course, Accelerade sucks (switch to PowerAde or Gatorade please!), tech shirts were all way too big for female runners, and need hotel shuttles.

This was my second marathon this year, and it was a great course. The weather was perfect and the water stops were well stocked. The oranges at the halfway point were AWESOME! Along Riverside the spectators were few and far between - I could have used some encouragement around mile 16. :) I LOVED the group playing the bagpipes on one of the intersections! I was a little disappointed that there was no food left at the end (five hour marathoner), but a worker was graciously cutting oranges for some of us who needed a post-race boost. Thankfully Tulsa has some great restaurants and they don't mind you coming in looking like, well, you've just run a marathon. :)

Great experience!!

Tulsa was my 48th marathon. I'm a 60-year-old Clydesdale (207 lbs). I got a BQ at Tulsa and a BQ the previous weekend at the Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon in North Georgia. My point is this: the Tulsa Marathon course does have some long stretches of concrete and several hills near the end, but it is "doable," as evidenced by my BQ finish time.

I don't understand some previous comments about "no" food. I finished in 4 hours and there was still pizza, beer, and lots of other food/goodies in the food tent.

The two shirts are great. The medal is excellent.

Good job, Tulsa! I would definitely do this one again.

I usually have to walk some in the last 5 miles, so you provided my focus - walk the inclines and run the flat and downhill sections! HELL on the quads, but GREAT on the psyche! Tulsa Route 66 was #37 in my ongoing quest for 50 states + DC, and it ranks top 5 in city marathons. Expo was WELL DONE, with good variety and local vendors. We bought 2 pairs of NB shoes, socks, gloves (though unneeded), a medal display board, tech shirt Christmas gifts, and nifty headbands - all at GREAT PRICES! Saturday, while out "checking out" the course, we discovered TREK bicycle reps at the end of 41st street setting up hour-long FREE rides on BRAND NEW TREK racers on the bike path ! In all of our marathon travels we have found no hospitality quite as good as in the Midwest. Thanks so much to all of the WONDERFUL volunteers and the race directors for your laborious efforts. There was plenty of beer waiting when I finished in 4:06:15 and my wife in 4:34; the beer was on ice back at the Double Tree with no charge for late checkout - now that's a host hotel. Best wishes for a long and successful series of marathons. I will wholeheartedly recommend this race to all runners looking for a race to ENJOY!

The weather was great. Volunteers were superb. The route was good, until those hills at the end.... There actually were more spectators than last year, so keep encouraging people to be on the sides of the streets! Maybe The Tulsa World could run an article next year, letting people know that many runners appreciate some noisy support along the route. The 2 shirts are marvelous, but could the word "FINISHER" be larger on future shirts? The medal is really great. I like this year's larger medal size.

I agree with other postings that the route should be reversed. We'll still run up and down lots of hills, but it won't be at the end. I liked the better route through Jenks.

Three improvements: make a family meeting area in the park by posting letter signs (A,B,C...) in a large circle, or in two straight lines, on poles. This works at other marathons. Put a very clear route map in the goody bag.

Get some more food for the finishers. Lots more.

Thanks, Tulsa, for another great marathon. I did not post my best marathon time, but I had fun. I will be back in future years.

There were a tremendous number of positives for me regarding this marathon. The organization was very good, with very helpful and pleasant volunteers. I am so thankful those folks take a day out of their life to be there for us runners. I am very impressed with the two shirts - and what a medal! I have no problem paying what I did to get a finisher's shirt of the quality that were being handed out. It was an added bonus to get the participant shirt as well. And I can't figure out why other marathons don't separate the 1/2 marathon start from the marathon start. What a pleasant, stress-free start.

The course elevation map is true - it is virtually flat for the first 22.5 miles. I'm not serious racer, but at 200 lbs, I'm happy I can run a 3:30 marathon. The hills at the end are very challenging. I wouldn't know about running up them since I ended up walking at mile 22 through 25. Although the course is flat, you run on the right side of the road for the first 15 miles, which is crowned. Thus, could cause a knee or hip pain due long repetition of running on an uneven surface without a change. Then you get about a two-mile break running back on the same side, but then switch over to the right side again from about miles 17 through miles 21 or 22. I didn't realize how bad it was until I check out my shoes afterward and noticed the left shoe heel had worn down on the outside lip to half the size of my right shoe heel, which is a lot! This explained why my left knee and hip were killing me.

The fans were great - although not terribly numerous, there were some characters, especially the guy with three girls at the top of the last hill at mile 24.5, extremely animated about encouraging me and others to run up that last hill. Even at about 4 hours he was still going for us. Tulsa has a somewhat-small-town feel and the people were great. I would recommend folks run this marathon. My only suggestion would be looking at how you can balance the course to be more friendly to the body due to the crowning of the roads. Would I do it again? You bet; I would love to try to run up those hills at the end! Keep the hills at the end; it adds character to this race. Never mind those who want the hills over at mile 2 or 3 - many of us don't warm up until mile 3.

Tulsa knows how to do a marathon right! The organization was great, the tech shirts are so much better than the sweatshirts last year, the support stations were excellent, and the bands were really good this year too (loved the kid at the Jenks Bridge with his trap set!!)! The hills in the last few miles were tougher than I expected, but the decline on Cherry Street was great compared to last year's uphill finish. Riverside, coming back into Tulsa, was lonely - I would have loved more spectators there, but most were probably complaining about the traffic problems we marathoners caused! I was disappointed with the finish line food tent - did all the 1/4's eat the food or what? I never even saw the beer. But it was a great day for a race. I asked for snow after the heat in Chicago, but the cool cloud cover was perfect! I will be back every year for this race, bringing as many Texans as I can back home with me!!