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Peak to Creek Marathon (formerly Ridge to Bridge Marathon) Runner Comments
Back to Peak to Creek Marathon (formerly Ridge to Bridge Marathon) Information & Reviews
Course 4.5 
Organization 4.8 
Spectators 3.3
Number of comments: 88 [displaying comments 31 to 41]
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G. F. from Raleigh, NC
(11/8/2010)
 "Great race!" (about: 2010)
11-50 previous marathons
| 2 Peak to Creek Marathon (formerly Ridge to Bridge Marathon)s
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 Everything about this race was great. It was well organized, the volunteers were friendly, the course was beautiful, the medals and awards were custom-made pottery, and the post-race food was delicious and plentiful (BBQ, cobbler, pumpkin bread!). I love the personal feel of this race. The race director emails frequently before the race to give helpful information and responds to emails. Running on a country road, then on an unpaved forest road and alongside Wilson Creek is absolutely amazing. This can definitely be a PR course. | |
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B. F. from Bethesda, Maryland
(11/6/2010)
 "Great Small Race!" (about: 2010)
6-10 previous marathons
| 1 Peak to Creek Marathon (formerly Ridge to Bridge Marathon)
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 I really loved this race. Excellent organization, beautiful course, great swag, and a wonderful barbecue at the finish. Don't let the elevation chart fool you; yes. it's downhill, but the steep hills are "quad killers" - this is not an "easy" course! Bottom line, this is a great race, and I would highly recommend it to anyone! | |
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F. L. from Littleton, NC
(11/5/2010)
"Wonderful Event... a Must-Do!" (about: 2010)
50+ previous marathons
| 1 Peak to Creek Marathon (formerly Ridge to Bridge Marathon)
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 Beautiful course! Great schwag! Everything went smoothly and perfectly! Great aid stations! Great volunteers! Course is virtually all downhill and 95% smooth dirt roads... but it is still a marathon! This one is GREAT! | |
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M. I. from Davidson, NC
(11/4/2010)
"Spectacular" (about: 2010)
4-5 previous marathons
| 1 Peak to Creek Marathon (formerly Ridge to Bridge Marathon)
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 I have run very large and medium-sized marathons, and this was the smallest field so far (265 finishers). If you like the Rock and Roll Marathons, then look somewhere else. If you want to run in the country with beautiful scenery and great people, then this is for you. The race day pick-up was well organized at the start and bag pick-up at the finish was equally simple and quick. The local preacher, who also ran the race, said the blessing at the start (at how many races does that happen... it just struck me as a wonderful thing). Aid stations were appropriately spaced. If you read the description before you sign up, you will not be surprised by the hills and the surface that you run on. The hills are tough... my legs are still sore one week after from trying to bank time on the downhills. The smell of wood-burning stoves as I ran was one of the things I will remember. At the end, the post-race party was like a barbecue with friends including homemade pumpkin bread, apple and peach cobbler (are you kidding me?!!). Nice shirt, goody bag and hand-crafted medal. I absolutely loved this race. Bottom line is that if you do your homework and you think this is a good fit for you, don't miss it. It sells out quickly. | |
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B. H. from Greensboro, NC
(11/4/2010)
"Need your PR/time cut? Run this race!" (about: 2010)
6-10 previous marathons
| 1 Peak to Creek Marathon (formerly Ridge to Bridge Marathon)
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 Absolutely gorgeous, almost completely downhill marathon, with barely anything steep, all gradual on packed gravel/dirt road. Last 10K composed the most gradual/pleasant downhill descent you will ever find... very well-run and organized, evoking amazing, positive comments from nearly all competitors. This race will fill on Day 1 in 2011; a bunch of us are planning on following the announcements and getting signed up ASAP next year. BOSTON, here I come! (3:14.51 new PR down from 3:42 - heavier 185-pound runner who needed some help!) | |
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M. P. from Asheville, NC
(11/4/2010)
 "R2BM 2010" (about: 2010)
1 previous marathon
| 1 Peak to Creek Marathon (formerly Ridge to Bridge Marathon)
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 I was very pleased with the Ridge to Bridge Marathon! David and Rhonda did an excellent job of making the race was a success. You can tell that they spent countless hours preparing for the big day. The course was absolutely beautiful! For several miles you have a beautiful view of Grandfather Mountain. The course has very few inclines and is mainly downhill. Some decents are very steep! You will definitely feel it in your quads. The course is mainly on dirt road, so be cautious as you are running. It is easy to roll your ankle on the rocks as you are descending. The volunteers were awesome - especially towards the end of the race! They were very encouraging. The food at the end of the race was great: Homemade peach cobbler, pumpkin bread, BBQ, pizza, fresh-picked apples, and plenty of drinks. Also, I was very impressed with the prizes for those who placed. Someone had made pottery. The pottery was shaped like different kinds of leaves. The person who made the pottery actually used leaves from along the course and pressed the leaves into the pottery. Very creative and personalized. It is something that you can put in your home... a conversation piece, if you will. Overall, I thought the race was a success. Thank you, David and Rhonda, for all of your hard work! | |
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G. K. from Southeast US
(11/4/2010)
"The most beautiful Southern marathon" (about: 2010)
11-50 previous marathons
| 2 Peak to Creek Marathon (formerly Ridge to Bridge Marathon)s
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 2 I ran this in 2008 and, although it's well managed, I could not recommend the race because I felt the run into Morgonton against leaf-peeper traffic was dangerous. The new course has completely removed that concern. I recommend this race and the Virginia Creeper Marathon as two must-runs for anyone who likes smaller races. | |
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C. B. from Marion, NC
(11/2/2010)
 "Beautiful course and extremely well organized" (about: 2010)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Peak to Creek Marathon (formerly Ridge to Bridge Marathon)
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 1 This is the best-organized race I have run. The organizers' preparations and attention to the needs of the runners are unmatched. Much of the course is in a national forest, and the scenery is spectacular. If I run another marathon, it will be this one. | |
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W. M. from North Wilkesboro, NC
(11/1/2010)
"Wonderful Race" (about: 2010)
6-10 previous marathons
| 3 Peak to Creek Marathon (formerly Ridge to Bridge Marathon)s
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 This is just a great race, both in terms of the course and the organization. Crowd support in a non-factor in this race, but I could care less about that anyway. Course: The first 6 miles or so are flat to rolling - nothing too harsh. Miles 6 to about 14 are downhill and really give you a great chance to bank time. The last 10-12 miles are mostly flat, with some downhill mixed in. If you are looking for a place to PR or BQ, this is the place. I've run the Tucson and Poconos Marathons before because they are supposed to be fast courses... and this is better than both. I finally got my BQ here. Organization: Amazing. No one pays more attention to the details than David and Rhonda. Everything from the registration to the finish is well-planned and handled with care. You get a long-sleeve tech shirt, a ceramic finisher's medal, and if you place you get a handcrafted ceramic leaf with the race name engraved. Oh, and the post-race food was a choice of Papa John's Pizza or BBQ with peach or apple cobbler - not the bruised bananas and stale cookies they seem to have at so many races these days. Crowd support: Not there, but it doesn't matter. This race isn't about that. You get to run through NC mountains in the fall, the last 10 miles or so being along a river. I was running pretty much by myself for most of this race... and I LOVED it. The volunteers were great and supportive too. Again... I really have nothing negative to say about this race. Keep it up, Dave and Rhonda, and I look forward to seeing you again next year! | |
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T. S. from Orlando, Fl
(11/1/2010)
"Top-Notch" (about: 2010)
6-10 previous marathons
| 1 Peak to Creek Marathon (formerly Ridge to Bridge Marathon)
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 Unless you count enthusiastic hunting dogs as cheering spectators, there were few (actually there were only a few cheering hunting dogs). However, the spectacular course and race organization more than make up for it. While the course is challenging, it is manageable. You will be hard-pressed to find a more scenic course on the East Coast, and it is easy to forget that you are running a marathon for the first 15 miles; but if you do you will pay the price on the next 11.2. The race organization was great. Everything was will planned and there were a lot of nice touches - too many to go into, but I'll mention a few: gloves in your tote bag, your drop clothes are waiting for you at the end of the race (I know its a small race but still), post-race food included pulled pork and apple cobbler.... I could go on. Needless to say, after running this race, I am a big fan. did I run a PR? No. Did I have a great time? YES. Would I run this race again? In a heartbeat!!! |
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