It was a good marathon. Downhill - no uphill. Nice country view. There were no more cookies at the post party by the time I finished the marathon. There should be more cookies for all of the marathon runners - even the ones who came in late. Water stations were good.

Good race overall. Lots of toilets, free parking, and a warm school to wait in. Running down the mountain on the highway was also pretty cool. One problem: There needs to be more liquid in the cups at the stations. I don't think I got a full mouthful of liquid at any of the stations. At the finish line I was given one bottle of water but that's all. There was nothing else to drink available (I even asked several volunteers). Again, good race but it needs to offer more to drink.

At 29K a train crossed the course, and delayed me by over 4 minutes. It's hard to take an interruption like that in the race. The RD did respond to my enquiry, so I appreciate his courtesy. What it amounts to is that CN Rail would not commit to avoiding the crossing during the race.

Also, they serve something called e-Load at the event. It is clear, and served in the same cup as water. Makes it hard to navigate the aid stations. They should put the carb drink in a colored cup. And pick something more common, like Gatorade or PowerAde.

Course is good, 'cept for the train.

This was a nice, small race on a relatively flat course. Only complaint was with the information provided to me prior to the race regarding fluids on the race course (was told it would be Gatorade, only to later find out it was GU). Also, the website could use a little more info -  e.g. printable race course map with kilometer markings on it, etc. Overall, though, it was a nice, small race and I love that it's run in early November!

The scenic views were great and the 3-mile friendly grade downhill made it easy to enjoy. The water stations were fair and they seemed to be trying to conserve water - I had to take 3 or 4 cups to get my gel down. The second half was also a bit rough, but maybe that was due to some construction. The race finishes along the lake and that was beautiful! Maybe a pasta dinner the night before would have been helpful as many Italian restaurants were full. I would recomend this race as well as the Holday Inn Express that could not have been more convenient and hospitable - with a late checkout at no extra cost!

As others have mentioned, the course is great, fast and scenic - from rolling country roads to the downhill parkway to the flat waterfront. The run was a good experience. However, the swag was the pits; there was no difference between the medals or shirts for the half and the full. The post-race food was pathetic, and get rid of the eLoad and bring on the Gatorade. I needed to visit the medical tent for a few minutes when I was done and the team there was great. The weather was perfect and I qualified for Boston by running my first marathon in seven years. Overall, I would say that I'll be back, however; you've got to improve a few things if you want people to keep coming back and if you want to be considered a quality marathon (for more than just the fast course).

I had a wonderful race. I ran it very conservatively with an eight-minute negative split. I didn't hit the wall until 38 KM. In the future, please keep bikes off of the race course for the last 5 KM (I almost got hit as I couldn't move fast enough). Thanks for everything else!

If you are looking for thousands of cheering fans and all kinds of cool scenery, do NYC, Boston, Chicago or Marine Corp. However, if you are looking for a nice, well-run race where you have a very good shot at getting a PB or a BQ, then this is the race!

Great race. The 21.5K-27.5K stretch on the Red Hill Valley Parkway has got to be my favorite part of any race course I've run to-date. Steady downhill on new pavement on a freeway closed for the race, and the view there is much, much better than one would expect on a freeway - great views of Lake Ontario, with fall colors and some of the natural rock formations cut into to make room for the highway.

Rolling hills in the country for the first half, downhill on the freeway for 6K, starting with the only significant net downhill of the race - and for that first 4K on the freeway, you are flying. Then you have 4K through the city, 4K near the beach, and 6K on the beach.

Organization was fine, including a warm school to stay inside until 60-90 seconds before the start.

Fans were sparse as one would expect for a third-year marathon - but those out had cowbells, high-fives and banners from overpasses.

Check this one out; there is a reason this one doubled in size from 2008 to 2009.

There was lots of free parking at the finish area with shuttle buses to the start. The indoor waiting area at the start meant we were able to keep warm, which was really great!

The race course had fairly flat country roads for the first half and then a long, beautiful downhill with amazing views of the water and fall color. The last section was along the waterfront trail. A really nice mix of areas covered kept the race interesting. The half marathon had a separate start in a different direction, which meant there was no bottleneck to get going. It doesn't get any better than this.

Water/aid stations were well covered with very enthusiastic volunteers - thank you! The spectators may not have been plentiful in areas, but they were very encouraging (even the bicycle patrols cheered us on).

The finish area served the usual fruit, cake, donuts, cookies, pizza, etc., but what I really loved most was the hot soup.

The race organizers have done a fantastic job. I would do this race again in a heartbeat.