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Rehoboth Seashore Marathon Runner Comments

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Course 4.4

Organization 4.3

Spectators 3.5

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J. V. from Philadelphia, PA (12/9/2012) "Fast course, great scenery" (about: 2012) 6-10 previous marathons \| 1 Rehoboth Seashore Marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 3 Very pleasant course, quite rural. Ran up to a state park and back, which was a pleasure to run in. Also had some gravel trail running, which was fantastic (maybe 6 miles total?). Scenery was very nice throughout, roads aren't crowded. Good aid stations; some did a good job of separating water from Gatorade, others could've been better. GU available at several points, but they weren't handing out, you grab it off the table yourself. 2011's was apparently shorted, and they fixed that. However, they also added a 0.5-mile out-and-back in the state park between miles 17 and 18 that isn't on the online course map. I don't run with a GPS, but when I put it to Google Pedometer, I came up with 26.74 miles. Am curious to hear what the Garmin-heads say. Beer/food tent was lively at the finish. Burgers, pancakes, mac/cheese, beans, salad. Nice long-sleeve tech shirt. Bag drop worked fine. Good band at the finish. Parking is easy, and downtown Rehoboth Beach is a wonderful place to host a race. Definitely do your pre-race prep on the beach before the sun rises, it's well worth it. Overall, if my measurement was correct, this course needs to figure out its distances. Otherwise, it's a fast one (very few hills) and I'd recommend.
P. O. from New Jersey (12/9/2012) "Course mismeasured AGAIN" (about: 2012) 6-10 previous marathons \| 1 Rehoboth Seashore Marathon COURSE: 1 ORGANIZATION: 1 FANS: 2 Extra 0.3 mile loop added between miles 17 and 18. I was right at the transition when they figured it out (7:50 something pace). Anybody after this didn't run the extra distance. Very disappointing, missing my goal by 2 minutes because of it. Feel bad for those that missed their BQ because of poor organization again.
G. O. from Sussex County, Delaware (12/9/2012) "wonderful running event" (about: 2012) 6-10 previous marathons \| 3 Rehoboth Seashore Marathons COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 This was my 3rd year running the half-marathon in Rehoboth. While it was always good, this year was absolutely perfect. Great amenities - beautiful course - really cool shirts and the weather cooperated fully! Nobody does it better than Mary Beth and her team!
E. B. from Connecticut (12/8/2012) "Beautiful course... But left me thirsty!" (about: 2012) 6-10 previous marathons \| 1 Rehoboth Seashore Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 1 I ran this race in 2012 with 2 others after the NYC marathon was canceled. Although nothing compares to the excitement of NY, we did enjoy the race overall. Pros: the trail section of the race was amazing. At one point we had great views of the ocean, as well as rivers, streams, and beautiful fields. The town is adorable, with tax free outlets. Great tech shirts by Brooks with both men's and women's sizing. Military personnel handed out water and Gatorade. Course was extremely flat with only small bumps here and there. Volunteers were friendly and helpful. There was a ton of yummy looking food at the after party, including free beer. Cons: water and Gatorade stations were too sparse, about every 2 miles. The tables were very short and often popped up with no warning. Cups were small and only half full. Also be advised that this is an open course and at times we ran on the shoulder to avoid traffic. The after party was crowded with non-runners and Gatorade wasn't available; nor was chocolate milk or other recovery foods (at least not that we could find). Obviously it's a small town, so there weren't a lot of fans. The ones that were there were fabulous. Overall, nice weather, great town, great course. You might want to carry fluids.
D. B. from Maryland (9/4/2012) "Nice course, So-So organization" (about: 2011) 6-10 previous marathons \| 1 Rehoboth Seashore Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 5 Bottom line first: Great town, nice course, good after party, very expensive ($120), poor race morning organization. I ran this race in 2011. The weather was perfect and Rehoboth Beach is a great place to spend the weekend any time of year. Kudos also to the after-party. Beer, hot food and plenty of it, all served in a sheltered tent. It was so much nicer than picking a bagel and banana from a bin. Love Rehoboth. Liked the course. Enjoyed the lunch. Two fans were handing out hugs! I saw them at three different points. It takes a specially enthusiastic person to hug sweaty strangers. Who can resist free hugs, and what other race offers them? Bad race morning organization gave a sour note to an otherwise fine event. The website advertises 5:45 am packet picket. At 5:45 the packet pickup area was empty. Dead. No organizers present. Fortunately the coffee shop around the corner was open. I spoke to the owner, and it turned out the race organizers did a poor job letting other local businesses know about the race. The coffee shop owner found out about it just the day before and scrambled to open early. Kind of surprising in a tourist town that the organizers did not tell coffee shops they might have 1500 customers so open early! At about 6:00, the organizers finally started setting up. When I picked up my race packet (I was practically first in line) they could not find a large shirt. The person handling me just gave me an XL and moved on. So now I have a shirt that doesn't fit. Great. The port-a-potties at the starting line did not show up until about 6:30, maybe half an hour before the race. Bad planning on the organizer's part. Would I run it again? Maybe. It is in Rehoboth Beach and I don't need much excuse to head down there. I would pay the early registration price of $75 but do not want to commit to a marathon 9 months in advance. Also, I would pick up my packet the day before and avoid the race morning disappointment.
A. L. from North Carolina, USA (8/14/2012) "Very fun, old-towne kind of marathon!!" (about: 2011) 11-50 previous marathons \| 1 Rehoboth Seashore Marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 I really enjoyed it and the small town feeling! Felt like I was home running a race! My family came with me and loved it!! We drove up from NC and it was a beautiful drive and area to be in! Really enjoyed this race!!
M. Z. from Singapore (1/25/2012) "Nice course. Awesome post-race buffet. But Pricey!" (about: 2011) 6-10 previous marathons \| 1 Rehoboth Seashore Marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 Everything I want in a small race except an affordable price. The course is flat, fast and interesting although we fought a tough wind on the way out. The post race spread was awesome! A heated tent with free microbrew was great after the race. Other have mentioned to course mistake this year. I do think the organizers should have said something. I docked a star for that. I don't expect to see spectators for a small race but they were out there. Thanks, cowbell guy!
L. G. from USA (1/18/2012) "Great race, BUT................." (about: 2011) 11-50 previous marathons \| 1 Rehoboth Seashore Marathon COURSE: 1 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 I would rank this race as one of the best I've run, great course, great weather. I love that the start/finish area is right downtown Rehoboth, I was able to walk to the start from the house we rented. I destroyed my P.R. by about 7 minutes!!!! BUT!!! there was a reason for the superfast course, it was too short! By about a 1/4 mile, huge mistake! I do understand mistakes happen and in the grand scheme of things, not a huge deal, but I think the problem is being handled terribly! They knew of the problem before the race was even finished and still have not put word out to the runners (not that I've seen). They should have let the runners know when they put the results out, I'm sure there are a lot of folks walking around who think they have a B.Q. time but do not. A little communication would go a long way!!!
D. M. from Ogden, UT (1/16/2012) "Great choice for Delaware" (about: 2011) 11-50 previous marathons \| 1 Rehoboth Seashore Marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 I loved this event. My family came here for vacation a few times when I was a kid. It was a nice sentimental journey to those times. The course is fabulous. A lot of variety, nice rails-to-trails sections, very interesting WWII state park. I agree that the organizers could work on getting the little loops out of the late part; however, one of the loops took runners up to one of the more impressive artillery placements and was worth the effort to go up there. Personally, I would be hesitant to recommending changing a thing. Nice medal, I bought a sweatshirt from the running shop that puts this on - now one of my favorite sweatshirts. Just a terrific event. Oh, and for goodness sakes - don't miss the Dogfish Head Brewery for dinner before or after - great place.
A. B. from Colorado (12/17/2011) "My favorite!" (about: 2011) 11-50 previous marathons \| 1 Rehoboth Seashore Marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 5 This was a wonderful little race, nearly perfectly executed, and my absolute favorite out of 17 domestic and international full marathons. Pros: -Plenty of post race food and beer for a 5 hour + finisher including pancakes with several toppings, macaroni and cheese, and the most wonderful veggie burgers I've ever had. -Scenic course, and though I'm not afraid of hills, it was mercifully flat. Perfect weather. Charming little town, and I people are unequivacally nicer here than where I live ;-) -Easy race day packet pickup... I booked a hotel within 2 blocks of the start/finish booked only a month prior to race day. -What the spectators lack in quantity, they make up for in quality. There were three wonderful ladies who appeared on at least seven different points on the course. I was always wondering when I would see them next, and that made the Delaware experience exemplary. -Though expensive, I don't see the cost was an issue. I feel I got what I paid for with this one, unlike some of the RNR races. Minor cons: -Probably could have used more port-o-johns, especially at Mile 4. I opted for the bushes instead of a several minute wait. Beware, there are thorns in the bushes, and apparently I was allergic to them, so pants would have been useful. However, although unpleasant, that was NOT the race director's fault :-) -The website was down too often including for some hours the night before the race: I wasn't sure when race start was, and the day after the race.

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