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Bob Potts Heritage Rail Trail Marathon Runner Comments
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Course 4.6 
Organization 4.8 
Spectators 4.0
Number of comments: 59 [displaying comments 41 to 51]
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Siobhan Hanna from Philadelphia, PA
(6/10/2009)
 "What a wonderful race!" (about: 2009)
1 previous marathon
| 1 Bob Potts Heritage Rail Trail Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 I loved this race. From start to finish, this event was planned, communicated and executed with great care. Sean provided regular informational emails in the weeks and months prior to the race providing registration numbers, video training tips and encouragement. I can't thank him enough. The course was beautiful, filled with lovely farms, creeks and even a rooster on the trail at the start of the second mile, making sure we were all awake! The water station volunteers and spectators were unbelievable! The encouragement they offered was genuine... I know it made the difference for so many of us. To the little boys with the squirt guns: many thanks!! Just the right thing at just the right time! Sean, I know your dad is proud of the wonderful tribute you have created in his honor. Looking forward to many more! | |
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A. P. from Northern VA
(6/4/2009)
"Who doesn't love a giant cow first in the AM?" (about: 2009)
50+ previous marathons
| 1 Bob Potts Heritage Rail Trail Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 What a magnificent race! Easy to get to, plenty of parking, wonderful volunteers, miles of trees and fields, inviting streams and even object d'arts along the way. Best of all: a small field of extremely friendly runners. We'll be back next year! | |
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C. D. from Chambersburg, PA
(6/3/2009)
 "Impressive beginning for this marathon" (about: 2009)
6-10 previous marathons
| 1 Bob Potts Heritage Rail Trail Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 Great organization for the first-ever Bob Potts Marathon. The packet pickup was easy, the directions to the start were easy, my family had no trouble parking and finding me at the finish, and the course was relaxing with no runner congestion and no car traffic to speak of. If you are looking for a stress-free marathon, this one is for you. I'll go back and do this one again someday. | |
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Brian Pugh from Alpharetta, GA
(6/3/2009)
 "Scenic course, superb organization" (about: 2009)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Bob Potts Heritage Rail Trail Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 Kudos to Sean and team for a terrific first-time event. Great volunteers; great course. No complaints. York is an ideal central point from which to visit Gettysburg, Lancaster and Hershey Park, so if you go, you should think about staying around for a couple of days. And The Yorktowne is a great host hotel. | |
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Siobhan Hanna from Philadelphia, PA
(6/3/2009)
"I loved this marathon!" (about: 2009)
1 previous marathon
| 1 Bob Potts Heritage Rail Trail Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 What a fantastic day! This race was managed beautifully from start to finish. They sent out lots of emails, including video training tips, registration numbers, and race day info in the months leading up to the event. It was as if you knew Sean Potts personally by race day. Official results were posted the same day, and photographs were also available the same day! Sean sent links to articles recapping the event and a lovely "final look" video showing the runners at the start of the race. The pre-race gift bag was great fun, and the shirts and medals are beautiful. The course was postcard perfect, and filled with the beauty of our country and with the sounds of nature. (We encountered a rooster in the second mile who made sure we were all awake!) I can't imagine anyone wishing the scenery would have changed; it was a feast for the eyes. The course volunteers were without peer, providing water and genuine encouragement the entire way. I know that at many points in the race they were the difference for many of us. The fellow runners were just a terrific group of people. I was struck by the words of encouragement, smiles, and thumbs-up from my fellow runners along the way. It was impossible not to feel as if you were among friends. Sean Potts, you made your dad proud on Sunday. I'll look forward to next year! | |
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d. w. from corning, ny
(6/2/2009)
"everything a marathon should be" (about: 2009)
50+ previous marathons
| 1 Bob Potts Heritage Rail Trail Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 This was an outstanding run. The course was pretty and mostly well shaded, which was handy once the sun came out. In one part, it ran by the loudest roosters I've ever heard, including one who came out on the course to lend his vocal support to the runners. The packed dirt/crushed stone surface on the Heritage Trail after about mile 1.5 was good on the feet and not uneven enough to require a great deal of attention. Aid stations were well spaced, and enthusiastic volunteers provided sports drink and water at each. Road crossings were effectively protected by police and volunteers. The start/finish was well organized and well staffed. The 6:30 a.m. start is an excellent idea, given the potential for heat in late May. Finishing on the track at York College was a nice touch. There was chip timing but no start mat, so only a gun time was given. This is something I would change. The most impressive aspect of this run was the excellent organization from the start (registration) to the end (awards). In my experience, everything was handled efficiently and with a smile when there was face-to-face contact. I felt a strong sense of community engagement in this marathon, and for me that added to its appeal. This run is in the name of Bob Potts, a local endurance athlete who passed prematurely. His son, Sean, and the rest of the organizing group delivered a well run and memorable marathon that is a great honor to the event's namesake. | |
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J. D. from New Jersey, USA
(6/2/2009)
"Wonderful first marathon" (about: 2009)
1 previous marathon
| 1 Bob Potts Heritage Rail Trail Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 This was my first marathon and the I loved it for all the reasons that I picked it - a small field, hometown feel, well organized, and put together for the right reasons (to commemorate the life and achievements of a runner). The course was as flat as they come, except for the bit of the cramp-inducing climb to the stadium right at the end, and the crushed gravel surface is easy on the feet and legs. The course is mostly shaded and serene. The spectators are few but VERY encouraging and enthusiastic. Nice finisher medal too, and everyone I met on the course was super friendly and supportive. | |
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A. K. from Decatur, GA
(6/2/2009)
"A must-do again" (about: 2009)
50+ previous marathons
| 1 Bob Potts Heritage Rail Trail Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 Thank you to everyone involved in putting on this wonderful race! It is small and very well organized. Sean (RD) kept us all informed through many e-mails about the status of the race. If you are looking for big crowds and lots of music, this is not for you. But that is the reason I like this race so much. I plan on making this an annual event. | |
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T. R. from Tampa, FL
(6/2/2009)
"Bob Potts would have been proud" (about: 2009)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Bob Potts Heritage Rail Trail Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 I have run many races, and this one - for a first-time event - went off smoothly and professionally. It has a great hometown feel, with a flat course (95% on crushed stone), and a finish at the lovely Grumbacher sports track. Spectators can view runners from many locations along the race. When I finished the race, I thought "WOW, they really did it right." There isn't anything I could think of they could improve on for next year, except maybe offering a Masters Award to the first male and female master winners in honor of Bob Potts, a veteran master runner. I think Sean and everyone in York did an A+ job for an inaugural event. Bob Potts would have been extremely proud! | |
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L. C. from Maryland
(6/1/2009)
"A run that is good for the soul and sole..." (about: 2009)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Bob Potts Heritage Rail Trail Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 This marathon is about running. If you need crowds of shouting people to keep you going, rows and rows of porta-johns, and ever-changing scenery, then this might not be your marathon. But if you want miles of trees and pastures; quiet, old homes and farms from times gone by; no cars or trucks to contend with; with only an occasional whiff of a surprised skunk; then this might be just what you are looking for. It is a run for the pure love of running. And after all, that is what Bob Potts was about anyway. Right? |
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