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Groundhog Marathon Runner Comments
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Course 3.9 
Organization 4.4 
Spectators 3.7
Number of comments: 15 [displaying comments 11 to 15]
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M. B. from Michigan
(2/8/2013)
 "Round and round.. And round" (about: 2013)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Groundhog Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 2 FANS: 2 I think the volunteers are what makes a good race great.. Thanks to all the volunteers that came out in the weather and manned the aid stations. The good Great hoody and medal. I liked the 4.4 mile loop course with aid stations evenly spaced, the other advantage is I had a drop bag at the main tent for any changes I needed so after two loops I got out the yak tracks which helped a ton. The not so good.. Shuttles to the race but none back, my wife was walking back after completing the 1/2 and someone gave her a ride so she decided to start shuttling people until I got done with the full.. They ran out of propane to heat the tent so it got cold fast... Tried to stay and eat my canned chili and have a couple of beers but it was so cold we had to just end up leaving | |
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J. G. from Portage, mi
(2/8/2013)
 "what an adventure" (about: 2013)
1 previous marathon
| 1 Groundhog Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 What a great race! I had such a good time. The volunteers and organizers were incredibly helpful and friendly. My fellow runners seemed to be having as much fun as I was. The hoodie and medal are really nice. I was super excited to get a hoodie instead of yet another race t-shirt. I cannot wait to run this again next year! I will tell stories about this race for a long time. | |
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Dominic Gagliardi from Hobart, IN
(2/4/2013)
 "Awesome run in the snow" (about: 2013)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Groundhog Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 Ran the inaugural race here this year in the midst of snow storm. Despite a foot of snow on a 4.4-mile bike path loop (the loop is a nod to Bill Murray's recurring day in the movie), the race was a great deal of fun. Although only 4.4 miles, each loop had three aid stations with water & gatorade, as well as pretzels and pickles/pickle juice at the starting line aid station. Great swag as we received a nice hoodie and a very large medal, both with the race logo. Nice chili, cookies, and beer afterwards. The same race director as the Grand Rapids Marathon meant all the bases were covered. The tough conditions actually enhanced the race. All in all, a fun run that just happened to be a marathon. | |
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Kathryn Waldron from Green Bay, WI
(2/3/2013)
"So beautiful - love the loop-type course!" (about: 2013)
50+ previous marathons
| 1 Groundhog Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 LOVE this marathon! One of my all time favorites even though we ran through snow up to our knees, which made it even more fun, really! I love doing loops like that so you know exactly where the next aid station is coming up. I want to do this one again, and I think that with no snow, or little snow, some pretty fast times could be run on this course. Really, really beautiful! Volunteers were so friendly and awesome awards! Thanks so much race director, Don Kern and crew! | |
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L. C. from South Carolina
(2/3/2013)
 "Snowy, cold, and fun!" (about: 2013)
11-50 previous marathons
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 Fun small race! Packet pick-up really easy. Really cool swag including a hoodie. Several inches of snow made race difficult for this SC girl. The conditions were such that you knew you would have a slow time - it took the pressure off and you could simply enjoy the run and fellow participants. I was so glad when I received 3rd in my age group having my slowest time ever, 5:30 which is an hour off my average. There were only 3 participants in my age group. My husband ran the half. There was a shuttle to the race site but no shuttle back to your car. That would be our only complaint but that did bother me, my husband got the car. Overall a fun race. |
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