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Surf City Marathon (prev. Pacific Shoreline Marathon) Runner Comments
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Course 4.2 
Organization 4.0 
Spectators 3.6
Number of comments: 205 [displaying comments 201 to 205]
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A Runner from Anaheim, CA
(8/23/2001)
 "Super Bowl Sunday..." (General Comments)
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 4 The Half Marathon is actually the biggest event (by far) at Pacific Shoreline. I did the half in 2001 and enjoyed it very much. From what I've heard, the marathon draws less than half the runners as the Half Marathon and can get kind of lonely. Huntington Beach is also prone to very windy conditions especially running to the northwest. While the weather for the 2001 race was good, late January is prime time for Pacific storms in So. Cal. If you are coming from back east, you're not guaranteed the warm sunny weather the organizers advertise. | |
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A Runner from Irvine, California
(1/30/2001)
 "First time and was a wonderful experience." (General Comments)
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 The course is so beautiful. I wonder why more people aren't entering. The volunteers were great, and even though I was at the very back of the back, they treated me well and there wasn't a shortage at the aid stations. This was my test case to see what running a marathon was like. All in all, I found it to be a wonderful experience and can't wait to do more. Thanks for a great first race. | |
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A Runner from LA
(1/29/2001)
 "Great course!" (General Comments)
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 Loved the medals, the course, of course the weather helped, too. The promise of a fast time was kept! | |
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A Runner from Seal Beach, CA
(10/5/2000)
 "Good race for PR's" (about: 2000)
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 The Pacific Shoreline Marathon was my first. I live just a few miles from this area and train along the beach here often, so it was very familar to me. This is a small marathon which should appeal to those who want to avoid the crowds in the big races. There is no expo to speak of. The t-shirt is one of the better ones I've received at a race. Also a great medal and you get a rose! This is not a particularly good race for slower runners or walkers as they start clearing up the aid stations early and after the race, the food and festivities are gone quickly. If you finish in over 5 1/2 hours, you will be alone for much of the time. Not too many spectators or entertainment, but the volunteers were very nice. The course doubles back along the beach course several times which, nice as that is, can get monotonous. However the inland course takes you through a nice park and residential area with a few challenging hills. Most of the course is flat. There are plenty of real bathrooms and water fountains along the beach. The weather was pretty much perfect in 2000, but it can get windy at the beach. Several of my friends set PRs and some from our running club qualified for Boston here. Huntington Beach is laid back and so is this race. No crowds, no parking worries, scenic course, fast times. What else do you need! | |
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A Runner from rockford, il.
(6/24/2000)
 "a nice oceanfront marathon with great logo designs" (about: 2000)
COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 2 I'm from Illinois, and this was my first California marathon. I enjoyed the ocean front part of this race, but the last five miles had a head wind this year only the surfers liked. It put a dent in what I thought was a great race. They have plenty of fluids and great help. The run through the park was my favorite. But, except for the start and finish, I was almost lonely. Most people ran the shorter races. I proudly wear a shirt and sweatshirt that was artistically designed w/o a bunch of advertising. |
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