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Ohio River Road Runners Club Marathon Runner Comments
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Course 4.0 
Organization 4.9 
Spectators 3.0
Number of comments: 37 [displaying comments 31 to 35]
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Mark Stagney from Cincinnati, Ohio
(5/22/2006)
 "A marathon for $20? Wow! Good race organization!" (about: 2006)
1 previous marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 The early registration price for both the half and the full was $20. I actually ran the half marathon, not the full, as a tune up for the Flying Pig in April. The course is flat and fast. Much of it is on a out-and-back bike trail (half marathoners turn around at mile 9, full at mile 16). There is not much crowd support, but the volunteers were awesome!! The race was well organized, and chip-timed with a ankle bracelet. All race participants that preregistered received a technical t-shirt, and all fininishers received a finishers medal. A gel pack was provided around mile 8 or so. (More gels may have been provided for the marathoners elswhere [and likely on the way back] - not sure....) The miles were marked but I managed to miss a couple of the markers. I drove from Cincinnati the day of the race and parked for free at the host hotel (Holiday Inn). I arrived early. It appeared that the parking lot filled up quickly. The # of port-o-potties at the start was good (maybe had to wait 5-10 minutes at most). I recommend this race and would run it again. The half is a perfect tune up for the full marathon you plan on running in late April or May. | |
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T. J. from SW Ohio
(4/9/2003)
 "Super race I'll be running again next year!!" (about: 2003)
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 2 A great small town race. The course is about a 7 mile loop around Xenia Ohio and the rest is out and back on a paved bike trail that's a former rail line. That trail goes through some really beautiful forest area along the Little Miami River. It's slightly downhill on the way out so slightly up on the way back. There's all of about 400 at the start line but only about 85 full marathoners so it's not some huge crazy mass of bodies at the start. Water or Poweraid about every 2.5 miles. Not many spectators but the few there are were very encouraging as were the volunteers at the aid stations and stopping traffic. Xenia police assisted with the traffic at a couple larger intersections. Great finisher's medal and the price was very reasonable. Mile markers quite visible, (guess they had a problem with them last year.) | |
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A Runner from Cincinnati, Ohio
(4/8/2002)
"Mile Markers and Medals???" (General Comments)
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 3 I ran the half marathon as a trainer for the upcoming Flying Pig Marathon in Cincinnati, Ohio. The only reason I ran this race was to get a good race pace down for the future Marathon. The mile markers were no where to be found for the first 7 miles! I asked several volunteers who were directing traffic where the mile markers were and they said they had no clue??? It would have cost race officials about $3.00 dollars to cut up posterboard and place it in the appropriate place and made everyone happy. Other than that, it was a great race. Cool, perfect running weather which led to good speed times and the course was interesting. Next year, raise the entry fee by a few dollars and give out finisher medals...I ran with many people who said that they had trained a long time for this race...at least be kind enough to give them a medal for completeing the race! I know it is a minor gripe but would have made the race much more meaningful for many. Other than that, a good race with great volunteers (THANK YOU!)and a good track to set a PR. | |
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A Runner from Mid Ohio
(4/8/2002)
"Great volunteers/good food" (General Comments)
COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 Good event but could have posted mile markers...our group had NO idea most of the time of our distance and that was very irritating. Previous years the markers were in full display. Food was wonderful and the volunteers were plentiful and enthusiastic and that makes up for the lack of spectators. | |
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A Runner from Ohio
(2/25/2001)
"nice, flat out-and-back marathon" (about: 2000)
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 Nice flat out and back marathon, run mostly on an asphalt bikepath. Because of the rural location of most of the bikepath there are few spectators. |
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