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Glass City Marathon Runner Comments
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Course 4.2 
Organization 4.4 
Spectators 3.7
Number of comments: 234 [displaying comments 161 to 171]
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M. G. from Cleveland, OH
(4/26/2010)
 "Enjoyable Experience" (about: 2010)
First Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 This was my first marathon, and I really enjoyed it! The course was almost completely flat, which made reaching a goal time manageable. Everyone was really friendly, and the race was fairly well organized. My only complaint was that some of the turns were a bit confusing because the workers stationed there were not overly vocal about which direction to turn. Overall great race though! | |
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S. H. from Charlotte, NC
(4/26/2010)
 "Good for a small, local race" (about: 2010)
6-10 previous marathons
| 1 Glass City Marathon
COURSE: 2 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 Pros: * Medal was awesome * Glass mug was cool * Organization was great * Volunteers were cheerful and manned the plentiful water stations well * Parking was very easy * Price was right Cons: * Post-race food was nothing special: Old bagels, some bananas and cookies Shirt was not that great - not sure why the logo was completely different from the shirt * Course was not my favorite out all the marathons I have done. This course was beyond boring and uninspiring. Granted, there were about 2 to 3 miles that were nice, but the last mile going through parking lots, zig-zagging all over the place to get to the finish, was not fun. The last 5-6 miles on the isolated path with no one around was very difficult mentally. Overall, I gave the course two stars and that was generous. * They offered post-race massages but the massage tables were taken by half marathoners. Long wait. Next time they should have an area for just marathoners. The race was okay for a small, local marathon, but it's nothing too write home about. This is more of a half marathon event. | |
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A. W. from Grosse Pointe Woods, MI
(4/26/2010)
 "The little marathon that could!" (about: 2010)
1 previous marathon
| 1 Glass City Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 This was my 2nd marathon, and I thoroughly enjoyed this race. The course was varied (residential and trail), mostly flat, well marked, and there were plenty of supporters out to cheer us along throughout. I thought the race organizers and staff really delivered an outstanding race. The finish in Glass Bowl Stadium was wonderful, and the medals were lovely. This is a wonderful (and fast) small marathon that I'd recommend to anyone. | |
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a. a. from Midwest
(4/26/2010)
"Glass City" (about: 2010)
4-5 previous marathons
| 1 Glass City Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 Based on comments from previous years, the marathon was improved for 2010. I thought the course was nice - mostly flat. The course is narrow and you are generally running with a group, but it was never too crowded. This is a good, small marathon and worth doing. If the race gets too big, though, they will have to change the course; it is too narrow during long stretches of the race to handle many more runners. My only complaint is that they need more Jiffy Johns throughout the course. The organization was good - packet pick up went smoothly, as did the start and finish. They should maybe have the volunteers at the end tell runners where to go for the medals and glass mug (under the goal post) and for the food (outside the stadium) - or maybe large signs; it was a little confusing. The medal, tech shirt, and mug were nice. | |
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M. T. from Ontario Canada
(4/26/2010)
"What at GREAT RACE! WELL DONE TOLEDO" (about: 2010)
50+ previous marathons
| 1 Glass City Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 In 1976 I ran the first marathon at the Glass City - and then again in 2010 (the 34th year). I congratulate the organization on a super run. The course was flat, the roads were excellent, and the corners and the numerous water stations were well taken care of. The finish was into the university stadium. What a terrific run. It rates the best so far. | |
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T. M. from Buffalo NY
(4/25/2010)
 "Memorable First" (about: 2010)
1 previous marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 I had a great time. The course was flat and the water stations were plentifull. I think the race was pretty well run; the traffic control was fine except for that one little construction area. The spectators were sparse but friendly. All in all, I would recommend the Glass City - it was a great first marathon. | |
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C. E. from Wolverine Lake, Michigan
(4/25/2010)
"Positive" (about: 2010)
1 previous marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 2 This was my first time running a marathon and my experience was satisfying. I thought the organization was great. The course was well marked. The police presence at all of the intersections made running across them very safe. The end was great, coming into Glass Stadium with the announcer broadcasting your name over the stadium PA, accompanied with your finish being shown on the Jumbo-Tron. The aid stations were manned perfectly, and overall it was great experience. The organizers did great and the University of Toledo was a great place to start and end the race! Look forward to running it again next year. | |
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A. L. from Chicago, IL
(2/1/2010)
 "Not Impressed" (about: 2009)
2 previous marathons
| 1 Glass City Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 2 FANS: 2 This was a very small marathon that seemed a bit unorganized. The start line changed at the last minute. There was just a line across the road. The course was pretty, but the expo was a joke, and the finish line was just as bad. Medals are nothing special; this was my first marathon, and therefore I was to get a "first-timer's" medal... which a woman pulled out of her pocket and handed to me with no ribbon. The medal is small, with a cheap ribbon, and the "glass mug"... what a joke. I received a half marathon mug in the mail about 8-10 weeks later; It's funny... I completed the marathon. People at most aid stations were awesome. Thank you to those volunteers! The people in charge didn't seem to care about the runners, as we all walked around wondering where the start was and hoping we would find it before the gun went off. The finish had cookies and pizza cut into little pieces. You had to walk about 35 yards to get to the nourishment. Results were up quickly and the message tent was great. All in all, I would NOT do this race again. For as long as it has been around, it seems to not have evolved. Even people who live in Toledo had no idea there was a marathon going. Too bad. | |
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R. I. from Michigan
(11/1/2009)
"Great Hometown Race" (about: 2009)
6-10 previous marathons
| 1 Glass City Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 I ran the half marathon in 2009 and it was one of the best races I have participated in. It sure helped to have a beautiful (but warm) day. The course was beautiful, which I was most definitely not expecting, having seen some other parts of Toledo. The aid stations were well stocked, the volunteers friendly, and traffic was unnoticeable (to tell you the truth, I don't remember if the streets were closed or not). The post-race food was good; you could tell they were preparing for cold weather, with hot chocolate, coffee and soup that was untouched. It was fun to finish next to the water, hang out and hear the band, and watch the marathoners come in. What really impressed me though was the post-race attention to detail. The finisher's mugs had not yet come in, so they weren't at the finish. They promised to mail them to all out-of-towners. I would get email updates about my mug, and soon I got it in the mail. I had also won a prize, and after getting the mug, I got another email telling me I would also get a jacket (which I didn't know about or expect). A few weeks later I received a jacket in the mail as well. I felt like it was Christmas every week from the Glass City Marathon. I can't imagine what work and expense it was to mail out all those mugs. I've run marathons where they run out of medals AND shirts, and oh well... too bad, you should have run faster. I was VERY impressed with the post-race follow up. I will run this one again, soon! | |
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L. D. from Muskegon, MI
(6/10/2009)
"nice. small, convenient" (about: 2009)
50+ previous marathons
| 1 Glass City Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 2 FANS: 3 The race is nice, small, and convenient for parking and the start. It has a few glitches to be worked out - they were putting up the finishing banner half an hour before the start. There was no start banner - just a line drawn on the road. The main complaint is that they had advertised glass finisher mugs for all runners; but they didn't have them, and promised to mail them. It has been 6 weeks, and they haven't arrived yet. That, to me, tells me they don't care, and may be a determining factor in doing the race again. |
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