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Jungfrau Marathon Runner Comments
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Course 5.0 
Organization 4.7 
Spectators 4.7
Number of comments: 23 [displaying comments 21 to 23]
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A Runner from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
(9/10/2001)
 "Beautiful marathon in once-in-a-lifetime condition" (about: 2001)
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 I went into this race with about 2 months of training and some minor hill training to be honest. After a bout of flu which threatened to derail my participation; I got well like one week before the actual race. And what a surprising marathon it was. This collection of words summarizes the 2001 marathon - 'rain, snow, mud, hills, sun'. No one should be surprised by the 5 star rating of the course. The Jungfrau region is just so pretty despite its ominous look. In terms of organization; this marathon is the first one to fly the flags of countries that comprises the runners collective. I am Malaysian and seeing my country's flag lining the street is emotional and inspriring (I was the only Malaysian in this year's race). Most marathons pay little attention to the design of the bib but Jungfrau's was colorful and the best designed I've ever seen. I gave 5 stars for 'spectators' because the support we got from the villagers in the little towns that we passed through was splendid to say the least - people hugged the streets on both sides and you could almost touch them. The best marathon I've run in my whole marathon life since 1998. | |
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Tim Lannan from Ottawa, Canada
(9/19/2000)
 "Dare to challenge yourself..." (General Comments)
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 5 As a two time finisher of this spectacular event, I have a real appreciation for the requirement for hill training. Don't let the first half of the marathon give you any misleading confidence for the second half. There are actually portions of this race that cannot be run, but with a brisk stride one can actually attempt to defeat gravity with the elevation change from approximately 2500ft to about 7500ft. There is no doubt that this is one of the most beautiful marathons in the world as it was that magnetism that drew me back for my second punishment. The subsequent run, I found to be more intimidating as I knew of the treachery that was lurking in the hills between Lauterbrunnen and Wegen and the monsterous Eiger Wall strategically positioned so that it is not visible until the last 7km of the race. The Swiss mountains are definitely a scenic place to run a marathon. Surprisingly, this marathon has one of the highest finisher rates as very few people come unprepared. Elite marathoners will finish about 40-45 minutes slower than a flat course and the rest of us commoners can expect an additional 60 minutes on our finishing times. I will definitely challenge myself with this event again as there are marathons and then there are mountain marathons. It's like going from a BMW motorbike back to a moped. | |
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A Runner from Hanover, New Hampshire
(4/14/2000)
"Still my favorite marathon" (about: 1997)
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 The Jungfrau Marathon was my first marathon and even though I ran several marathons after that (e.g. New York 1998) I still remember the Jungfrau Marathon better than any other one. True, I love the mountains, but nevertheless, to run through this unbelievable panorama while approaching the base of one of the most famous and beautiful mountain ranges of the world was just unbelievable exciting. The marathon starts easy cruising through the famous tourist village Interlaken and touching on turquoise Lake Brienz before it goes up to Lauterbrunnen through a spectacular valley. After 13.1 miles (21K) you see to your left a roughly 2,000 feet (600m) high wall carved out by glaciers where you have to look twice to even spot the way to ascend. Later you run along mountain single trails and on the ridge of a glacier moraine before you reach the finish line at 6,500 feet (2,000m). The course ascends 5,971 feet (1,820m), most of it on the second half. The organization is perfect. They even manage to bring a sufficient quantity of warm showers to the finisher line. The only problem I have with the organization is that they only accept 3,000 runners due to the narrow single trails. However, they should try to start the several categories in intervals or something similar to stretch the field in order to give more people the chance for such a great experience. There are of course not that many spectators as in Boston but they are just as supporting. I'm going to run Boston this Monday, April 17th, 2000. I hope it will be good weather. |
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