This is the third year in a row that I have run the Park City Marathon. It is a relatively small marathon of about 300 runners. The race directors are very friendly and well organized. I like the course, especially the fact that about 10 miles are on dirt roads instead of pavement. The post race food was very good. The volunteers were great!

The course was great although a bit challenging as it does have some climbing. The climbing is in the first 17 miles with the most challenging hill between 16-17, but you enter the city during this climb through a beautiful residential section. Once you reach the top - the remainder of the course is easy and gorgeous!!!

Wonderful volunteer group during the race and GREAT food support after the race. The goodies were kept separate for runners only!

The best medal of any race I have run...a copper & brass mountain skyline design. Dry Release finisher's shirts distributed at the finish line so you could change immediately to stay warm. The awards were specially designed granite picture frames.

This year will be hard to beat - as Helen Klein was the featured guest and pasta dinner speaker. Park City and Salt Lake - really focused on her attendance at this marathon (not to mention her accomplishments!). She is a very special lady and her husband, Norm, really keeps things hopping with his go-getter personality as well as his innate support of Helen!

Good run for your buck!

This is the second time I've run the Park City Marathon. I like to run in smaller races, and this one had about 250 or maybe 300 runners. It was very well organized both years. The course is tough because of a few hills, but I like it anyway. They had very good post-race food. I'll definitely do this one again.

This was probably the most difficult course of the 4 Utah marathons that I had the chance to run last year. The elevation climb midway killed me. After that the pebbles on the dirt road tore the soles of my feet up. And to finish it off it was getting somewhat hot near the end.

Good points about the course: yes, it's small. Aid stations where there, albeit a bit far sometimes. You can't beat the free massages at the end either. I'll probably run this course again.

A beautiful day, a nice course, and great scenery. This race was fun and very low-key. Keep in mind this is not a big city mega-marathon - a few hundred runners, no expo, the pasta dinner at the local church. The volunteers were great, and I enjoyed the rural trail portions, as well as the course running through Park City itself. As a flatlander, I was concerned about the altitude, but it seemed to have minimal effect. All in all, a very pleasant event.

I race-walked the 2003 version of this race. This course was a scenic mixture of low-traffic roads, paved bike paths, and gravel bike paths. There were about 7 miles of gravel, including miles 19.5 to 24.

Aid stations were plentiful (even for someone at my walking pace), and there were course martials at key intersections to block traffic. A nice touch is that course officials patrolled the course on bicycles to check on the participants. They even knew where I was on the course (my wife asked them, and they gave an accurate answer).

The course IS at altitude (6,400 to 7,000 feet), and does feature a 600-foot climb between miles 10 and 17, so flatlanders shouldn't expect a PR.

Even though I walked, I had no problems finishing within the generous time limit.

I enjoyed this run a lot. Much of the course was on trails and away from cars. Running through downtown Park City was fun, even with the big hill at mile 17. I had to prompt some of the crowds, but once they got started, they were very supportive and noisy. The shirt was very colorful, and there was plenty of parking close to the start/finish lines. My one and only minor complaint was the medal. They might consider getting a local artist to design it, as is done at Big Sur. The timing company supplied each runner with a card showing run-time and place... great idea!

The new course that was adapted this year was a plus. The last 9 miles are semi-downhill - if you can make it from 14-17, which is a steady climb. Plenty of water and volunteers. The food wasn't where it was supposed to be, but this isn't the first race at which that has happened to me. My time was much better than I had planned. Previous runners had really warned me about the altitude, so I tried to train in higher elevation as much as possible. If you want a beautiful scenic run, this is it. You run a dirt trail half of the time, and get to share it with cows and horses. You also get to run through Park City, and by golf courses, chairlifts, and some pretty pricy houses. I didn't like the fact that there were no chips to keep my exact time. Maybe next year.

Very scenic course but fairly difficult. Save more energy for the last 10K than you would normally save. Organization was without flaw as far as I could tell. Jeff Galloway at the pasta supper was great. Volunteers on the course were great. If you don't mind running alone, this is a good one. Has the potential to become a major destination marathon.

was every thing that I had heard about this marathon and more. People giving aid were kind. easy firist half of race all down hill. Then the fun begins rolling hills. Then A BIG MOUNTAIN then level ground to lick your wounds on then your home. So much fun last year going to give it another go around in 2000.