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May 3, 2024

Park City Marathon Runner Comments

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Course 4.6

Organization 4.7

Spectators 3.5

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J. E. from Illinois (6/27/2005) "A True Rocky Mountain High" (about: 2005) 11-50 previous marathons \| 1 Park City Marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 I echo all the positive comments about this marathon from the beautiful course to the excellent organization. Being from Illinois, I was concerned about the altitude but I only noticed a small effect while my son, also from Illinois, won his age division. The hill at mile 17 was challenging, and miles 21-23 seemed to go on forever, but neither diminished a great marathon and an unforgettable experience. Also, the host hotel was very supportive and helpful.
T. C. from Park City, Utah (6/15/2005) "Awesome race!! Very scenic. Greatly organized." (about: 2005) 2 previous marathons \| 1 Park City Marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 It is hard to describe how impressed I was with this marathon. From the organization to the course, and everything in between, I could not have been happier. The course is extremely beautiful and scenic, and the trail portions sure do feel nice on the legs (especially at mile 23). It is pretty tough, especially between 14-17, but with proper training it's not that bad. With this being my second marathon, I certainly did not expect to PR on this course (after reading others comments), but ended up doing just so! I will definitely be back next year, as I have nothing but high remarks about his race! Also, every time I had a question regarding the race, the race directors personally emailed me within a couple of hours of my question. You guys have all my respect! Thanks for the great job! Can't wait to be back!
Jim Witheril SR from Phoenix, AZ (6/14/2005) "Best Small Marathon In The West ! " (about: 2005) 6-10 previous marathons \| 1 Park City Marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 This marathon has it all except the big crowds. The Utah Road Runners did a spectacular job putting this marathon together.The host hotel, the Yarrow was a great deal. I made good use of the Hot Tub and heated pool. The pasta party was first class. My wife and I really enjoyed the session of question and answers that the 50 States club member?s put on after the dinner, great info and a few laughs too. If you enjoy clear cool mountain air, nice trails that pass over rushing streams, great scenery and even a Moose or two this is it. Yes there was a Moose seen out on one of the trails. I wasn?t lucky enough to see it but maybe next year? I want to thank everyone who was involved for making this my favorite marathon. Best regards to all. JW
D. C. from Provo, UT (6/13/2005) "Great little marathon" (about: 2005) 11-50 previous marathons \| 3 Park City Marathons COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 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!
Gina Moore from Dallas, Texas (6/16/2004) "Pretty little marathon!" (about: 2004) 50+ previous marathons \| 1 Park City Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 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!
D. C. from Provo, UT (6/12/2004) "Very good small marathon" (about: 2004) 6-10 previous marathons \| 2 Park City Marathons COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 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.
F. F. from Kearns, UT (2/17/2004) "Tough Course" (about: 2003) COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 4 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. B. from Kansas City, MO (6/22/2003) "A very enjoyable race" (about: 2003) COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 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.
ollie nanyes from peoria, IL (6/20/2003) "Excellent, low-key, rural marathon" (about: 2003) COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 1 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.
M. R. from Huntsville, Utah (6/15/2003) "New course was very good" (about: 2003) COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 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!

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