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Quebec City Marathon/Marathon des Deux Rives Runner Comments
Back to Quebec City Marathon/Marathon des Deux Rives Information & Reviews
Course 4.2 
Organization 4.7 
Spectators 4.1
Number of comments: 87 [displaying comments 51 to 61]
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M. M. from Hanscom Air Force Base, MA, USA
(8/29/2007)
 "Excellent Quebec City 2007 1/2 Marathon" (about: 2003)
First Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 My first time in Quebec City, since I was about 10! I grew up in Montreal, luckily in a French neighborhood, so I had an even better time chatting with all the locals, and runners, in both French and English! As the runner before me says: Great fans, and great organization, with all the extras given out! So amazing - see you all next year! Bonjour Quebec, a bientôt! -Michel | |
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M. W. from Newton, Massachusetts, USA
(8/27/2007)
 "Awesome First-Marathon Experience" (about: 2007)
First Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 This was my first marathon and I could not have wished for a better experience. Quebec City is a beautiful city with the friendliest people in the world! I was overwhelmed by how well-organized this race was - from registration to the pasta dinner to shuttle buses to all of the volunteers and fans along the route. In fact, I could not believe how every single intersection and street corner, from the smallest street to the largest highway, had a red-jacketed volunteer preventing traffic and cheering the runners on. Every water stand had at least 50 people handing out water and Gatorade and gel and fruit and sponges. And of course, what a beautiful course along (and over) the St. Lawrence River. Fantastic job. Thank you for making my first marathon unforgettable. | |
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K. S. from New Haven, CT
(3/5/2007)
"I have never run a friendlier race." (about: 2006)
2 previous marathons
| 1 Quebec City Marathon/Marathon des Deux Rives
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 The Marathon Des Deux Rives was wonderful. I did the marathon on a whim as it worked out in my timeframe (end of the summer). It was fabulous. Quebec City is a gorgeous city, so it was also a fun tourist trip as well. The race was relatively flat with a hill or two. My favorite part was the friends that I made along the course: Two girls from Montreal and a gentleman from Ottawa. | |
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K. M. from Toronto, Canada
(9/12/2006)
"World-class marathon in a friendly city!!" (about: 2006)
6-10 previous marathons
| 1 Quebec City Marathon/Marathon des Deux Rives
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 My spouse and I made a short vacation of this marathon. We stayed on the Levis side in one of the B&Bs near the start line. Very well organized race, from expo and kit pick-up to pasta dinner, pre-race, race and post-race details. The course on the other side of the river in old Levis is very nice. Running along the St. Lawrence river in full view of the old city of Quebec is a wonderful experience! Locals come out to cheer on the runners; then when you get to the finish area at the foot of the hill in Quebec, fans and tourists line the streets and cheer. The course is not entirely flat, there is a long gradual incline over about 8-9 KM (5-6 miles) and then there's a short decline to river level. The last 10 KMs (6 miles) are mostly flat, though slightly windy. Excellent course support and very well placed/marked/staffed aid stations (incl. 2 with gels, bananas, oranges)! Last 4 KM are very scenic through the old city! Loved this marathon (my 6th), the city, the organization, the fans, the course! Lots of foreign runners participate in this race, giving it a very international color and sound. Merci, Quebec City Marathon! | |
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P. L. from Lebanon, NH, USA
(8/30/2006)
"The "friendship marathon"" (about: 2005)
2 previous marathons
| 1 Quebec City Marathon/Marathon des Deux Rives
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 Never seen that before in a race: people are friendly, racers are friendly, the distance is counted backwards (good for the mental), the place is gorgeous. Too bad we had some rain at the end. | |
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LaVerne Potter from Allentown, Pennsylvania
(7/18/2006)
"Great" (about: 2005)
3 previous marathons
| 1 Quebec City Marathon/Marathon des Deux Rives
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 I have run New York (2003) and Chicago (2002) but nothing compares to Quebec (2005). The people, the city, and the race are first-rate. I am running Niagara Falls in October, so I cannot run the marathon this year; however I think so much of Quebec that I am coming up to run the 1/2 on the 27th as a training run. | |
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Louis Beaudoin from Canmore, Alberta
(12/14/2005)
"everthing was excellent, merci" (about: 2005)
1 previous marathon
| 1 Quebec City Marathon/Marathon des Deux Rives
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 This 1/2 marathon was my first race in the province; my wife and I made a vacation out of this. This race was very hard for me (maybe because I arrived in Quebec City at 3 AM). Otherwise, everything was great. Loved the fans at the finish, fantastic!!! Et merci encore. | |
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R. R. from Burlington Ontario
(9/11/2005)
"Well organized races" (about: 2005)
First Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 I am a 74 year-old runner and have run the Quebec City 1/2 marathon and 10k race the last four years. The race is very well put together. I will continue to run Quebec City as long as I can - I love the city. | |
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J. W. from Philadelphia, PA
(9/5/2005)
"Outstanding organization and beautiful course" (about: 2005)
1 previous marathon
| 1 Quebec City Marathon/Marathon des Deux Rives
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 What a great first marathon! And an amazing city. Having never been to Quebec, I decided this would be a good place to visit for my first marathon. It turned out to be one of the best decisions I've made. Most impressive to me was the organization. From the expo, the transportation, to the water/food stops, everything was flawless. The volunteers and the spectators (though few in number at times) were all incredible. The guys from the running club (yellow jerseys) were awesome. As a beginner, it really helped me to have them as pacers. I also very much liked the course. It was beautiful. I loved the last km into Quebec City. Cool, no wind problems, though the rain got a bit heavy at times. I think I only made a couple mistakes. First, I did some sight-seeing, OK a lot of sight-seeing, the day before the race. Would have been smarter to rest more. Which leads me to my second point - the hills. I had trained well on hills at home, but I had never done hills after first running 15 miles, which is about where the big one up to the bridge starts. Perhaps I did not eat or drink enough also. In any case, shortly after the hills I began to notice cramping in both calves, which got particularly severe the last 6 miles. Totally surprised me. Beware the steep downhill after the bridge! Quite a few runners, including me, seemed to have problems at that spot. I doubt others would consider this course difficult, but it's certainly not flat and easy. Even so, I loved it. Only 700 or so runners, so you never feel overwhelmed by the crowd. And if you speak any French at all, what a great place to use it. Unlike Parisians (sorry Paris), no one in Quebec was rude or rolled their eyes when I tried to speak their language. I'll definitely return. | |
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L. M. from Montreal (Canada)
(9/3/2005)
"Absolutely Great!!!!" (about: 2005)
6-10 previous marathons
| 2 Quebec City Marathon/Marathon des Deux Rivess
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 This year was my third time participating in this event (1 half and 2 marathons). All three times I found that it was very well organized: - Easy access to the shuttles that bring you to the starting line. - Easy to pick up our bag after the race. - So many volunteers!!! This year it rained on and off during the race and all the volunteers stayed, taking their role very much at heart. Thank you all!!! - The course is not easy, especially at mid-race where you get a few challenging hills. - I would have liked to see more fans at the end of the race when we need more support, but I guess it was not too appealing to stand in the rain on that day... I would recommand this race to everybody looking for great organization and a course that has just enough hills to make it a bit more challenging than a flat course. Thank you Quebec City!!! |
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