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Erie Marathon at Presque Isle Runner Comments
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Course 4.6 
Organization 4.7 
Spectators 3.5
Number of comments: 255 [displaying comments 21 to 31]
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M. C. from Toronto, Ontario
(5/2/2016)
 "Great flat course" (about: 2015)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Erie Marathon at Presque Isle
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 I usually don't like running loop courses (this one is a two-loop) but I was just fine there. You pretty much run in the forest the whole time so don't notice the loops that much at all. Loved the fact that you can pick up your bib on the morning before the race. For out of towners like me, this was a blessing. Definitely the flattest course I ever ran and I liked the scenery (trees and beaches mostly). It was windy but you get both head and tail wind because you run in a circle plus the trees cancelled out some of the wind. This race is one of your last chances to qualify for the next year's Boston before the qualification window closes, which, luckily worked out for me. | |
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K. S. from Augusta, GA
(10/15/2015)
 "Great course for a BQ" (about: 2015)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Erie Marathon at Presque Isle
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 I've run 26 marathons and, after doing some requisite speedwork, was able to BQ at this event for the first time. The conditions are very consistent. The course is shaded and the wind is broken by the tree coverage. Their organization is tops. | |
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R. A. from pa
(10/13/2015)
 "concrete" (about: 2015)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Erie Marathon at Presque Isle
COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 3 The flat course was nice, but it appeared most of the roadway was concrete. I would have liked this info upfront and probably would have skipped this race as a result. I hope someone corrects me if I am wrong, but I also researched Presque Isle history & it says the concrete roads were paved in the 1920's. If your body can handle concrete for this distance this is a great race because it's flat & beautiful! | |
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K. B. from Colorado
(10/2/2015)
"Many good points, but course is banked" (about: 2015)
4-5 previous marathons
| 1 Erie Marathon at Presque Isle
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 It was a great marathon in every respect (flat course, scenic, well organized, cool weather) with one exception - the road is banked. You run on only one lane of traffic and so it is banked in the same direction throughout. This caused me a lot of IT band pain in the latter half so if you are sensitive to banked courses, I'd avoid this marathon. | |
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L. S. from VA
(11/1/2014)
"Best Marathon Ever (for its size!)" (about: 2014)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Erie Marathon at Presque Isle
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 The marathon worth running! Having grown up in the area, I was not excited about running two loops around Presque Isle State Park. However, the course proved to be interesting, flat and fast! While spectators were minimal in areas, the volunteers and water stops at almost every mile were amazing. I surprisingly loved this race!!! Highly recommend running this well organized race. Bonus - weather was PERFECT! | |
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L. W. from Ohio
(10/23/2014)
"Small race, but a class act!!" (about: 2014)
6-10 previous marathons
| 1 Erie Marathon at Presque Isle
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 If you are looking for a scenic, super flat course to conquer the marathon - this is it! Although there is not a lot of crowd support, there are water stops every mile which make up for it with their never ending energy and assistance. The course was so flat, I couldn't have asked for anything better. There was always a view of the water, and the course is mostly all shaded. Just beautiful! I highly recommend this course. And to top it off, the race director and others go out of their way to help out and put on a class act all around. Great pre-race pasta dinner too! | |
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keith huth from wooster,ohio
(9/16/2014)
"Great marathon for the Great Lakes" (about: 2014)
11-50 previous marathons
| 3 Erie Marathon at Presque Isles
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 This race could not be better-organized and directed. It features a great outdoor setting, safe and secure running course,enthusiastic water stops and a celebrated finish. Post-race food is excellent. Combined with a mostly-totally flat course and good-weather, runners should be able to set personal bests. Bring a flashlight to get you to the pavillon if you arrive early to get your packet. See you next year! | |
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D. O. from Vilonia,Arkansas
(9/15/2014)
"Awesome" (about: 2014)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Erie Marathon at Presque Isle
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 From the organization to the race itself it was perfect. Could not have asked for a better race in a very nice city. I PRd by 15 minutes. Awesome day. | |
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I. S. from Ohio
(9/14/2014)
"Presque Isle" (about: 2014)
11-50 previous marathons
| 6+ Erie Marathon at Presque Isles
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 This marathon race is very close to being perfect. It is definitely the best value of any marathon that I have seen. It wasn't that long ago that this race had under 200 entrants. The race directors have done excellent work making this a great marathon that motivates people to travel long distances to get to Erie and participate. Making the course 2 laps around Presque Isle State Park was a great idea. Whoever made that decision back then can see the results today. The only problem here is that, on the course, there is only a minuscule number of port-a-loos. One loo every 5 miles or so is not enough especially when there are 2000 marathoners and half marathoners scattered over the course. I would pay a higher entry fee for this. Others may not want that though. I will be back in 2015 if I can enter before it fills to capacity. There is high demand in the marathon community for this race. | |
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D. E. from California
(10/6/2013)
"Perfect course for fast times" (about: 2013)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Erie Marathon at Presque Isle
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 Previous reviewers have summed it up pretty well, fast & flat course, water stops every mile, good traffic control, both before the race (getting to the parking lots) and during the race. Usually, there's always something that a race can do to improve, but I can't think of anything for this race. |
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