This is a pretty darn good race. Positives: expo with quite a few vendors, kind of cool shirt, excellent course (crossing bridges, running through an army base, running downtown - nice mix of scenery). Negatives: pace teams seemed to be off by quite a bit. Almost no food after the race, the massage line was about 3 days long because there were only a couple therapists, and, while I do not drink, they ran out of beer. Up until the finish, I thought the race was a super presentation. This was my 8th marathon.

I realy enjoyed my race experience at the Quad Cities Marathon. I loved the course because there was a nice change of scenery. We ran through four cities and two states. I also felt exhilarated running along the river and over the bridges. There were also fans, cheerleaders, bands, and hot air balloons along the course. The racers were also very friendly and energetic. My pacer was fantastic! When I would start to lag behind, he would stop, or run back to help motivate me to catch up. Overall, the Quad Cites Marathon is a phenomenal race experience that marathoners would thoroughly enjoy.

Awesome scenic marathon, except the last 5K that is out- and-back from the finish line on a lonely area that is not scenic. Arsenal Island was beautiful and the organization was great. I would love to return, but I think they need to change the end of the route before I do!

The course was beautiful with the river run and armory portion of the course. One small mistake was the out-and-back at the very end of the race... yuk. The other small mistake was the choice of the beer... very yuk. I still highly recommend this race.

I am originally from the QC, so when I decided to run my first marathon, it seemed appropriate to run it at home. I had the best experience of my life with this race! Not only is the first marathon such an emotional high, but this race was so well organized too, with lots of community support, great bands and hot air balloons )and an all-around wonderful course). As with most other people, the out-and-back at the end was pretty brutal, but other than that, the course was great. The best part, next to crossing the finish line, was crossing the I-74 bridge. It was absolutely beautiful to look out over the river on such a beautiful day! Thank you to all involved in the QC Marathon - I look forward to next year's race!

Joe Moreno and his volunteers put on a great race. The course is scenic, especially along the Mississippi River and around the Arsenal. He went the extra mile and sent the out-of-town marathoners a copy of Monday's newspaper so we could read the wrap up and see our names in the paper! Classy touch. I recommend this race to all. As a back-of-the-packer, I appreciate the "same day" pacer! It was a great day.

Another lovely day. The course was changed somewhat from last year and got a bit confused off of Arsenal Island, but you can't beat the scenery. The post-race party is awesome!

I had a nice time running the Quad Cities this year. It's reasonable priced, full of useful mid-course amenities, and the course was scenic - well, at least 75 percent of it. The crowds are supportive at the start and finish but pretty sparse in spots and completely non-existent during the nearly four-mile out-and-back stretch that completes the course. I had read previous comments from prior years about this challenging section and I found them to be true. It's tough to leave the downtown finish area to do a simple out-and-back. I did notice the finisher's medal did not differentiate between the half, the marathon and the marathon relay. That should be addressed. But overall, it was a nice event.

This ones a do-again! I have only one negative and it's a pychological one. That last out-and-back is awful; extend the course somewhere else (Arsenal Island perhaps) and you've got a perfect course. I'm from the flat part of FL and the hills were not bad! We stayed at Stoney Creek Inn and it was great!

My family and I drove from Nashville, TN to make this the 5th marathon in my quest to run a marathon in all 50 states.

What I liked about the marathon:
1) Great course. Running over the Mississippi River at the start was breathtaking. Arsenal Island was cool as well.
2) Plenty of GU and water stops.
3) Print out of splits and finish time as soon as you cross the finish line.
4) The band playing at the end added to the excitement.
5) Hot air balloons along the course track.
6) Bands playing along the course and the fans cheering you on.

I thought this was a great marathon and would like to run it again. The Raddison Hotel is a great place to stay and right at the start line.