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Jacksonville Marathon Runner Comments
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Course 4.1 
Organization 3.9 
Spectators 2.7
Number of comments: 166 [displaying comments 21 to 31]
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J. H. from Winston-Salem,NC
(12/17/2012)
 "Wonderful experience" (about: 2012)
1 previous marathon
| 1 Jacksonville Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 My first marathon and I have nothing negative to say. Great organization, a nice and comfortable course, beautiful weather, water/Gatorade every 2 miles, awesome pace group, decent(but not obnoxious) crowd support. I had a wonderful time. | |
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Rick Sartory from Palm Beach Gardens, FL
(10/25/2012)
"Great course, perfect number of runners" (about: 2011)
1 previous marathon
| 1 Jacksonville Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 Awesome experience for my first full marathon. The course was shaded and the weather was awesome. Water stations were convenient. Very well organized. Good pace groups. | |
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John Tolerton from Bluffton, SC
(9/8/2012)
 "What a nice day for a run." (about: 2011)
First Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 This was my first running race. It was a fabulous course like running through the park, or to the park, most of the way. Everything was very well coordinated. It got a little lonely out there and an older gentleman came out of his driveway to run with me for a half a mile which was nice. The volunteers were excellent with water and sports drinks. I was amongst some local traffic a little, but they got it, and it was more than fine. I had the run of my life and will never forget it. Thanks to all of the volunteers and race coordinators for such a well run race. 3:00:43 | |
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James Lehman from Coppell, TX at race date (now Switzerland)
(5/26/2012)
"Good wintertime marathon." (about: 2011)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Jacksonville Marathon
COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 Jacksonville Bank Marathon 2011 was my first race in the city, which is a good venue for such late time of year (December). There aren't many choices for outdoor marathons just prior to Christmas break. On this particular day it became plenty warm after the first few minutes of starting the event. The course, organization and spectators were okay, and same for the shirt and medalokay. The post race food on offer was better than average, I remember. For me the Jacksonville Bank Marathon was well-timed because it allowed me to continue long-distance running events Stateside into the winter months. | |
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S. B. from Nassau, Bahamas
(1/1/2012)
 "A must do marathon!" (about: 2011)
11-50 previous marathons
| 2 Jacksonville Marathons
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 The Jacksonville Marathon is fast becoming one of my absolute favourites! This is my second time running it since it was my first marathon in 2007. I have run 15 marathons all over the USA, Germany and Bahamas and this one ranks way up there with the big boys in terms of organization. Keep up the good work First Place Sports! I will definitely be back again. If you are looking for a PR then this is a must do. | |
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A. M. from Columbia, SC
(12/21/2011)
"Flat and Fast" (about: 2011)
1 previous marathon
| 1 Jacksonville Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 2 This is only my second marathon, though I run 30+ road races yearly. This is a nice small race - pretty well organized with hydration (water and gatorade) every 2 miles and digital splits for every mile. Course is about as flat you can imagine - total pancake. Not much scenery but mostly well shaded residential areas. Spectators are very limited. There is some light traffic on the course. They had recorded splits for 5k, 10 mile 13.1 and 20 mile, which is nice to be able to go back and analyze your performance. Medal,shirt and post race food were all decent, though these are not things I really care about. Basically a great course to try a PR or BQ. | |
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M. C. from Fort Walton Beach, FL
(12/21/2011)
"First Marathon Experience" (about: 2011)
First Marathon
COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 After 6 half marathons I figured it was time to go all in. Overall a good experience. The course was well marked with digital splits at every mile and water every 2. There were times we had to run in traffic on secondary roads. I was disappointed by the finish though. The track was being resurfaced so looked a mess. They hand you a bagged medal that I fumbled trying open because I was exhausted. The race was raising funds for Bolles, one of the most exclusive/expensive private schools in the area. As such, is it too much to have someone of note(president or dean of students)be there to thank the runners and hand them their medals by the ribbon if they are not going to hang it around their neck. After party was so so with soup, bagels, bananas, but no beer. | |
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D. P. from Riverview,Fl
(12/19/2011)
"The weather conditions were great." (about: 2011)
11-50 previous marathons
| 4-5 Jacksonville Marathons
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 1 I have been running marathons for 20 years. I have always felt that people who cheated in a race were only cheating themselves. With a BQ being harder to obtain and witnessing cheating first hand I no longer feel that way. In the Jax race I was ahead of the person by 44 minutes at the half. By 20 miles he was ahead of me by 9 minutes without passing me on the course. I never passed him or he me in the race until about one third of a mile from the finish he went by me like he was running a 5K. He went on to win the age group. None of his splits make any sense after 10 miles. The man who finished 4th came from MA. He should have went home with an award. I know all splits can't be reviewed, but I believe the first 3 places in each group should. | |
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B. M. from London, Ontario
(12/19/2011)
"Fast, flat track" (about: 2011)
6-10 previous marathons
| 1 Jacksonville Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 First time running this course, but it was referred to me by a couple people in my running group. Loved and very excited that this was my 10th marathon and my fastest ... finally breaking 3:20:00. The weather was perfect ...43 degrees at the start and guessing abouth 55 when I came in. The course was very flat and well marked. Traffic was not an issue and I thought for a small marathon ... very well organized and pretty good fan support. Everything was perfect for what I wanted to do ... EXCEPT .... I found/ believe the course was long. My GPS, which I used for Boston, read 26.28 miles and for NYC 26.26 and Zurich 26.29 .. well, here it read 26.42. It seemed to be good the first half ... 13.12 at the half .. then all of a sudden it seemed the mile markers were further apart. I talked to a couple other people and they also felt it was a little long. I only say this as I felt I was in good shape until about mile 23 and I started to worry and actually ran mile 26 at a 7:18/ pace and the last .42 of a mile was at 7:05 and just made my time .. 3:19:37 Chip. Other then the scare at the end ... I would highly recommend this marathon if someone wants a well organized, small marathon and especially if they are seeking a PB. | |
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D. C. from South Carolina
(12/18/2011)
"Flat, fast, and well organized" (about: 2011)
6-10 previous marathons
| 1 Jacksonville Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 Good midsize race. Well organized with convenient packet pick-up at a local running store, although no expo to speak of. Hal Higdon was in the store signing books, though, which was cool! Runners were able to stay in the gym to warm up before the race, which was nice. The weather was perfect- starting temps in the mid 40s and warmed up to mid 60s. The course truly is about 85% in the shade, so no worries about getting hot even though the sun was shining brightly with no clouds. The course was ok - basically an out and back through nice residential neighborhoods. No real scenery to speak of, but well shaded with pretty trees and nice houses. It was cool to see the fastest runners coming back along one section of the course. Almost completely flat (two TINY inclines) and very few turns. The volunteers and pace groups were great. I PR'ed by 8 minutes! Everyone was very friendly. No food on the course and no entertainment. Water/Gatorade was about every 2 miles and there were two GU stops. The finish into the school stadium was cool. I liked hearing my name called as I ran around the track! There was plenty of space for runners to sit and relax after the race, and it looked like there was some great post race food (soup!), although I never eat right after a marathon. The medal is good quality with a decent design and the shirt is a high quality short sleeved tech tee. For the relatively cheap entry fee, this was a great race. I would recommend it to anyone who doesn't need a lot of crowd support and is looking for a fast course at a good price. |
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