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May 6, 2024

Cape Cod Marathon Runner Comments

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Course 4.6

Organization 4.5

Spectators 4.0

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J. F. from Indiana (10/27/2008) "Beautiful course - punishing hills" (about: 2008) 4-5 previous marathons \| 1 Cape Cod Marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 The course is spectacularly beautiful but very challenging. It is not a PR course by any stretch of the imagination. The description says, "A little past mile 16... the course rolls up and down for the next seven miles [and]... the hills at miles 17 and 20 are particularly memorable." Actually, the whole seven miles were extremely "memorable." The race is very well organized, especially for a somewhat smaller event. What the fans lacked in number they made up for with enthusiasm. Of course, it would be better if the roads were closed, but for me the traffic was light and for the most part just an infrequent and minor inconvenience. I also think there were sufficient water stations and they were amply stocked. On the other hand, the mile markers could stand a little upgrade. Another plus is that it is a very spectator-friendly event, so if you bring your own fans, they can get around to cheer you on at many spots along the way. All in all, a great race, but if you choose to run it, don't say I didn't warn you about the hills.
l. j. from Connecticut (10/27/2008) "Scenery won't do it!" (about: 2008) 6-10 previous marathons \| 1 Cape Cod Marathon COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 1 FANS: 1 Beautiful course as far as scenery, but it was poorly organized, with not enough water, no spectators aside from relay runners, and rude volunteers. The organizers should spend more time preparing for the race and less time on preparing for the parties. Good for locals only, and first-timers who don't know any better.
J. E. from Milwaukee, WI (10/27/2008) "Excellent Course, Inadequate Preparation" (about: 2008) 11-50 previous marathons \| 1 Cape Cod Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 3 I wish I would have taken more time to research the course and prepared myself for the hills on the back 13. There isn't much the race director can do with the weather conditions (high humidity and somewhat warm temperatures) but it is imperative to adequately supply an extra water station or two in the hilly areas with candy, sweets, fruit, etc... as the average runner is burning more calories and working up a greater thirst while running those hills. Cytomax tastes HORRIBLE; this is the second marathon I've run with Cytomax and it just doesn't do the trick that Gatorade does. On the plus side, the course was wonderful, challenging, and scenic. The expo was easy to get to and well marked for an out-of-towner to get to. Host hotel did a great job on the post-race party. Kudos to you guys for enforcing the no-headphones rule!!!
Dave Chandler from Woodstock, NY (10/27/2008) "Wonderful!" (about: 2008) 11-50 previous marathons \| 1 Cape Cod Marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 This race was everything I expected and more. The organization was incredible. Everyone was supportive and helpful. The course was drop-dead beautiful, even though it was hard to see the scenery early on because of fog. But it's not a PR course, I don't think (for me, anyway). It's a tricky race in terms of strategy planning because you need to save yourself for the hills, which mainly fall within the 15-24 mile range. I regularly ran up and down mountains with 2,500-foot elevation gains to prepare for this race, yet my legs were pretty shot by 24 miles, though I never hit the wall. None of the hills is particularly steep; it's just a relentless series of small ups and downs. I missed my Boston qualifying time by 40 seconds as a result. On a flat course I would have easily qualified. Yet it was a great feeling to know that I'd left everything out on this challenging course. My only complaints: seriously watered down Cytomax and no donuts - even though Dunkin' Donuts was the major sponsor!!
C. T. from New York, NY (10/27/2008) "First Marathon - Great!!!!" (about: 2008) First Marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 5 This was my first marathon and it was a tough one! You really want to make sure you go out nice and easy, because those hills really don't stop! It felt really good to conquer them at the end though! The spectators were awesome and really helped keep me going. Maybe a few more water stations would have helped, but overall it was a great experience. Thanks, Falmouth!!!
P. C. from Worcester, Massachusetts (10/27/2008) "Love this race..." (about: 2008) 11-50 previous marathons \| 6+ Cape Cod Marathons COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 Eight years ago, I ran my first marathon here, and every year I come back for more. Although I never expect a PR on the very challenging course, the beauty, fans, food and great organization are hard to resist. Keep up the good work, CCM!
M. K. from Boston, MA (10/27/2008) "Hilly" (about: 2008) 2 previous marathons \| 1 Cape Cod Marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 As my second marathon, I enjoyed this one quite a bit until the hills really started to maltreat me. I ran the Detroit Marathon last year and this was much different in terms of scale. It was a beautiful course and very enjoyable. The only criticism was that the water stations felt few and far between. It made sense because the field was so small, but it also threw me off. Miles were generally well-marked and the hosts were amazing. Thank you, Falmouth.
G. K. from Worcester, MA, USA (10/27/2008) "Makes me want to run it next year!" (about: 2008) 1 previous marathon \| 1 Cape Cod Marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 Phenomenal experience for a first-time marathoner! Great people, beautiful scenery - the great organization and sheer number of volunteers made it easy just to run!
m. l. from brighton, ma (10/27/2008) "My first and last time running this" (about: 2008) 6-10 previous marathons \| 1 Cape Cod Marathon COURSE: 1 ORGANIZATION: 1 FANS: 4 I have done several marathons previously and I must say that this was the absolute worst race I have ever participated in. I was looking forward to it, but it seemed to be a terribly organized race. There wasn't enough water on the course, the miles were not clearly marked, and the roads were not closed to traffic, so cars were zipping past me the whole time. The expo was not even worth going to. It was a challenging course and would have been at least scenic if it had not been a foggy day; unfortunately, those were its only strong points. I would not recommend this race to anyone and I definitely will not be doing it again.
C. D. from Boston (10/26/2008) "1st marathon - perfect course" (about: 2008) 1 previous marathon \| 1 Cape Cod Marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 This was the PERFECT course to run a first marathon!! Not too many people, and I hardly thought about how many more miles I had to go because it was so beautiful. I was amazed by the whole experience. The spectators carried me though a lot of it, and so did the other runners. Thank you, 2008 runners, spectators and volunteers! I'll be back for more.

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