I was cheated! Confused and disorganized volunteers and race officials. No expo, bad dinner, only 6 people showed for the seminar which was a joke, no food at the finish area, 1 massage person and you had to pay for it. Whats that about??? I've never run a race this badly organized or as windy. Stay away until they can put a bubble over the course and get some people out to watch.

Volunteers at the water stops and along the course were great. The course was flat and except for the wind it could be fast. The remainder of the race was poorly organized. It was very difficult to access the hotel where the race number pick-up was located. At the start of the race there were about 15 port-a-potties for a few thousand people. At the end of the race, the only food was a few slices of oranges and bananas (I finished in the top 50, so running out of food does not seem to be a reasonable excuse). Only one person providing massages after the race and she expected payment. Finally, at the awards they expected my wife to pay to attend. This race made me appreciate the well organized races I have run.

The organization was poor, especially the long wait at the start. There were virtually no spectators along the course except at water stations. The finish area is not very well organized and there was no food or volunteers. This course has a history of being extremely windy and this was seen in the slow finishing times. There is not enough medical support or interesting things to look at. No wonder they never get very many runners. I would not recommend this marathon until they get their act together.

Good marathon for a first timer. No food at the finish, that was a bummer. Not even a banana. Maybe the organizers should save some and not let all the half-marathon participants and very, very fast marathoners eat it all. Course is flat, or downhill. Pretty good crowd support (considering the weather was less than perfect this year, but I have heard in the past, it has been wonderful) and the scenery is breathtaking.

This was my first marathon, and I can't think of a better situation for a rookie. Very flat course, with a downhill finish. Run along the Niagara river most of the race, which is nice to look at. Water stations at every mile were great.

Very well organized. Despite the rain the fans showed up and were awesome. Very flat course with lots of great views.

Even though the race venue was changed this year I loved the course. It was flat and beautiful. Running most of the course along the Niagara River combined with great fall colors more than made up for a very cold and rainy start. The water stations were plentiful and had great enthusiastic volunteers. I found spectators although not plentiful were very supportive and friendly.

The organization could be improved in a couple areas:

1. Long wait at the start line. We were told the last bus to the start line would leave at 8:00 pm. We caught the 7:53 bus and arrived at the start line at 8:30. We then had to wait for 1 1/2 hours till the 10:00 pm start.

2. Very little refreshments at the finish. I finished the race in approx. 4 hours 30 minutes. Only orange slices and water was left in the finish area. I was told by other runners that bananas and gatorade bars were available earlier but they had run out. There was no bagels, yogurt or sports drinks at the finish.

Anytime you can 'see' water for the majority of a marathon means it has good scenery. This is not a big deal marathon but it is solid and well handled. Flat. Good access, so your friends can cheer you along at different points.

Mile markers, water and sports drink at every mile. They even had pit stops about every 5 to 6 miles.

Scenery was great, Organization was great, volunteers were super, but not a lot of spectator support, so you need to bring your own motivation. Weather conditions this year were close to ideal. Course is very flat. Excellent for a first or second race. Lots of food available afterwards.