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May 7, 2024

Copenhagen Marathon Runner Comments

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Course 3.9

Organization 4.3

Spectators 3.7

Number of comments: 31 [displaying comments 11 to 21]

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Jean-Louis Beaudonnet from Miami, Florida (5/25/2013) "Very scenic course, could do better" (about: 2013) 11-50 previous marathons \| 1 Copenhagen Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 5 Copenhagen is a very beautiful city, and so is the course that takes you through all of these wonderful places. Very enjoyable! The course is very flat, but not all that fast. There are several cobblestone areas, none of which are a killer, but one after the other ends up being pretty hard on the legs. That is the tradeoff for designing a very scenic course in the old city. The race is quite competitive with plenty of sub 3-hour runners, and amazing pace-setters. Given the large number of 3-hour runners, they had at least 3 pace-setters for this target, doing an amazing job. The overall organization is very good, but there is one very big problem: only 10 water stations. In the US, water stations at every mile is the standard. I do not understand why they do not do that in Copenhagen. Overall, I still highly recommend this marathon in a great city.
James Skinner from Gloucestershire, England (6/16/2011) "Fast course - worth giving it a go" (about: 2010) 11-50 previous marathons \| 1 Copenhagen Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 Anyone looking for a personal best (PB) time should consider running the Copenhagen Marathon. The course is as flat as a pancake and if the weather conditions allow, then you can go well! The race is medium-sized but retains a small and friendly feel. The organisation is good although the finish area could be improved with more space for the runners to meet up with their friends/families. The registration expo was ok, although more race merchandise could be available to buy. The only downside with this marathon is that with the May scheduling, it does coincide with numerous other marathons across Europe especially. Overall, I would recommend this marathon as Copenhagen is a lovely compact city and you can definitely post a fast time here.
s. h. from come from england but live in stenløse (11/21/2010) "great run but needs improvement" (about: 2010) 4-5 previous marathons \| 2 Copenhagen Marathons COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 It would be great if the finishing area were better organized. It was chaos - too many strollers. Otherwise, a great run. In 2011, I'm running in a hot air balloon.
P. D. from Hull, England (7/24/2010) "Well organized" (about: 2005) 1 previous marathon \| 1 Copenhagen Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 This was my first marathon and it was a great experience. I was made very welcome as a foreigner and the Danes are very effecient at organizing things without a big fuss. For a capital-city race, it is small, and therefore a pleasant experience without a huge number of runners. Everything on the day went very smoothly and it was very enjoyable. I recommend it.
C. T. from Evanston, IL (10/8/2009) "Highly Recommend" (about: 2009) 6-10 previous marathons \| 1 Copenhagen Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 This race was well organized. My only complaint was the bottleneck of runners leaving the finishing area caused by waiting families. Perhaps a designated meet-up area would help. Everything else went off without a hitch for me. There were plenty of porta-potties and all aid stations ran smoothly. There were cobblestones, but only for a very small portion of the race, and I think it's largely unavoidable if you want to include the more scenic parts of the city. The course is flat and fast, and the Danish were friendly - both the residents and the runners.
s. c. from London (5/26/2009) "One to add to the list of must-do marathons" (about: 2009) 11-50 previous marathons \| 1 Copenhagen Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 A fast, flat marathon course in a truly beautiful city. It's well organized and well supported, with a nice finish along the waterfront. My only grumbles are that they don't promote the race better by selling any marathon merchandise, and certain sections of the course aren't closed to traffic.
A. R. from East Anglia, England (5/21/2008) "A PB - Cobbles twice and some very narrow turns," (about: 2008) 3 previous marathons \| 1 Copenhagen Marathon COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 2 FANS: 4 A very good day out, as long as you managed to avoid all the hazards on route. Not one to consider if you are a girl who likes a comfort break in private.
B. W. from Toronto, Ontario (3/12/2008) "beautiful scenery." (about: 2007) 11-50 previous marathons \| 1 Copenhagen Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 I ran this marathon, and though it was a beautiful city and course and well organized, there were many winding turns and some unmarked kilometers. The loop around was better than I expected. The middle loop was different and we re-ran the last part twice to the finish line. Parts of the course were narrow pathways; that's my only complaint. There were pretty warm temperatures. The fans were great. I would run it again!
B. K. from Stockholm (6/16/2007) "Great and fast race" (about: 2007) 11-50 previous marathons \| 1 Copenhagen Marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 This was my 14th marathon and I will definitely run Copenhagen again in the future. A really nice run and you will have good chances to do a PB due to the course being flat. Good pace-keepers. My only complaint is about lack of energy bars, bananas, or anything else other than water/energy drinks at the end of the race.
R. S. from England (5/25/2006) "Ran over the weekend; fun event, some problem" (about: 2006) 3 previous marathons COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 Nice city, friendly people, well organized marathon. Few niggles organisers should sort... winding through the streets there were many obstacles left unmarked, (e.g., metal posts to waist height, curbs not obvious, bottlenecks) - and I saw several people fall over as a result. Too many bikes and cars alongside narrow sections or cutting through runners - race literature claims race to be traffic-free, but it's not. Didn't detract from the race, but some items could be improved. Beautiful city for a marathon.

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