Marathon Details - Taipei International Expressway Marathon

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Taipei International Expressway Marathon & Half Marathion, 9K, 3K fun run

Taipei, Taiwan

December 21, 2014

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Address:	CTRRA Office Room 206, 2F., No.55, Changji St., Datong District, Taipei
Phone Number:	(02) 25855659
Fax Number:	(02) 23579869
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Reviews

Course 2.8

Organization 3.5

Spectators 1.0

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Number of comments: 4

R. R. from Taipei, Taiwan (12/15/2013) "Not special" (about: 2013) 2 previous marathons \| 1 Taipei International Expressway Marathon COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 1 Plus: sufficient water and food supply fast track not too crowded sufficient information More than enough photographers (if that's your thing) Minuses: small elevations at 37 km and 40km are quite annoying Boring track, almost no spectators Ran it in 2013. about the other comments: Only 2km now is on the elevated expressway (still few spectators) there is now every km a sign and everything is in English. And everything is registered with a championchip
H. W. from Hong Kong (10/11/2005) "Time trial with no clocks." (about: 2005) 3 previous marathons \| 1 Taipei International Expressway Marathon COURSE: 2 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 1 First, the bad news: Back and forth and back and forth, around orange cones and a cloth 'scrunchy' each time to prove that you have been there. And the race is held on an elevated expressway where no spectators are allowed. And while the course is fast (with few inclines), as with other CTRRA races, distances are annoyingly marked only every 5km and there are no clocks except at the finish line. And yes, no ChampionChip, so your watch is all you have. The good news: It's flat and the weather is mild at this time of year. Also while the course is an elevated expressway, it's actually more scenic than Taipei - you get to see mountains on your left and the city on your right, including the two 'beautiful' manmade landmarks: the Shin Kong Life Building and the 101 Building. Drink and sponge stations are plentiful, although water is basically the only liquid provided. Overall, it's functional and given the weather and courses in Asia, it's about as fast as they come.
J. H. from Taipei, Taiwan (9/24/2004) "No frills, fast course. Like Taiwan itself." (about: 2004) 3 previous marathons \| 1 Taipei International Expressway Marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 1 This marathon course is not exciting at all. Straight out and back, twice. If you are looking for a scenic, bucolic marathon, Taroko in Eastern Taiwan is the race. However, if you want to run a fast time on a course that lets you get into a good tempo w/ no distractions, this is it. Flat, fast, even surface w/ no traffic, and no people cutting across the course. There is nothing fancy about this race, and the support is minimal, but adequate. Your satisfaction w/ this race depends on what your goals are and why you run: If your motivation is to have fun and enjoy the event/scenery, skip this one. If your motivation is to get a good time in a race that has fairly good conditions, a fast course and some decent competion w/out being a complete zoo (e.g. London, Paris, NYC, etc), then this is a superb choice. This race embodies Taiwan itself - no frills, and execution that meets most peoples' minimum requirements for their own goals. If you want to be entertained, run elsewhere.
Lawrence T. McDonnell from Kaohsiung, Taiwan (9/5/2003) "If there's a marathon in hell, this is it." (about: 2002) COURSE: 1 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 1 By all means, come to Taiwan--this is not China!!!--and run a breath-taking marathon--in the fall, at Taroko Gorge--the most beautiful marathon in the world. Taipei? Here's a different idea: let's run down an expressway, with an airport on one side, and open, smoggy, congested expressway lanes on the other. There are no points of scenery, no spectators, and when I ran in 2002 it was raining, as it frequently is in Taipei at this time. If you like noise and asphalt and drizzle and air pollution, this is the place for you. The city puts zero effort into this race. Even the finishing medal is cheesy. It's an out and back course with nothing to recommend it, and that expressway goes up and down more times than you might think it would. A real mental challenge. Taipei's a beautiful city. Mayor Ma should be embarrassed to have a race like this take place here. No English anywhere, by the way. Very odd. I ran 5 marathons in 2002. Taipei? Never again. Never. Ever.

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R. R. from Taipei, Taiwan (12/15/2013) "Not special" (about: 2013) 2 previous marathons \| 1 Taipei International Expressway Marathon COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 1 Plus: sufficient water and food supply fast track not too crowded sufficient information More than enough photographers (if that's your thing) Minuses: small elevations at 37 km and 40km are quite annoying Boring track, almost no spectators Ran it in 2013. about the other comments: Only 2km now is on the elevated expressway (still few spectators) there is now every km a sign and everything is in English. And everything is registered with a championchip
H. W. from Hong Kong (10/11/2005) "Time trial with no clocks." (about: 2005) 3 previous marathons \| 1 Taipei International Expressway Marathon COURSE: 2 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 1 First, the bad news: Back and forth and back and forth, around orange cones and a cloth 'scrunchy' each time to prove that you have been there. And the race is held on an elevated expressway where no spectators are allowed. And while the course is fast (with few inclines), as with other CTRRA races, distances are annoyingly marked only every 5km and there are no clocks except at the finish line. And yes, no ChampionChip, so your watch is all you have. The good news: It's flat and the weather is mild at this time of year. Also while the course is an elevated expressway, it's actually more scenic than Taipei - you get to see mountains on your left and the city on your right, including the two 'beautiful' manmade landmarks: the Shin Kong Life Building and the 101 Building. Drink and sponge stations are plentiful, although water is basically the only liquid provided. Overall, it's functional and given the weather and courses in Asia, it's about as fast as they come.
J. H. from Taipei, Taiwan (9/24/2004) "No frills, fast course. Like Taiwan itself." (about: 2004) 3 previous marathons \| 1 Taipei International Expressway Marathon COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 1 This marathon course is not exciting at all. Straight out and back, twice. If you are looking for a scenic, bucolic marathon, Taroko in Eastern Taiwan is the race. However, if you want to run a fast time on a course that lets you get into a good tempo w/ no distractions, this is it. Flat, fast, even surface w/ no traffic, and no people cutting across the course. There is nothing fancy about this race, and the support is minimal, but adequate. Your satisfaction w/ this race depends on what your goals are and why you run: If your motivation is to have fun and enjoy the event/scenery, skip this one. If your motivation is to get a good time in a race that has fairly good conditions, a fast course and some decent competion w/out being a complete zoo (e.g. London, Paris, NYC, etc), then this is a superb choice. This race embodies Taiwan itself - no frills, and execution that meets most peoples' minimum requirements for their own goals. If you want to be entertained, run elsewhere.
Lawrence T. McDonnell from Kaohsiung, Taiwan (9/5/2003) "If there's a marathon in hell, this is it." (about: 2002) COURSE: 1 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 1 By all means, come to Taiwan--this is not China!!!--and run a breath-taking marathon--in the fall, at Taroko Gorge--the most beautiful marathon in the world. Taipei? Here's a different idea: let's run down an expressway, with an airport on one side, and open, smoggy, congested expressway lanes on the other. There are no points of scenery, no spectators, and when I ran in 2002 it was raining, as it frequently is in Taipei at this time. If you like noise and asphalt and drizzle and air pollution, this is the place for you. The city puts zero effort into this race. Even the finishing medal is cheesy. It's an out and back course with nothing to recommend it, and that expressway goes up and down more times than you might think it would. A real mental challenge. Taipei's a beautiful city. Mayor Ma should be embarrassed to have a race like this take place here. No English anywhere, by the way. Very odd. I ran 5 marathons in 2002. Taipei? Never again. Never. Ever.

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