2012 was my first ever marathon and I know I picked the perfect course for me. Flat and scenic. I did blister at mile 6 but still managed to finish. Plan to run 2013 to improve my time. Highly recommend this course!

This was my fourth of 5 marathons and my worst experience. The course is utterly flat which I find painful (although it's a soft surface). While the scenery is beautiful I tired of looking at the backs of other runners and no fans, and the out and back course became monotonous. Cups were tiny with diluted Gatorade so I took two cups at each station but still needed more. I'd rather run the trail on my own.

This is a fantastic race! Everything from the one room expo to the finish area was excellent. About the expo: After picking up my number and shirt, they had everything a runner could possibly want. On race morning, parking was easy and there were a good number of porta-johns. The course is great if you enjoy out and backs, and the actual path is in good shape, nothing to worry about rolling an ankle on or anything. I knew there would be very few fans out there, considering there are only 420 people in the race, but the fans that were there were very enthusiastic, as were all the volunteers. What hills there were, were barely noticable.

One pet-peeve of mine... mile marker placement. This race got the placement perfect! They must have been within a foot of where they should have been. (Note, I was in a race last year that had the mile markers off by a tenth of a mile. A TENTH!!!)

Ending the race on a track with the announcer introducing everyone as they enter the track is a very nice touch.

I will be back at this race again at some point, but not next year since I have Boston to train for now...

Nothing to complain about here. A very well organized, small marathon with dedicated volunteers and a strong feel for the family/community determination to honor a fallen runner. During packet pick-up I had the opportunity to meet and speak with Sean Potts. He welcomed me as if I were a cousin and gladly answered my questions about the man that was his Dad and everything else. From that point on the feeling from everyone involved with the marathon was nothing but positive. No one expects finishing a marathon to be easy. If you need a lot of spectator support along the course this isn't the marathon for you. Same goes if you expect the weather to remain cool until after you cross the finish line, but it is late May in PA. I found motivation and inspiration in the knowledge of Bob Potts that I gained the day before as I felt my pace slowing during the second half of the race. Sean, his crew and family are to be commended for establishing such a quality event to honor his Dad. The trail is scenic, has a very nice granular surface and is pancake flat in addition to being well shaded.

I will suggest this race to friends. Ran it in 2012 for the first time and really enjoyed the course. Race organizers cut off field at 500 entrants. Scenic trail. Great spectator support every mile or 2 at intersections. Sean Potts does a great job organizing the race. Marathon finish takes place on the York College track. Plan to come back next year.

This is a very well organized marathon and tribute to the race director's father, Bob Potts. The race director is great at keeping everyone posted with emails with information regarding the marathon prior to the start. The is a rails-to-trail marathon and quite beautiful and scenic. In fact, you could smell the flowering trees while running the course. The course surface is crushed gravel and much easier on the legs than a road race. There is also a cool train tunnel to run through twice (it's an out and back course).

If you need hundreds of people cheering you on and a large, crowded expo, this is not the race for you. This is a marathon for a true marathoner. The spectators along the course were enthusiastic and fun; the volunteers were quick to make sure runners had enough water and Gatorade. Finishing on the college track is awesome and this year they had an announcer over a loud speaker call out runners' names as they made their way around the track to the finish. Good food at the finish, too. I want to run this marathon again next year. Just as an example of the race director's attention to detail, my Ipod fell off during the run up to the track and the race director tweeted that he had found it and he is going to send it back to me. An amazing event.

The pros are:
1) the course, which is relatively flat with crushed stone, and mostly shaded
2) easy for spectators to find a viewing point
3) lots of gatorade and water even for the back of pack runners
4) frequent water stops
5) it was nice to see real food (bagels, pizza, pretzels) being offered after the race
6) cute medal and lovely shirt

The only negative is the time of year that the marathon is held. Gets quite warm in PA heading towards the end of May. This would have been an excellent race if it was held in March or even April.

Overall, I think the RD with his family and a small group of volunteers did an excellent job organising this race.

At 50 yrs old, I was so excited to run this course knowing it was flat, and a forgiving surface (crushed gravel,rails to trails). Glad I made the choice given I wasn't 100% prepared!! Finished and am in again for Bob Potts 2012! Loved the whole experience, including the volunteers and fuel stops! Post race food was great!

We drove down from Ontario, Canada, and were very pleased with the organization and execution of the marathon. Sean Potts has done an amazing job of honouring his father's memory and the race has a lovely small town family feel to it. We would recommend this race to anyone.The course is flat and fast and for anyone who want to set a PB the field is small and there is no jostling for position.

I have run all three Bob Potts Marathons and keep coming back because it is definitely one of my favorites! A nice, small, hometown feel with personal attention make this a pleasant race to run! Sean Potts is a very cordial Race Director and does his best to make sure that everything is taken care of to the best of his ability. The course is flat, fast and forgiving on the legs. Water stops are plentiful and well stocked with enthusiastic volunteers. If you enjoy running in rural countryside along a rails-to-trails course that is out and back, then I highly recommend this race! There are periods of sparse spectator support but overall you will not get lonely out there!