I ran the half marathon in 2009 and it was one of the best races I have participated in. It sure helped to have a beautiful (but warm) day.

The course was beautiful, which I was most definitely not expecting, having seen some other parts of Toledo. The aid stations were well stocked, the volunteers friendly, and traffic was unnoticeable (to tell you the truth, I don't remember if the streets were closed or not). The post-race food was good; you could tell they were preparing for cold weather, with hot chocolate, coffee and soup that was untouched. It was fun to finish next to the water, hang out and hear the band, and watch the marathoners come in.

What really impressed me though was the post-race attention to detail. The finisher's mugs had not yet come in, so they weren't at the finish. They promised to mail them to all out-of-towners. I would get email updates about my mug, and soon I got it in the mail. I had also won a prize, and after getting the mug, I got another email telling me I would also get a jacket (which I didn't know about or expect). A few weeks later I received a jacket in the mail as well. I felt like it was Christmas every week from the Glass City Marathon.

I can't imagine what work and expense it was to mail out all those mugs. I've run marathons where they run out of medals AND shirts, and oh well... too bad, you should have run faster. I was VERY impressed with the post-race follow up.

I will run this one again, soon!

The race is nice, small, and convenient for parking and the start. It has a few glitches to be worked out - they were putting up the finishing banner half an hour before the start. There was no start banner - just a line drawn on the road. The main complaint is that they had advertised glass finisher mugs for all runners; but they didn't have them, and promised to mail them. It has been 6 weeks, and they haven't arrived yet. That, to me, tells me they don't care, and may be a determining factor in doing the race again.

The Glass City Marathon is a great event in a great city. I stayed at the host hotel and literally walked out the front door and was at the starting line. The course was quite flat, but there was very little shade along the course(with the weather in the mid 80s, shade would have been a big help). The town of Toledo seems to be behind this marathon in every way possible. There was great police support and very good crowd support for such a small race.

I'll be back in the future and hopefully record setting temperatures will not be back.

Race management, volunteers and police all seemed personally committed to the runners at the GCM. I saw the weather forecast and switched to the early start. I appreciated that even the first water stop was good to go that early.

Most of the course was open to traffic, but all of the drivers I saw were highly respectful of the runners. Flat, inexpensive and runner-friendly is the Glass City Marathon.

I thought that this was a great marathon and would definitely recommend it to anyone who asks. The expo was small, but sufficient and easy. The course was well marked and staffed, and the scenery was amazingly beautiful. I finished the race in a little over 5 hours, so there wasn't much food left at the finish line, but there was plenty of water and gel at all of stations along the way. Even though this was not a big race, there were quite a few number of police officers and general support providers along the way. My main comment would be that there was some confusion about the location of the race start and some of the information on the website did not seem to be entirely accurate. Was I supposed to get a glass mug at the finish?

The Glass City is a good, no-frills/no-hassle marathon. The course was flat as advertised, but one fluid station ran out of cups, and given the freakish heat wave on race day, every fluid station counted. Many thanks to the volunteers and to the folks in Toledo who came out of their homes to hand out water and ice cubes along the way. This is a no-hassle marathon that is inexpensive and logistically simple.

This is my second time for Glass City-it's a nice,flat course but the weather was tough this year. April in Ohio is iffy; that's how it goes. I had my sights on a PR,but missed it- the winds were so bad at the end, when a marathoner is weakest. The course was rather crowded: cars and traffic, narrow streets at times, lots of twists and turns in some parts of the race etc. Going through the park is pretty bad, with too many people,cars, the fishing thing going on every year,I think. It makes it hard to manoeuvre, especially when you are beginning to hit the middle of the race: a wall for many runners. The potholes were awful this year in the city, making it fairly dangerous to run.

Positives- It's cheap, there are not too many people, and no hassles. However, I don't understand why it's not a chip race. And after such a cold/snowy/sleety, wet, windy race, the coffee and hot drinks, soup etc were pretty much gone by the time I got to them. I didn't even get a bagel! The awards were in one part of the hotel and the food in another, so I missed out! Oh well, not a big deal. Kudos to the brave volunteers;such awful weather to stand in for a bunch of crazy people running. Thank you to all.

I had a great time running the Glass City Marathon. The marathon was well organized and mid April was a great time to be running (we got great race day conditions). There aren't many spectators, but the course is generally quite pretty. I really enjoyed running it: it's a small race (~400 when I ran it), so there's lots of space, and people were friendly before and afterwards. It's also a nice, flat course for those looking for a fast time. I chose it after reading some great reviews about it online, and so I wanted to add my 2 cents!

A nice gem of a marathon without all the hype of adding additional distances to attract huge numbers of runners. Organizers and volunteers were cheerful and offered plentiful refreshments/Gatorade along the way. I appreciated the early start and inclusion in the age group competition, but the water stops weren't ready for early starters, so there was nothing to drink until 8 miles in. One gets a lot of goodies for the low GCM entry cost. Keep up the good work over so many years.

This was my seventh running of Glass City. Weather is always crappy one way or another, so I was braced for it; that does not mean that I liked it - especially the wind. Support was great throughout the course, weather permitting. Double the chill for the volunteers who so bravely stand out in it until the end. For a slow runner like me, I understand that many "jumped ship" due to the exterior adversity. Different-flavored Gatorade was a good idea. Volunteers are to be commended for being so encouraging and energetic. I never make on time for the chicken soup when it is warm (I presume at one stage it was) so I don't look for it anymore. The course was flat, which helps. I think the city should be more helpful considering that this race has been run over 30 times.

I would kep this this race the same time of the year; each marathon is to carry a challenge with it anyway. The start is always a little hectic.

The situation with the port-a-potties was dismal this time; I only saw one (that I used). Else, bushes came to an aid, thank God.