This was my third time registering for this marathon. Besides the great volunteers at the water stops, it's mostly a nice, peaceful run along the Niagara River. I guess some people need the constant noise of a big-city marathon. For me, though, I appreciate the calmness of this course. If you're feeling good, it can also be a fast course. The only real hill is the border crossing early on in the race.

The temperature was perfect this year. The side wind was nasty going over the Peace Bridge. Once you left the bridge, the wind was basically a non-factor even though there were headwind portions all the way to the Falls.

I liked the start at Delaware Park. The art gallery and lake offer pretty surroundings. I parked my car about a half-mile from the start. It's a no hassle, relaxing way to start a race. It was nice to have the mayor of Buffalo doing the official start. He made you feel appreciated for being a runner in the city.

Due to my own fault, I didn't have any GU to eat. It would have been a blessing to have them provided on the course. However, I knew going into the race not to expect anything but Gatorade and water at the stops.

I enjoy this race and may be back again next year.

We came up from Saint Louis, Missouri to run the race. I'm actually from Buffalo and was thrilled to run the half-marathon race down the Niagara River. How awesome is that! To the group around me at the start that placed their hands on their hearts during the US anthem and sang along with me to the Canadian National anthem: thank you so much for such respect. The fan participation was unmatched by any race I have done this year... any year. The kids from the schools were great and kept everyone going. To the team at the 16K mark with the jelly beans, you kids just rocked!!! Such a beautiful course and scenery, with moments of quiet all around you. The finish was something else, running toward the Falls. Superbly well organized. People simply must come and run this race. Didn't do well for a run time personally (I have been sick) but I got to watch my friend PR! Love it, and I love the city! I couldn't be prouder to return with my medal. I will be back next year. Well done... just outstanding.

The weather was perfect, and the course was beautiful. There was a headwind at times, but the generally flat course was great, and the downhill on the last mile was greatly appreciated. I loved the combination of enthusiatic aid stations every mile, and quiet solitude in between. Highly recommended!

Aside from the wind in your face, what a great event. The expo, while packed tightly, was better than I can remember it in previous years, and it certainly was different to get a gym bag as opposed to a shirt. My wife ran the half and we found it odd that the facing of the medals didn't distinguish between the half or full and that there was no year on it. One additional thought: while out for dinner on both Saturday and Sunday, the local restaurants knew next to nothing about this event

This was without any doubt the most beautiful marathon in the world! Running from the USA to Canada across the Peace Bridge provided such a feeling of freedom. And the welcome from the Canadians at all of the water stops was amazing! Every mile we were cheered on.

I am one of the slower marathoners. I finished in 6:30. And the buses were no longer running back downtown. My hero, the race director, drove us back to our hotel. For that I am forever thankful!!!

To start with, let me say that I loved this race. I ran the half. The only thing I didn't like was the expo. When we got to the Skylon to pick up race package, the guy said it costs $5 to park. Are you freaking kidding me? Five bucks to walk in and walk out. PLEASE. The packet pick up was understaffed and took a long time. My package was wrong with the wrong number of pasta party tickets; good thing I checked. There was no race shirt. Instead they gave a gym bag, which was nice, but I like race shirts.

That's all the bad. The rest of this event was GREAT. Excellent pasta party at the Crowne Plaza. Bus transportation to the race was timely. The race has a wonderful course all along the water and ending by the Falls. Spectacular views. Great, enthusiastic spectators. Well supplied aid stations. Great finisher's medal. Great organization at race's end. Someone was there immediately to wrap you in a Mylar blanket, remove the chip, and give you a good bag and medal. Everyone of them quick with the congratulations.

In conclusion, I loved this race but wasn't thrilled with the expo.

The race was everything I hoped it would be, and more. The course was relatively flat, with the last two miles downhill! The fall foliage was beautiful all of the way from Buffalo to the Falls. There are not spectators everywhere along the course, but that's just the way it is. STILL, the ones that ARE there are encouraging, funny, and a pleasure to see. Don't miss this great race.

I didn't expect there to be a headwind for the entire race. It was mentally challenging because of that. The water stops were very well organized with lots of noise, so you could hear it a couple of minutes before you could see it. It was nice and Pavlovian.

I PR'd on this one, so I'm biased. However, it can't be disputed that the weather was perfect, the course is breathtakingly beautiful, the fans and water station groups were second to none, the art gallery staff were excellent and the art gallery itself was very cool, and the whole experience was memorable.

This was my first marathon, so although I only have half-marathons to compare it to, I loved it and would highly recommend it, particularly to first-timers. I really liked the fact that it's a small marathon - this facilitates the unique and relaxing experience of hanging out at the Albright/Knox art gallery for an hour or so before the start. As well, there's absolutely no bumping, jostling, or wasting of energy trying to move between other runners - you pretty much have the whole road to yourself, especially for the last half. Crossing the Peace Bridge and ending at the Falls were highlights of this course for me. The Niagara Parkway is beautiful, and offers a river view throughout entire Canadian-side portion of the course. The course is fast and flat, a real bonus for a first marathon.

I have read other comments complaining about the cold and windy weather; hello!! You're in Southern Ontario during the last weekend of October running along a river - unless you forgot to check out the location of the course and the date, I don't understand what else you could possibly expect. That being said, if you're scared to run in wind and bad weather, you're taking a gamble with this race. The weather happened to be beautiful this year, despite the forecast, but that didn't cancel out the wind in parts of the course (although it was southwest wind - had it been blowing the other way it would've been pretty brutal).

My only criticism of this race was the lack of distance markers - I know some were blown down by the wind, but they were few and far between, and all the ones I saw were in miles, as opposed to kilometers. Although it starts in Buffalo, it's a Canadian race; there should be markers in kilometers.