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Kiawah Island Marathon Runner Comments
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Course 4.1 
Organization 4.4 
Spectators 3.2
Number of comments: 211 [displaying comments 161 to 171]
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G. F. from SC
(12/14/2004)
 "Beautiful place for a marathon." (about: 2004)
1 previous marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 The course was great. This was my second marathon with the first being the Mayor's Midnight Sun in Anchorage, AK. Just by pure luck did I choose two outstanding places for the marathon experience. I would return to either, but Kiawah is closer to home, so I hope to return. | |
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Doreen Birkler from United States
(12/12/2004)
 "My first and my personal best" (about: 2004)
First Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 This was my first 1/2 marathon, a 2004 goal of mine. It was memorable moment to finish, and most of all with no injuries. What an accomplishment for me, what a high. A feeling that is so hard to explain. I wish my friends and family could feel what I felt. | |
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Karen Dawkiins from Roxboro, NC
(12/12/2004)
"Great, flat, beautiful course; well organized!" (about: 2004)
3 previous marathons
| 1 Kiawah Island Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 The Kiawah Island Marathon and Half-Marathon are great events; very organized and pre- and post-meals are excellent! The course is beautiful and serene, a relaxing way to spend a weekend. I have run both events, and set new PRs on both. | |
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M. P. from Tallahassee, FL
(12/12/2004)
"Great Organization and Volunteers" (about: 2004)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Kiawah Island Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 OK, it was a very windy day! Winds were 15-20 mph all day. Other than that, this was a wonderful marathon. These folks know how to organize a race. Volunteers were just fantastic! Scenic course, great food and beverage, and very helpful volunteers. I will definitely run this race again! | |
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Nonie Hudnall from Spartanburg, S.C.
(12/11/2004)
"My FAVORITE marathon. My PR!" (about: 1995)
11-50 previous marathons
| 2 Kiawah Island Marathons
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 What more could you want? A flat, fast course, no hassles with airplane schedules, and hot bean soup at the finish. The Kiawah Island Marathon is my favorite, despite enjoying marathons in Honolulu, Alaska, Ireland, and Boston. It's well-organized, friendly, and easy--relatively speaking! | |
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K. P. from Roswell Ga
(11/15/2004)
 "Overall a great marathon" (about: 2003)
11-50 previous marathons
| 4-5 Kiawah Island Marathons
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 2 I've done this race the past 4 years and am coming back for #5 this year. Overall I enjoy this marathon a lot. The course is pancake flat, yet it can still be challenging if the winds whip up as they have the past 2 years. Although it's a double loop course and some runners see that as a negative, I think otherwise. To me it can be nice knowing what's coming. Also, with a double loop course, you can see other runners the entire race - can be motivating b/c you won't have the big crowds of spectators like you have at big city marathons. It's also a scenic course in my opinion. Great running weather - cool temps are usually the norm. The post-race is better than most marathons. Good food(hot soup, pastas, breads, brownies), a beer truck and other refreshments. Nice awards and awards ceremony after the race, plus there are massage therapists for the marathoners. The group I go with rents out several large houses every year on the island and we have a blast. | |
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Shawn Collins from Boulder, Colorado
(9/30/2004)
 "Best Time To Visit The Low-Country!" (about: 2002)
11-50 previous marathons
| 2 Kiawah Island Marathons
COURSE: 2 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 2 Don't miss the Charleston experience! One of the coolest towns in the US for certain. I made the mistake of running this marathon twice when I was a green horn. Ultimately any two lap marathon lacks inspiration. Very little crowd so if you need more outside encouragement for your first marathon go somewhere in a city to run. There really is not much nature to observe on this run - mostly nouveau decadence - want scenery run Big Sur. December is a great time to visit the low-country. Medal and T-shirt are average - I have definitely seen worse. This marathon is middle-of-the-road at best and I am even from the area. Truth. | |
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P. J. from Georgia
(6/12/2004)
"This is a do-it-again marathon!" (about: 2003)
2 previous marathons
| 1 Kiawah Island Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 Our Galloway Warner Robins Georgia group stumbled onto this marathon and fell in love with it! For our 2004 marathon, some of us will be using the race as a training run, for some of our runners it will be the object of their training. The island is a dream, it remains in its natural state, other than the multimillion-dollar homes along the course, which are a sight for sore eyes! The natural environment made me feel that I was running one with nature! You won't be disappointed at this race. It is not crowded, a relaxed atomosphere, and you may be able to have someone bike alongside you if you play your cards right. | |
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S. F. from Charlotte,NC
(1/25/2004)
"Beautiful Course and Weather" (about: 2003)
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 I really enjoyed the coastal scenery as the race passed marshes and waterways and the fantastic homes and yards. The weather was perfect for me and I could have stayed out there all day. Good race support and volunteers till the end. Might be nice to get a Gu sponser or similar to provide some course edibles, at least for the marathoners. | |
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M. M. from Fort Mill, SC
(1/1/2004)
 "Once is enough " (about: 2003)
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 2 This my third marathon in the past 12 months, with the other two being Honolulu and Rock N' Roll. Compared to those marathons, Kiawah was the right size with its limited field. The course consists of two loops (out and back) and tends to get boring on the second leg. A large part of the course is on bike or cart paths and tends to get crowded. Overall organization was good, with the 30-minute start delay a negative. The best part was sharing the race with the Rock Thrillers. Once is enough for this race. |
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