Marathon Details - McAllen Marathon

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McAllen Marathon & Half Marathon, Relay, 10K, 5K

McAllen, TX USA

January 20, 2024

http://www.mcallenmarathon.com

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Name:	Denny Meline
Address:	1000 S Ware Road McAllen, TX 78501
Phone Number:	956-681-3333
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Reviews

Course 4.5

Organization 4.8

Spectators 4.4

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C. B. from Missouri (1/25/2019) "Well Organized - Good January destination" (about: 2019) 11-50 previous marathons \| 1 McAllen Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 2 I left a foot of snow at home and landed in 70 degree temps in South Texas. Can't beat that :). Thoughts on the run... Good: - Organization at the start/finish - Traffic control along the course was EXCELLENT - Course was an absolute pancake, and weather for 2019 was perfect - Lots of hotels within walking distance of the start - Age group awards were an engraved slab of mesquite and very nice! Not so good: - Crowd support was minimal, and the 2nd half of the marathon was quite lonely - Aid stations were a bit disorganized - I generally didn't know who had water or gatorade, and didn't know when/where to expect gels Bad: - No gear check. I was honestly shocked by this. Overall opinion: This is a well organized, flat & fast way to escape the cold in January. This is still a 'young' race (this was the 6th annual running), so plenty of room to improve.
A. O. from Mexico (1/21/2019) "Better Every Year" (about: 2019) 11-50 previous marathons \| 3 McAllen Marathons COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 Congratulations. I have run McAllen Marathon 3 times and I really love the 2019 route.
D. K. from McAllen TX (1/25/2017) "Great event!" (about: 2017) 3 previous marathons \| 3 McAllen Marathons COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 Great course, handled very professionally. Traffic control was excellent and made very safe for participants. Third time for this and have already signed up for next year!
O. S. from Texas (1/23/2017) "Course need improvement" (about: 2017) 1 previous marathon \| 1 McAllen Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 5 Very good little town marathon, my big problem was the marathon route from 2nd street, YOU HAVE TO CLOSE THE STREET, not ok the trail transition close to Trenton St. it's not good for runners ankles all that twisting.
A. G. from Texas (1/21/2017) "Hometown marathon" (about: 2017) 6-10 previous marathons \| 4-5 McAllen Marathons COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 Friendly people. Excited water stations. Helpful first aid staff.
Jose Gonzalez from McAllen, TX (1/21/2017) "Not even the wind gusts could stop us !!" (about: 2017) 2 previous marathons \| 2 McAllen Marathons COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 When I would approach the spectator/support groups, I thought I had heard them cheering me and calling me by my first name but I would brush it off my mind like if IT was all in my imagination. Finally, on the third time I heard my name being called out more clearly I asked how they knew my name. I was surprised to find out the marathon organizers had provided them with the names to our numbers. It was very thoughtful....
Tammy Rivera from McAllen, Texas (1/19/2017) "Favorite 1/2 marathon so far!!!" (about: 2017) 6-10 previous marathons \| 4-5 McAllen Marathons COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 This race was very well organized. Loved the new route and location. Perfect amount of water stations, volunteers, city workers and police keeping route safe. Swag bags were awesome! Loved this year's race best out of all 4 years. Great job City of McAllen! Looking forward to next year!
B. M. from Iowa (1/19/2017) "Nice race" (about: 2017) 50+ previous marathons \| 1 McAllen Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 expo/packet pickup: - I missed the expo but it appeared to have been much larger than what I would have expected for a race this size. Packet pickup was easy and volunteers were great. course: - Other than the bridge, it's completely flat. Most of the course is on roads or a curvy bike trail running near the road. Lots of aid stations. I'm from Iowa so the palm trees were a big draw for me. Nothing else on the course seemed spectacular. We split from half marathoners around mile 8. It got a little lonely after the split as I got spread out from other runners. GU and fruit at several aid stations. Happy to get ice at mile 23. Few spectators but the ones that were there were very enthusiastic. Swag: - I love the tech shirt. Medal is among the best. Above average bag of goodies. Weather: - Hot & windy. 69 at the start. 78 at the finish. Sunny for the first half of the race. ~20 MPH head wind during much of the second half. Post race: - Limited food options. Friendly people to talk to. I missed the music (if there was any). Awards ceremony was going on when I came in. Lots of half marathoners were signed up for massages so my name was never called. All things considered, I really enjoyed the race. The organizers have put on a good event. It was in line with my expectations. I'll likely be back as I'm a sucker for a tropical destination in January.
T. M. from McAllen, Texas (1/18/2017) "wonderful race! very well organized!!!" (about: 2017) 4-5 previous marathons \| 4-5 McAllen Marathons COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 loved that i felt safe the whole way.. there was not a single intersection that wasn't being directed by a city official or police man. Excellent job putting it together!
L. A. from McAllen, TX (1/18/2017) "Awesome !!!" (about: 2017) 3 previous marathons \| 2 McAllen Marathons COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 I have run 2 Relay Marathon and this was my 1st Half Marathon. Everything was well organized from starting on time to all the crew stopping traffic for us ! All the cheering stations were very encouraging...

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C. B. from Missouri (1/25/2019) "Well Organized - Good January destination" (about: 2019) 11-50 previous marathons \| 1 McAllen Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 2 I left a foot of snow at home and landed in 70 degree temps in South Texas. Can't beat that :). Thoughts on the run... Good: - Organization at the start/finish - Traffic control along the course was EXCELLENT - Course was an absolute pancake, and weather for 2019 was perfect - Lots of hotels within walking distance of the start - Age group awards were an engraved slab of mesquite and very nice! Not so good: - Crowd support was minimal, and the 2nd half of the marathon was quite lonely - Aid stations were a bit disorganized - I generally didn't know who had water or gatorade, and didn't know when/where to expect gels Bad: - No gear check. I was honestly shocked by this. Overall opinion: This is a well organized, flat & fast way to escape the cold in January. This is still a 'young' race (this was the 6th annual running), so plenty of room to improve.
A. O. from Mexico (1/21/2019) "Better Every Year" (about: 2019) 11-50 previous marathons \| 3 McAllen Marathons COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 Congratulations. I have run McAllen Marathon 3 times and I really love the 2019 route.
D. K. from McAllen TX (1/25/2017) "Great event!" (about: 2017) 3 previous marathons \| 3 McAllen Marathons COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 Great course, handled very professionally. Traffic control was excellent and made very safe for participants. Third time for this and have already signed up for next year!
O. S. from Texas (1/23/2017) "Course need improvement" (about: 2017) 1 previous marathon \| 1 McAllen Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 5 Very good little town marathon, my big problem was the marathon route from 2nd street, YOU HAVE TO CLOSE THE STREET, not ok the trail transition close to Trenton St. it's not good for runners ankles all that twisting.
A. G. from Texas (1/21/2017) "Hometown marathon" (about: 2017) 6-10 previous marathons \| 4-5 McAllen Marathons COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 Friendly people. Excited water stations. Helpful first aid staff.
Jose Gonzalez from McAllen, TX (1/21/2017) "Not even the wind gusts could stop us !!" (about: 2017) 2 previous marathons \| 2 McAllen Marathons COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 When I would approach the spectator/support groups, I thought I had heard them cheering me and calling me by my first name but I would brush it off my mind like if IT was all in my imagination. Finally, on the third time I heard my name being called out more clearly I asked how they knew my name. I was surprised to find out the marathon organizers had provided them with the names to our numbers. It was very thoughtful....
Tammy Rivera from McAllen, Texas (1/19/2017) "Favorite 1/2 marathon so far!!!" (about: 2017) 6-10 previous marathons \| 4-5 McAllen Marathons COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 This race was very well organized. Loved the new route and location. Perfect amount of water stations, volunteers, city workers and police keeping route safe. Swag bags were awesome! Loved this year's race best out of all 4 years. Great job City of McAllen! Looking forward to next year!
B. M. from Iowa (1/19/2017) "Nice race" (about: 2017) 50+ previous marathons \| 1 McAllen Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 expo/packet pickup: - I missed the expo but it appeared to have been much larger than what I would have expected for a race this size. Packet pickup was easy and volunteers were great. course: - Other than the bridge, it's completely flat. Most of the course is on roads or a curvy bike trail running near the road. Lots of aid stations. I'm from Iowa so the palm trees were a big draw for me. Nothing else on the course seemed spectacular. We split from half marathoners around mile 8. It got a little lonely after the split as I got spread out from other runners. GU and fruit at several aid stations. Happy to get ice at mile 23. Few spectators but the ones that were there were very enthusiastic. Swag: - I love the tech shirt. Medal is among the best. Above average bag of goodies. Weather: - Hot & windy. 69 at the start. 78 at the finish. Sunny for the first half of the race. ~20 MPH head wind during much of the second half. Post race: - Limited food options. Friendly people to talk to. I missed the music (if there was any). Awards ceremony was going on when I came in. Lots of half marathoners were signed up for massages so my name was never called. All things considered, I really enjoyed the race. The organizers have put on a good event. It was in line with my expectations. I'll likely be back as I'm a sucker for a tropical destination in January.
T. M. from McAllen, Texas (1/18/2017) "wonderful race! very well organized!!!" (about: 2017) 4-5 previous marathons \| 4-5 McAllen Marathons COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 loved that i felt safe the whole way.. there was not a single intersection that wasn't being directed by a city official or police man. Excellent job putting it together!
L. A. from McAllen, TX (1/18/2017) "Awesome !!!" (about: 2017) 3 previous marathons \| 2 McAllen Marathons COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 I have run 2 Relay Marathon and this was my 1st Half Marathon. Everything was well organized from starting on time to all the crew stopping traffic for us ! All the cheering stations were very encouraging...

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