By: Heidi P.
Posted: May 06, 2019
Spectator worried for participants
My son has run this marathon for the last 2 years and we have gone to support him. This year was disappointing in that for the last few miles the marathon runners had to run on a path that also had strollers, walkers, skateboarders, cyclists, and recreational runners. After running for over 3 hours and entering the hardest part of the course it must be very frustrating for the runners to have to run around people who are totally oblivious to the marathon runners. Also, when the run was finished the racers were corralled into a building to pick up their food. The building was very humid, stuffy and chaotic. In the past they have had this outside. Just wondering why it was changed. My son also commented that at one point he almost went the wrong way because the course was not clearly marked. It is unfortunate because there is quite a few people running in this race and I am sure the local businesses profit from all the people in attendance.
By: Nathan C.
Posted: May 06, 2019
Super poorly organized race!
The marathon organizers are unfriendly, clueless and don't take pride into the organization and experience of the race for the runners! The course is incredibly poorly marked leaving those especially running the marathon, exposed to potentially taking wrong turns! The water/Gatorade situation is very chaotic with many stretches of neither available, and last but not least, the road closure situation is potentially dangerous, and in some spots that traffic is not closed off at all, or during the long and super boring stretch along a bike path, where runners literally have to negotiate space with walkers/cyclists and even parked cars in a residential building!
By: Colleen E.
Posted: May 06, 2019
Avoid this race
I've run 19 marathons, large and small. This was by far the least inspiring, most poorly organized, least-friendly. Getting information was like pulling teeth, begrudgingly given. Sad expo, sad race start in the middle of nowhere, hundreds of people were misdirected on the course (read the write-up about it on marathonguide), 9 miles on a bike path dealing with cyclists and recreational runners, no mylar blankets at the finish, an hour wait for a shuttle bus. Oh, and if you stay at the host hotel don't expect them to help you or know anything either. Plus, you have to pay for the shuttle to the start even if you're paying $300+ a night to be at the host hotel. Never again.