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Maine Marathon Runner Comments
Back to Maine Marathon Information & Reviews
Course 4.3 
Organization 4.5 
Spectators 3.9
Number of comments: 132 [displaying comments 71 to 81]
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Patricia Cunningham from Miami, FL
(10/6/2008)
"Don't miss this marathon!" (about: 2008)
50+ previous marathons
| 1 Maine Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 I finished my "50 plus DC" at this event on 10/05/2008. The race director met me at the finish line, with very kind words. Everything is great about this marathon. The course is beautiful, the weather was great and the spectators are wonderful! There are plentiful water stops. The hills are just enough to break things up. This race even had an early start for walkers. Military personnel were also participating in full gear! What an inspiration! Go USA! Go Portland, Maine! | |
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C. K. from Oradell, New Jersey
(10/6/2008)
"Nice, rolling course; great for training." (about: 2008)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Maine Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 The volunteers were plentiful and vey helpful. All water stops had plenty of water and Gatorade Endurance. The tech shirt was better than what you get at a lot of other races. The finisher's medal was nice, but a little small. The pre-race pasta dinner was delicious and a good value. The only negative was that the course was not closed to traffic, and a few cars did get in the way. Also, according to my GPS, the course was 3/10 of mile long. | |
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Andrew Beitler from Boston
(1/29/2008)
"Great personalized service" (about: 2007)
First Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 My first marathon and a great race. Received a nice certificate in the mail a few months after the race and they sent me a new one when the first was a little bent in the mail. Great scenery and a chance to head up to Maine. I will be there in 2008!! | |
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J. R. from Santa Monica, CA
(11/17/2007)
"A fun race with a bit of NE folliage" (about: 2007)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Maine Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 Overall a nice race with rolling hills and some good NE scenery. Liked the sections passing the water as well as though some some nice residential areas replete with fields and fall foliage show. A good mid-sized marathon. Be prepared for relay teams passing you in the 2nd half of the marathon with many folks only running the 1/2. Out-and-back course so you're prepared for everything you'll face on the way back. Well organized and well supported for a marathon of its size. I'd definitely recommend it. | |
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T. S. from Superior, WI
(10/24/2007)
"Course not that interesting, but good race." (about: 2007)
50+ previous marathons
| 1 Maine Marathon
COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 Overall I had a good experience. The course was out and back with little scenic variety, mostly residential and few ocean views. The pasta feed was excellent. The hotel was grossly overpriced, but I paid for the convenience of being within walking distance to start. I won't complain about the small medal because I'm proud to have earned it running in Maine as my 14th state. | |
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C. S. from Springfield, Illinois, USA
(10/22/2007)
"Nothing wrong with this race" (about: 2007)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Maine Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 5 This race was well organized, well supported, and, in my humble opinion, exactly as it was presented on the web site. Sure there were some hills, but nothing to get real excited about. I wasn't really trained for this and I was aiming for about 4:35, and ran a 4:10. Lots of kids at the water stops made them interesting and fun. Adults with coffee, wearing pajamas in their driveways was also fun. I didn't have any particular issues with traffic. A couple of us with GPS showed we went 26.5 miles, but that was because we couldn't run the tangents. Not a big deal. When the largest complaints seem to be that the medals seemed small, the organizers can pat themselves on the back for a job well done. | |
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S. D. from Raleigh, NC
(10/17/2007)
"A good first marathon." (about: 2007)
First Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 This was my first marathon after running a couple of halves. Overall, a nice course, with some challenging hills. I finished just under 5 hours due to injuring my foot, and my only knock on this marathon was the course was hard to follow near the end. It turns out this was because those directing the runners started to leave before then. Near mile 24 some runners took a shortcut as it wasn't clear where to go at a certain turn. Nice post-race massages and plenty of goodies to replenish reserves. I'd consider running this one again. | |
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Heather McDonald from Storrs Mansfield, Connecticut
(10/15/2007)
"FANTASTIC!" (about: 2007)
2 previous marathons
| 1 Maine Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 5 I absolutely loved this race and had a PR! The people were amazing. The course was beautiful and the water and Gatorade were plentiful. I felt very well prepared and able to run my pace without being pushed or shoved. The weather was perfect! Thanks to all who helped make this happen! | |
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D. L. from Indiana
(10/13/2007)
"Nice, moderately challenging race" (about: 2007)
3 previous marathons
| 1 Maine Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 I liked everything about this marathon. A front blew through the night before and left us rain-free and cool at the gun. Clouds started clearing at about 2 hrs. for a bit of an emotional boost, at the cost of being a little warm. With the exception of 2 or 3 miles, this was a beautiful tree-lined course. Rolling hills made it interesting. On-course support and sparse, but energetic, crowd support were great. Why complain about the medal? It's the experience that counts, and this was a good one. A big thank you to the organizers and the many friendly volunteers. | |
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M. M. from Maine
(10/12/2007)
"Great day to run." (about: 2007)
6-10 previous marathons
| 3 Maine Marathons
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 It was a perfect fall day for a run. Turn around at 13+/- miles leaves a bit to be desired, but I understand that may change. Great volunteers, well organized race. Look forward to next year. |
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