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GO! St. Louis Marathon Runner Comments
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Course 3.9 
Organization 3.9 
Spectators 3.5
Number of comments: 357 [displaying comments 321 to 331]
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J. R. from Skokie, IL
(4/25/2003)
"Well run in spite of the lousy weather" (about: 2003)
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 2 Take away the rain, sleet, winds and mid-30's temperatures and you've got yourself a pretty nice little marathon. I'd like to assume that the lousy weather is the only reason for poor attendance by spectators. It's a hilly course that is actually quite doable if you have pleasant weather. Kudos to the brave souls who manned the water/aid stations! They were the real studs and studettes of this race! | |
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Ann Singer from Suffern, New York
(4/16/2003)
"'I'm singing and dancing in the marathon'" (about: 2003)
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 5 Ah, rain, sleet, snow, icy conditions-enough said about the weather. We drove two days from NY to reach St. Louis. Important complaint: Pick-up at expo did not go well. We had entered the 5K, half marathon and marathon, pasta dinner from printed web site application sent our money early January. Tired from travel at expo we found we were not registered for our selections. Husband also won age group at Mayor 5K Saturday and the number they assigned at expo was not properly installed into computer... thus from coming in first in his age group his number came in fourth. Stay in downtown accomodations for this race... we stayed at Chase Plaza... swanky hotel but near nothing but Forest Park-our mistake... we did get to see USA Women's Marathon Saturday in Forest Park and pasta dinner was around the corner our hotel. That said, onto marathon. Took early start with about 200 walkers... which I am... husband did half marathon. The police handled the weather related traffic problems with such respect to the drivers and the runners. Spectators were very supportive... one even fitted me with garbage bag which helped me survive the storm and 6:31:19 finish. Terrific Band standing in bus stop shelter coming up the hill just great the sounds of drums Band hung on until late in the race, even for us walkers-slow runners. This is a wonderful marathon-great spirit, wonderful city to visit. I now have Missouri as my 13th state in 50 state marathon club trek and my 20th very wet, soggy marathon accomplished. | |
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B. H. from Missouri
(4/14/2003)
"I'm still frozen!" (about: 2003)
COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 5 What I will remember most about this half-marathon is the cold, rainy weather -- and the wonderful spectators who still came out to cheer us on! | |
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R. D. from Nashville
(4/11/2003)
"Brrrrrrrr----Great Support!!" (about: 2003)
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 This race was a true test of character! If it had not been for the wonderful woman at mile 16, who gave me her black gloves, I would have never finished. The weather was tough, but the support was unbelievable. I will do this race again!! | |
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F. E. from New York, New York
(4/11/2003)
"A creditable event!" (about: 2003)
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 3 Organization was not responsible for the weather, but was for the premature closing down of traffic control- I'm told that police traffic control ceased based upon a 5:00 H pace: give a 'Penguin' a break! Negotiating some intersections was dicey! Volunteers great - St. Louis is an A+ city! Hi Gobins! | |
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J. G. from St. Louis, MO
(4/8/2003)
"Lots of hills but a lot of fun..." (about: 2003)
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 This marathon was a lot of fun!! The weather did not cooperate (30's with sleet, rain, wind) and the course was hilly, but those conditions were what made this marathon special. The course went through a variety of different neighborhoods, starting through historic Soulard and the Anheuser-Busch brewery, cutting through Forest Park, up through Clayton, back through University City and through the park again before running the last 5 miles towards the finish line. The spectators were great...gotta give them credit for standing out there for hours in the freezing rain, and I thought the voluteers were exceptional. Plenty of water and powerades every two miles. Overall...a fun marathon that I would recommend. | |
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D. D. from Columbia, IL
(4/8/2003)
"Scenic route enjoyable but a lot of long inclines" (about: 2003)
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 I ran the relay last year and the half this year. I enjoyed the course. There were mostly gradual hills in the part that I ran but I liked it. The run thru the Brewery, by the Clydesdales, thru Soulard and the St. Louis University helped forget about what bad weather we had. Started with rain, sleet, rain and wind. 30-40 degrees. But somehow I ran a new PR! Crowd was sparse probably due to the weather. | |
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K. M. from Schaumburg, IL
(4/8/2003)
"Great City, Hilly, Need better organization" (about: 2003)
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 4 This was my 12th race in 12 states. The course was very hilly for those of us from the Chicagoland area or similar flatlands. But it was scenic and I did enjoy it. The fans were very friendly and enthusiastic and had a nice variety of food on the course, not too many spectators, but the weather was not coorperating. The organziation needs improvement, conflicting written documentation about how long traffic was controlled. Some said 51/2 hours or 6 hours, start was a little late, and the sweeper passed me at mile 12, I finised in 5:22. I recommend this race, but be prepared for possible poor organization. Ran out of mylar blankets, need more porta potties on the course. Each time there was only one. | |
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S. C. from O'Fallon, IL
(4/8/2003)
"Poor Organization, weather to blame?" (about: 2003)
COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 3 The weather was about as miserable as it could be. Rain heavy at times, temperatures in the 30s. Perhaps that's why many of the turns in the course were unmanned and quite a few of the water stations were 'self-serve' (at least when I went by). The unmanned turns proved very irritating; I saw quite a few people get confused and go off course. The course is pretty hilly and there's lots of concrete. | |
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B. B. from Kansas City, MO
(4/8/2003)
"Greaty Hilly Race" (about: 2003)
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 5 This was my second marathon with Chicago being my first. The weather was cold, rainy, and windy! Lots of hills on the course that made it challenging but not boring. The course takes you through a variety of neighborhoods and colleges/universities. The crowd was great and the police stopped traffic not matter how many cars there were backed up. Plenty of aid stations with water and Power Aid. Definitely a race I would do again and would recommend. |
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