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Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon Runner Comments
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Course 4.6 
Organization 4.4 
Spectators 3.5
Number of comments: 205 [displaying comments 191 to 201]
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A Runner from Atlanta, GA
(12/11/2002)
"Great little race" (General Comments)
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 3 Beautiful course. Easy for specators to see their runners many times or follow them on bikes. Well spaced and friendly water stations. Need better signs/directions to the start line. Allow extra time to find start or scout it out the night before. I would run it again, now that I know where the start is. | |
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A Runner from Peoria, IL
(11/12/2002)
"Good race, good course" (about: 2002)
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 A good race but VERY difficult to find. Need more and bigger signs for us yankees! Plenty of support on the course and lots of sights to keep your mind off the hills! Will be back. | |
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A Runner from Atlanta, GA
(11/11/2002)
"A wonderful race at a beautiful place" (about: 2002)
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 The fall weather in NW GA was perfect. The course is scenic through gently rolling hills. The volunteers along the way were friendly, even to us back of the packers. The stops had water, powerade, fruit and hard candy. The battlefield is inspiring. | |
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A Runner from Clive, Iowa
(11/10/2002)
"Nice small sized marathon" (General Comments)
COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 3 Course was challenging to a degree, but interesting being in the battlefield park. Positives were there was plenty of water stations, miles were marked and accurate, award ceremony was on time and over quickly for out-of towners. Negatives were the water was in plastic cups which break if you bend your cup to drink from, and the last 3/4 of a mile is way too busy with traffic on a road that has no shoulders, no place for a runner to get out of the way of the traffic you shared the road with. | |
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A Runner from Alabama
(2/17/2002)
"A must-do marathon (if you can find it)" (General Comments)
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 A beautiful rolling course with a built-in double loop in case you missed some of the good stuff the first time through. A Mom & Pop marathon with NYC amenities. The civil war monuments, etc., made this a special marathon. Support was excellent also. Race organizers need to take a serious look at directions to the race. Also the last few miles were treacherous in traffic. I am going to add this one to my 'every year' list. Easily a PR course, as it is not flat but no significant hills. A good family event with picnic areas and a double loop so the kids can holler at you twice. | |
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A Runner from Middle GA
(11/16/2001)
"I liked it and plan to do it next year" (about: 2001)
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 First time for this event. The course is GREAT except for a few miles which are outside the park where some runners encountered auto traffic but presented no problem for me. Weather was perfect...chilly at the start (35F) then warmed up some (maybe 50ish). Not many spectators but then this is a small event, and the ones there were very friendly. | |
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Runner from Alpharetta, GA
(11/14/2001)
"A solid, fun and 'non-commercialized' race." (about: 2001)
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 As a first timer, it was an enjoyable (?!) race. Yes, it was tough to get a pre-race handle on the full course the way it was mapped out (some one-ways through the park). However, it was well-laid out and the volunteers were very helpful and encouraging. The course is relatively flat with mostly wooded areas to offer the runners shade. The race had optimum conditions - temperature in the mid 30s to start and sunny. In general, no complaints and one I would consider doing again. It was nice to receive a framed number for completing a first marathon. | |
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A Runner from southeastern, U.S.
(11/12/2001)
"Very disappointing" (about: 2001)
COURSE: 2 ORGANIZATION: 1 FANS: 2 From the bad directions posted on the internet (we wanted to drive the course and packet pick 'begins' @ 6:00) to the over-an-hour long wait standing in line to the race director who almost ran over participants while he was tooling around in his 'vette...did I mention runners shared the last 3 miles with heavy traffic? This marathon was in no way the fun event we thought it would be. Very amateurish...cool shirts & medals okay. LOTS of room for improvement....p.s. I direct a marathon & 10K in my hometown so I have a idea about how to 'do' a race. | |
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A Runner from Brentwood, TN
(7/18/2001)
"Pack own supplies" (about: 2001)
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 Great scenic course & good organization for a small marathon. Not nearly as hilly as you would expect for Chattanooga. Pack a couple of gel packets and an energy bar with you, because the food they hand out (bagels, bananas and cookies) while good quality is not really what you need. The weather was a little on the cold and windy side, but tolerable and certainly better than too hot. | |
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A Runner from Gastonia,NC
(4/4/2001)
"Best kept secret in marathon races" (about: 2000)
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 Even though it is a double loop you don't notice it because of the scenic views. Support and fans are excellent. Course is is fair and a great choice for first timers. Have run this race nine years in a row and continue to look forward to it. |
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