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Casper Wyoming Marathon Runner Comments
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Course 4.2 
Organization 4.8 
Spectators 3.4
Number of comments: 133 [displaying comments 41 to 51]
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k. o. from Lincoln,Nebrasska
(6/4/2012)
"wonderful event" (about: 2012)
11-50 previous marathons
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 All I can say is, 1000 A+. | |
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S. M. from Denver, CO
(6/4/2012)
"GREAT marathon!" (about: 2012)
2 previous marathons
| 1 Casper Wyoming Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 This is a great hometown marathon. The organization is great and the course is awesome. The course follows the river and is not on busy streets. Registration is easy and packet pickup is easy too. The shirts and metals are great and your bib even has your name on it! I really enjoyed this race and would recommend it. | |
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D. C. from Chicago, IL
(6/4/2012)
"This is how you organize a small race!" (about: 2012)
50+ previous marathons
| 1 Casper Wyoming Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 I was very impressed with the organization of this small race - they did a great job across the board. Start was great with indoor location and gu, bagels and drinks available. Course was scenic along the river. The post race event was terrific - live band, cold beer, pizza, snacks, Gatorade, plenty of chairs to sit on. Almost everyone running this race was a Maniac or 50 stater, so lots of people to chat with during the race. | |
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L. B. from Des Moines, Iowa
(6/3/2012)
"We had good luck but heard lots of complaints" (about: 2012)
11-50 previous marathons
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 2 First - the coolest thing. At a local restaurant, a nice young couple with well-behaved children paid for our meal after we had chatted with them about running. What a nice community. Now, the not so cool. We heard the host hotel was oversold. We arrived Friday and got a perfect room near the finish line and late checkout was no problem. Shuttle bus line was crazy long. Didn't matter to me because I understand chip timing, but others were bummed that the half marathoners didn't let the full marathoners jump in line since the half started later. Two cute and polite children were riding the bus, maybe the driver's grand kids? No big deal but they did take up seats. We waited 30 minutes for the shuttle and arrived at the starting line at the official start time. The race director delayed the start a bit, so it turned out fine. Shirts are ok, but don't have the year printed on them. Lots of food at the post-race celebration. A nice change for my 4:45 minute finish time. | |
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B. H. from SLC, Utah
(8/19/2011)
"Great marathon for the state" (about: 2011)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Casper Wyoming Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 Can't say enough good things. I saw all the positive reviews previously and wondered how it could be so good. Pros: 1. Pre race meal was great. It gave everyone a chance to meet other runners which I have not had the chance to do in previous marathons. Plenty of food and a very cheap price. 2. A place indoors to wait for the start of the marathon. That was priceless as it was a little cold in the morning and you got free coffee to give you a caffeine boost at the beginning of the race. 3. Great course design. Plenty of variety in this course. You run along the river, by a golf-course under trees, through neighborhoods, in the plains . . . everywhere. Kept it very interesting. 4. Good aide stations (one minus I will talk about later) 5. Great food at the end with plenty of it. 6. Very nice volunteers who I appreciated very much Cons (only two real complaints one small, one large) 1. From mile about 18 to mile 23 or so (I kind of lost count) there was no water for the marathoners. We even crossed the half marathoner's area at about mile 20 and there was a water stand on their side and not ours. At mile about 22 there was a great volunteer that handed me a large water bottle, but there needs to be an aide station somewhere there and that was inexcusable on the organizers part. Practically medical necessity to put in an extra water station somewhere there. Surprised I didn't pass out from dehydration. 2. Minor complaint. Everyone was eating the food at the end including fans and families of the half marathoners. Luckily there was plenty of food for all, but come on. The marathoners and half marathoners paid for that food with our entry fees. I can't tell you how many spectators I saw getting huge plates of food and I know there were more marathoners that had not crossed the finish line yet. Overall great marathon I would recommend. Two complaints that I think they could easily fix. Good marathon if you want to cross off Wyoming. | |
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P. R. from Denver
(6/17/2011)
"Great Marathon" (about: 2011)
6-10 previous marathons
| 1 Casper Wyoming Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 Excellent small marathon. Course was interesting and challenging but fair. Volunteers were great! Thanks! Post race fruit, pizza, and drinks the best of any marathon I've run. | |
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Sheila Lafave from Williamstown, ON Canada
(6/11/2011)
"Great race - would do it again!" (about: 2011)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Casper Wyoming Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 The Casper Marathon was a great overall experience, from the friendly organizers, the friendly staff at the host hotel and the friendly participants. The Ramada Hotel offered to take us anywhere we'd like so we visited the fort. The finish line right at the Ramada was so very convenient. The pasta supper was one of the best we've ever had, the food before the race was more than adequate, the supplies of fruit, gels, sports drink and water on the course as well as the post race food including pizza and beer was superb! The course had to be modified a bit because of the rising river but it was no big deal. We were allowed an early start, my first, and I really liked it. I wasn't coming in at the back of the pack for a change. The only thing I would recommend would be a few extra porta-potties along the course. Thanks, organizers, for a great experience! My husband and I have made so many new friends from this race. Thanks for being so welcoming to the 50 Staters. | |
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S. D. from Westchester New York
(6/7/2011)
"Perfect small race" (about: 2011)
50+ previous marathons
| 1 Casper Wyoming Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 2 It can not be done better. The race size and the organization and the course where perfect for eachother. There was nothing about this race not to like. If you go into it knowing you are dealing with a small race in a small town then you will get everything you could hope for and will find yourself very happy. Stay at the host hotel (Ramada) or next door at the La Quinta. Both make it such that everything you need is right there. Do not expect an Expo. You get your number and the essentials and move on. Nothing to it. The shuttle to the start was fine, the pasta party was good, the hotels where perfect (not to nice but just the essentials), the prerace at the events center was great with food, indoors, bathrooms, and anything you needed but forgot to bring provided. The town of Casper was nice to explore but you only need about 2 hours and you can say you have seen it all. The race route was really nice. It was a lot flatter then you would expect. The only issues to overcome is the elevation and the heat but neither was overly harsh. The finish was great with more food then they needed for the number of runners. Also the finish line is right there at the hotel. The volunteers are first rate, the organization was great. As you can tell I truly enjoyed my experience at this race and strongly recommend it. | |
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K. D. from Colorado
(6/6/2011)
"Great small race" (about: 2011)
6-10 previous marathons
| 1 Casper Wyoming Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 I love smaller races and this one is my favorite to date. Wonderfully organized and a good value for the price. The packet pickup was a breeze, the pasta dinner was perfect and the technical shirts (long-sleeved) are great. The morning of the race there was a short (5 min?) shuttle ride to the start line. We were able to wait inside an events center complete with real bathrooms, coffee, bagels, chocolate milk, bananas, etc. They even had sunscreen for those who forgot it. The race itself showcased some gorgeous views and gave lots of quiet meditative time for runners, but if you need lots of cheering along the way, this might not be your best choice. The medal is fantastic and I've never seen such a great post-race spread tons of fresh fruit, cookies, nuts, coffee, beer, water, juice, pizza & subs. | |
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Nan O'Neill from Wyoming
(6/6/2011)
"EXCELLENT!!!!!!!" (about: 2011)
1 previous marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 I ran the 1/2 marathon and found this race to be one of the best organized I have ever run. The course was challenging with a diversity of scenery. We ran some river trail (paved and some dirt due to river flooding, road and around a golf course). I've run about 15 1/2 marathons and one full and countless smaller races. The volunteers were so friendly and the atmosphere was so upbeat. The food at the end was magnificent. The host hotel was very close to the starting line and it was easy to get to. The course is such that it's not really possible to have supporters along the whole thing, but there were quite a few at each water station and they made some noise!!! I've lived in Wyoming for 25 years; my first half-marathon was also in Casper, in 1995, and while it was a good experience, it paled in comparison to this one. I really hope I'll have a chance to do it again. Highly, highly recommend! I've lived in Wyoming for 25 years; my first half-marathon was also in Casper, in 1995, and while it was a good experience, it paled in comparison to this one. I really hope I'll have a chance to do it again. Highly, highly recommend! |
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