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Salt Lake City Marathon Runner Comments
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Course 4.1 
Organization 4.1 
Spectators 3.9
Number of comments: 162 [displaying comments 151 to 158]
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L. S. from SLC
(4/25/2004)
"I was proud to be a Salt Lake City runner" (about: 2004)
2 previous marathons
| 1 Salt Lake City Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 5 I liked to course except for two aspects: 1) The jaunt up and around Liberty Park lacked purpose other than to meet up with the 5K starting point. I would rather make up that distance early on in the race and then take a straight shot down 5th East which was suprisingly shaded and filled with spectators; 2) The cobblestones in the Gateway were scary -seriously scary. I thought I might loose my footing and fall since my reflexes at that point were shut down. I loved the crowd support. Really. I was so proud of Salt Lake. I wish the support could have somehow continued downtown. It would have been great to see more people in the last few miles. | |
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A. H. from Heber, Utah
(4/25/2004)
"Great course, better spectators." (about: 2004)
3 previous marathons
| 1 Salt Lake City Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 This was my third marathon and I was blown away by the support of the spectators. Even the guy holding doughnuts was outstanding. The day was perfect and the course was great. The only thing about it was the ending, it was a bottle neck at the end and the snacks were harder to get than the water on the first aid station. All in all I had a blast, and to top it off, the 'B-52's' were, as always, worth the effort. | |
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g. j. from utah
(4/25/2004)
"Delightful and fast" (about: 2004)
11-50 previous marathons
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 What a great job done on this new marathon. Well organized from start to finish. Compliments to the marathon staff. All interested in a good April run, this should be on the short list. I do worry that someday they will be snowed out, but this day was perfect. | |
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D. N. from SLC, Utah
(4/25/2004)
"The Salt Lake Marathon was a success!" (about: 2004)
4-5 previous marathons
| 1 Salt Lake City Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 Luckily the day was nice - I don't know how it would have been with rain - so we enjoyed perfect running temperatures. For being the first time this race was run, a surprising amount of people lined the streets to cheer! It seemed like half the city was out there! The course was a good one, with a few hills up and down but nothing major. I was surprised by how great the stuff was after the finish line (the Galivan Center). They had nice medals and lots of food, though not quite the variety I've seen in other marathons. They had Gatorade and water every couple of miles and Cliff Shots at a few stations along the way, so I had plenty of fuel. In all, this was a successful marathon. | |
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bob qwerty from Holladay, Utah
(4/25/2004)
"I'd say pretty good, for the 1st year" (about: 2004)
6-10 previous marathons
| 1 Salt Lake City Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 All I have to complain about is the lack of clocks, mats at the beginning, and lack of board for results. | |
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J. H. from Seattle WA, USA
(4/24/2004)
"Very close to perfect" (about: 2004)
4-5 previous marathons
| 1 Salt Lake City Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 Wonderful weather, nice transportation to the starting line, great course with impressive security and potential to accommodate many more runners next year. | |
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H. S. from SALT LAKE, Baby!!!!
(4/24/2004)
"Dream come true 1st marathon!!!!!!!" (about: 2004)
1 previous marathon
| 1 Salt Lake City Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 5 This was my very 1st marathon. I had the best time running the course because of the picture perfect weather and the absolute beauty of the mountains. What inspired me the most was the love and support of the crowds cheering us on. They were awesome!!!! Way to go Salt Lake City!!!!! | |
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Mike Rosner from Huntsville, Utah
(4/24/2004)
"Excellent" (about: 2004)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Salt Lake City Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 The organizers did an excellent job for this inaugural event--there must be some veterans in the group because they thought of everything. It wasn't a factor this year but I hope they have a plan to help warm the runners before the race starts, because it can be very cold in SLC in April. The volunteers were exceptionally friendly and helpful. A young woman at the sweat bag pick-up area had my bag for me almost before I got there. The course is great if you like to run through neighborhoods. Spectators turned out in good numbers and were plenty noisy. There were lots of goodies at the finish when I got there in just under 4 hours. I'll keep coming back as long as this marathon is as much fun as it was this year. |
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