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Course 4.2

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Spectators 3.3

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C. B. from Toronto Canada (11/4/2007)

"Tough course - not bad for the first year" (about: 2007)

11-50 previous marathons | 1 Road2Hope Hamilton Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 3

For a first year marathon, I would have to give it a passing grade. The course support was excellent, lots of water stations, which were well manned and it was traffic free course. Probably the biggest requirements to be successful.

I had two minor issues and one major issue. I must stress that I think these can easily be overcome in their second year. First of, NO WATER at the start line. Lots of porta-potties, but there was no water prior to the race.... (The 1/2 started an hour later and I understand that some was put out.) I was not impressed.

Minor issues included no race shirt if you were not one of the first 1500 registered (they should have posted the limited number of shirts since 2500 people signed up). Most marathons at least give their participants a shirt for $70 if you pre-registered). There was no race kit of any sorts. (They offered to sell me a shirt after the fact if any were left over.) Again, fairly minor. Second minor item was post-race food. Bag of chips and bubble gum not what I want. (The fruit was good though.) I call this minor because they gave me some water and some fruit.

The course was very tough and challenging. I don't always like a flat course so the hills made it interesting. I saw a posting from one of the race committee members and the hill near the end is already going to be removed for next year.

Consider this for a November marathon in Ontario. Weather was good today, but sometimes the weather in this part of the country can be brutal!

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