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Maui Oceanfront Marathon Runner Comments
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Course 4.1 
Organization 3.9 
Spectators 3.1
Number of comments: 67 [displaying comments 61 to 66]
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D. N. from Washington, D.C.
(1/28/2009)
"Perfect People and Places" (about: 2009)
11-50 previous marathons
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 I'm from the D.C. area and first I was simply glad to be there because it's a beautiful route, with wonderful fans all along the way, plenty of refreshments, great shuttle service and/or parking if needed, and good hours/locations for packet pickup. The website was very accurate, friendly, and available; and e-mail updates were timely, clear, and helpful. My only complaint was that the route had a lot of miles that were on a right incline so my right foot started to wear out faster. I didn't see any ambulances or medical support, although the police were all over and very very helpful in looking out for us. Post-race was also good, with an excellent variety of recovery food and drink. And having a live Hawaiian singer, right by a beach, post-race was also PERFECT. I personally was in bliss. I also liked it that our names were on our bibs because everyone was addressing me by name. The problem with downed power line was something that we just had to deal with and the race director did a perfect job working with the police to figure out where to send us. ;-) For their inaugural marathon, I was very pleased. | |
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Laurence Macon from The Republic of San Antonio
(1/28/2009)
"Whales, Sunshine and 27.2 Miles - I'm loving it!" (about: 2009)
50+ previous marathons
| 1 Maui Oceanfront Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 A beautiful course, a beautiful day, whales within view of the course, enthusiastic volunteers (who waited for stragglers such as me) and a very resourceful race director. Two hours before the start of the race, a driver knocked a power pole across the course. Ordinarily the race is canceled. Right? Not when Les Wright is the race director. With the cooperation of the Maui police, Les immediately rerouted the course to avoid the electrifying obstacle, and the race started on time! The detour added a mile to the course, but there was no extra charge for the ultra. I plan to come back if Les promises no obstacles in 2010. | |
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J. L. from Colorado
(1/28/2009)
"A great course, relaxed atmosphere" (about: 2009)
1 previous marathon
| 1 Maui Oceanfront Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 I enjoyed the race experience and appreciate the effort invested to make it go. The overall feel of the event was mellow. Plentiful aid stations and police assistance along the way. It was a nice cultural experience to start the race with a Hawaiian blessing/prayer. I was happy to be part of it and will run it again. | |
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J. S. from Ohio
(1/26/2009)
"pretty disappointing" (about: 2009)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Maui Oceanfront Marathon
COURSE: 2 ORGANIZATION: 2 FANS: 3 I can understand that accidents happen, and while a downed power line is not the race director's fault, running an extra mile after 26 miles sucks! To top it off, there were NO amenities at the finish line. After running 27 miles, I was hoping to see something besides Dixie cups with warm water in them. How about some ice? Or some medical personnel? A woman collapsed at the end and there was no medical assistance there to help her. I asked for some ice and was told, "Sorry, we don't have anything like that." If you aren't going to put port-a-potties on the course, or have some refreshments and ice at the end, don't make your entry fee as much as a well organized race does. Since there was nothing to the finish area, they might as well move the finish line up a mile so people who were trying to qualify for Boston actually got a shot. | |
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Vilma Bily from Bellaire, Texas
(1/26/2009)
"27+ miles of dodging cars and bicycles." (about: 2009)
6-10 previous marathons
| 1 Maui Oceanfront Marathon
COURSE: 1 ORGANIZATION: 1 FANS: 1 No medical support. Oncoming motor vehicles (very close). Oncoming bicycles in runner's lane. Plenty of aid station support. Time cards were erroneous due to extra distance added to race. The massage at end of race was wonderful. Saw a few whales along the way. Much hotter than the average marathon. No expo or finisher's shirt. Medals were very nice. This race was sold as a Boston qualifier with chip timing; however, the morning of the race, the course was changed, there were no timing chips used, and the finish line seemed to me to be about 27.23 from the start. Time cards given at the end were based on 27+ miles. Aloha, Vilma | |
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P. T. from Salt Lake City
(1/26/2009)
"Very tough and LONG" (about: 2009)
4-5 previous marathons
| 1 Maui Oceanfront Marathon
COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 2 First, the good: RD did a nice job of communicating via email; and Maui is, of course, beautiful. Now, the not-so-good: They announced at the beginning of the race that a downed power line caused the route to be changed: per GPS, the actual length was 27.4! yikes! That extra mile-plus was tough. The early start was great; it got hotter later, but not too bad. The worst of the route was the many miles of running facing traffic - lots of traffic. It felt like running on a freeway. Aid stations were good, with nice folks. I expected a decent shirt, though - not a cheap cotton tee that said, "Marathon Events." The volunteers (bless them) seemed to get the same shirt as the marathoners, halfers, and 5Ks. How about a nice tech shirt that says, "Marathon finisher?" For the money, that would have been appropriate. Also, no chip timing, but that wasn't a big deal to me. I ran a slow time (in part because of the longer route). I'm glad that I did it, would not do again. Lots of 50-staters and 100+ marathon people! A little intimidating for me (my 4th) but I managed a mid-pack finish. The free massages at the end were glorious. Thanks, ladies! Thanks too to MarathonGuide.com: it's great see reviews! |
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