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Myrtle Beach Marathon Runner Comments
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Course 4.2 
Organization 4.3 
Spectators 3.6
Number of comments: 318 [displaying comments 241 to 251]
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J. H. from Pennsylvania
(2/22/2005)
"Overall, good course, good organization." (about: 2005)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Myrtle Beach Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 4 Looping course, changed directions frequently, flat, not closed to traffic, but traffic control was excellent. Running lanes somewhat restricted so lots of runner congestion in early miles; cleared-up after half marathon point was passed. Half and full start at the same time, creates a real mess at the start. A 10-15 minute difference in start times would have helped, or separate corral for walkers. Nice touch - flavor of Powerade varied between water stops. Another concern - used my own chip but could not validate my chip prior to the race - hope I'm in there! | |
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Ben Jackson from Chapel Hill, NC
(2/22/2005)
"Decent, fast, well organized marathon" (about: 2005)
2 previous marathons
| 1 Myrtle Beach Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 This was my second marathon (first was Philly in 2003) and if you are looking for a fast marathon with good weather this is your race. Pros: fast, flat course with sparse but enthusiastic fans. Well organized with a good expo and medal. Cons: Myrtle Beach is Nascar and Harley Davidson country so the only scenery is T-shirt shops and pancake houses. 'Ocean scenery' is a stretch due to the hotels packed on either side of the street along Ocean Blvd. You have to look at the ocean between cracks between hotels. If you are staying on Ocean Blvd. (stayed in a nice, clean hotel for 40 bucks!) you will be hearing loud low-rider trucks with bass thumping until 3 in the morning - but that's Myrtle. All that being said South Carolinians are kind, warm, hospitable people that put on a great marathon. I ran like crap but the conditions were ideal. ALL miles clearly marked, with Powerade every 2 miles and gels toward the end. All in all enjoyed the experience and recommend it to anyone who is close to a BQ or wants to run a PR. | |
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B. b. from Northeast, Maryland
(2/22/2005)
"Good winter marathon" (about: 2005)
11-50 previous marathons
| 4-5 Myrtle Beach Marathons
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 This is the 4th time I've run the marathon. Packet pickup/registration: Perfect. Local beer (New South) free, and it was good. No problems. T-shirt/Medal: T-shirt is much better this year. Any way we can have performance gear? I'd be willing to pay a few more bucks. The medal is nothing to write home about. Course: I liked the changes this year, but there is still Route 17 (business) to deal with. It is so rutted and slanted. There was construction for 2 miles next to the ocean and the road was torn up. I ran on the sidewalk for a while beacuse it was really too hard to run on the road. 'Things happen,' but the RD needs to keep everyone informed. If there was an announcement or notice, I didn't hear it. Race/Volunteers: Great on the course. Intersections were controlled. I liked the man at mile 17 or so who was cheering everyone on while smoking a cigar. It was funny. Weather: 30 at start, 50 at finish. Light winds. Perfect this year. Aid: Water stops and Powerade plentiful. One Carb-Boom stop at 16--basically three guts handing out plain and apple Carb-Boom. Finish area: Professional for the runners. Outside the runners area a lot of the relayers and 1/2 marathoners had taken the H2O. The finish food was not that great. I've had better at 5ks. Why do you need to cut up bananas? The beer was a nice touch. It seemed the better food was for sale. Value? For $45.00, it's a good deal. | |
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P. S. from Columbia, South Carolina
(2/21/2005)
"An experience worth repeating." (about: 2005)
1 previous marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 4 I participated in the half marathon as preparation for Boston. I would attend the event again but I would recommend the following: 1. One-stop registration is much more efficient. I stood in four separate lines (bib, t-shirt, chip, and map/information). 2. The start needs to be reworked. It was much to slow. 3. Results are still not posted on the website. Why? | |
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E. K. from Fort Jackson, SC
(2/21/2005)
"excellent first marathon" (about: 2005)
1 previous marathon
| 1 Myrtle Beach Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 5 This was my first marathon and I couldn't ask for anything better. The support and help that I got was oustanding and the spectators were awesome. Also, the course was really flat and easy to navigate. | |
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C. D. from Cary, NC
(2/21/2005)
"My first marathon - a great experience!" (about: 2005)
First Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 5 This was my first marathon. The course was great except for miles 17 - 19 (the road was under construction). The weather could not have been more perfect. The spectators were few but they really cheered you on! | |
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S. C. from Huntington, WV
(2/21/2005)
"Very good race" (about: 2005)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Myrtle Beach Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 Well organized, with a course more pleasant than I'd expected given some comments from previous years. Staff and volunteers were excellent. The only fly in the ointment was the apparent cluelessness of some walkers and slower runners, lining up near the front of the pack at the start. In some cases I found myself struggling to get around clusters of walkers who clogged things up to the chagrin of more than a few runners. This was by far the worst such nonsense I've ever seen, compounded by the attitudes I heard from a few of them when runners made their frustration known. I'm not an elitist about having walkers on the course, but this is supposed to be an athletic event, not a Saturday stroll. Apart from the irritation factor, somebody's going to get hurt one of these days trying to get around these folks. A few announcements at the start, telling walkers to move back, would be a good first step. | |
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N. S. from Vermont
(2/21/2005)
"mostly flat, NOT scenic, great volunteers" (about: 2005)
4-5 previous marathons
| 1 Myrtle Beach Marathon
COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 1st time in MB. Grungy town, not scenic, but the mostly flat course and the AMAZING VOLUNTEERS made up for it. The traffic control really helped with this looping course, that I think is a good place for a BQ if you don't need to run in a pack. The water-station volunteers were fantastic: they cheered everybody - regardless if I was the only one passing through. They deserve a 'thank you' for every kind word - and that's a lot. Otherwise, the fruit punch flavored Powerade in the first half was vile, nauseating slime that was not mentioned in the info section. They only mentioned lemon-lime - big difference for me. Otherwise, beautiful weather with a cool start. Many sites for spectators, except tough to park at the finish for non-runners. | |
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T. T. from Columbia, South Carolina
(2/21/2005)
"Good Race - Great Weather" (about: 2005)
1 previous marathon
| 1 Myrtle Beach Marathon
COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 This was my first marathon. I had heard that it was a flat course. It was! The first 8 to 10 miles are nothing but hotels and pancake restaurants. The second half of the race gets pretty boring. Fans are scattered along where there are hotels and at relay points. Water stations need help. If you wanted sports drink, it was almost impossible to get. They need to better identify water and sports drink so that you can get what you need. Next time I will take my own. Bad decision on my part. Course was flat and fast. No hills! At the finish, the line for fruit and food was very long. The organizers should have it to where you can walk up to the food without lines. Very frustrating when all you want is a piece of fruit! Plenty of massage tables! GREAT JOB! Otherwise was a good race and a great place to spend the weekend. Had a great time! | |
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R. W. from Charlotte NC
(2/21/2005)
"Great first marathon" (about: 2005)
First Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 This was my first marathon, just wanted to finish. Loved it. Scenery was good on Ocean Blvd. Great volunteers really cheered you on. Drink stations every two miles were perfect. Nice and flat most of the way. It was about 30 degrees to start but warmed up to around 40 to 50. Not much wind this year (happy about that). Overall great experience, will defintely run it again. |
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