Comments: This was an INCREDIBLE race. It was well organized, fun, and full of entertainment. I never ONCE waited for water at a water station. The gummi bear stations were a BIG plus! The volunteers were everywhere! The course has only one big hill, but the rest is flat and if I had grown a brain earlier, I know I would have hit 4:30. The scenery was very nice for a "city marathon" and running across not one, but two really distinctive bridges was a plus.
If I weren't doing my 50 states thing, I'd definitely do Portland again. Heck, I still might do it again! But next time, I shall engage my brain earlier and go into it in top condition!
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