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Race Reports for Georgia Marathon 2008

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Race rating (3)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?No

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities?
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: The start was horribly disorganized. It was hard to get to the corral. The rest of the race was well run and organized.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Alarm went off at 4:30 or so. Yawn!!! It was cold and windy and the rain was still coming down as we headed to Marta. I fashioned a lovely little garbage bag dress that kept me warm until the start. We made our way to the bag drop and then hit the potties. The race area in general seemed more organized than last year, but there were still problems getting from Marta into the park as several of the sidewalks were closed off. Lots of bottleneck. I met up with a running group friend and we made our way to Corral 7 to run with the 5:30 pace group. We figured we'd hang with them until the split. We got into the corral pretty early and I probably should have ducked back out to hit the potties before the race started. This would become evident around, oh, Mile 1. It took us about 17 minutes to cross the finish line, but things were fairly wide open when we hit the Start line. (We taped the race coverage and you can see me crossing the start!). We had to weave a bit in the first
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Below average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Too hard

  • Comments: I suspect others will have a different take but for us slow folk the race support was very sparse the last few hours. I'm very grateful to those who stayed out there to continue cheering us on. It was much less understandable that most everything at Centenial Park had been dismantled and was being packed up. Pretty much the only thing left in the park was the finish line. Very anti-climactic way to finish.
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Race rating (4)
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Too hard

  • Comments: Much improved over last year 2007
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I would consider running this course annually since it's local and it's a challenging course. I totally agree with RT "It's a benchmark accomplishment. If you can do this marathon, you can do 99% of the other ones out there." Organization was excellent with exception to the corrals. They were tough to get to since they were too close to gear check. It was tough getting back to your corral afterwards. Water stops were top notch this year. I would prefer to see the mile markers up higher and time clocks by the time chip mats along the way. But the course was well marked and plenty of police officers to ensure our safety. It was freaking cold outside so spectators were not as abundant as last year, but I imagine that is a result of the weather more than anything else. I highly recommended this marathon if you want a challenge. Next year's race is April 9th. A little later in the year and probably a little warmer, we hope.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: The course was beautiful. There were plenty of water stations and they were stocked with volunteers. I have an issue with the finish and how it was set up. I would have prefered a straight shot and not 4 turns in a small shute. Also, my garmin has the course long at 26.35. Not a big deal though.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Great race. If you want to challenge yourself, do the full. It's a benchmark of accomplishment. If you can do this Marathon, you can do 99% of the other ones out there. Organization was excellent, Aid stations were top notch, and the course was well marked. It was freeing cold outside, so spectators were not as abundant as last year, but I imagine that is a result of the weather more than anything else. Highly recommended. Next years race is April 9th. A little later, probably a little warmer.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: This is a good (challenging) race and it takes you through some of Atlanta's most beautiful neighborhoods.
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  • Organised?Yes
  • Events on time?Yes

  • Lots of volunteers to help?Yes
  • Plenty of drink stations?Yes

  • Post race activities? Below average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Too hard

  • Comments: It's nice to have a big marathon in Atlanta. The organisation was much better then last year, but they still need to work on the start. It was impossible to figure out where the bag drop was or your starting coral. Some signs and a map of the park would fix this. btw, I can't beleive only 2142 people ran the marathon. Hopefully people will give them another chance since they fixed the inaugural races issues.
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