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Race Reports for Richmond Marathon 2005

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Race rating (5)
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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: Just right

  • Comments: This is called Americas friendliest Marathon. It just ight be. The people were great and friendly with lots of supporters along the route to keep you going. Bands were set up along the way and there was even some junk food stations set up along the way and even one spot were they were handing out beer. This is a good race to run.
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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?
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: I honestly can't say too much about the post-race activities. I only hung around the finish area for 15-20min while I got my legs back and then walked to the hotel, showered, and hit the road for home. It seemed like they had plenty of food and drinks around though.
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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? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: This race is a great first marathon. There were 3500 runners but plenty of volunteers, very organized and well run but it's not one of the top tier races like Boston or New York. The course is not flat but doesn't have any super tough hills, the people are friendly and everything ran as advertised. The swag left something to be desired but about as expected for a race like this. I would definitely do this race again as it has a nice end of season date that lets me complete the triathlon schedule but still have time to train for a marathon
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Race rating (5)
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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 thought that this was a great race. Not huge like the last few events I've been in, there were about 4700 marathoners. I felt like I had room to run without constantly dodging people, the local crowd was great for support, pleanty of water stations and post race food even for those finishing at the back of the pack.
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