Race Reports for Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon

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Race rating (5)

Comments: Being former military, I found it really cool to be around so many other military people again. I have never run in an event of this size so it felt great to be out there. There were so many cool things to look at along the route, it made things go by very quickly. A half mary is a big milestone for me. I hate running so I decided to do this to face my biggest tri concern, head-on. I really feel as though this helped me. Last September, I ran a 10k in 1:11. This year, after the training, I expect to be under 1hr. Today was a good day for me. OOH RAH!

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Race rating (5)

Comments: I loved the location. The race was super organized. I never had to wait in line for packet pickup, shirt pickup, food at the end of the race or a massage. There were tons of volunteers and well supported water/fuel stations. There were tons of people cheering the whole way. The music groups playing along the course were AWESOME! Before the race started, there was lots of fanfare including a prayer, the National Anthem, and a "Town Cryer" to get the race off to a themed start - very cool! The medal was great, too. It was kind of a bummer that you had to pay extra to get a race shirt. Otherwise, I probably would have bought some other race gear, but I had already spent my race $ for this one. I also wish they offered a little more in the way of post-race food like peanut butter for the bagels or something hot like soup. Overall, though, this was an excellent race experience and I can't wait to do it again.

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