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Race Reports for Albany 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?
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Course and volunteers were amazing. This should have been a better race for me. Still very pleased to be second in AG.
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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? Below average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Not a big race, so no real expo or pre-post race activities. If you are into shirts/medals/swag/big crowds, you will be disappointed. If you choose races based on PR potential, this is a great one.
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Race rating (3)
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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: It was just an okay race. The expo is tiny so you definitely don't want to forget anything important. As I've mentioned, the course was long. :evil: The course itself wasn't terrible but it was less than scenic. I would maybe do this race again if a dear friend begged me. Not horrible but not great.
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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: Just right

  • Comments: OK, race comments time. I liked this race and would like to return to complete some unfinished business. However, there are a few points I would like to make. First, the T-shirts, YIKES! Ugly and huge! We measured a small and medium and they were virtually identical. No women's sizes and I dropped from a large to a medium and it's still a freaking dress. Also, the drink stations were inconsistent. In every race I've ever run, it's water first, then gatorade. The first station was the opposite. OK, I get it, but guess what? The next station was flipped back. And so on, and so on. In some cases, like between the 1/2 point and the end of Mi. 14 I think there were three drink stations. WTF? Those that worked them though were great and also I would like to mention the noticeable presence of our service men and women. What a generous gift of their time to cheer us on. I really appreciated that. Next year, if I return, I would like to stay for Mardi Gras. That might be fun.
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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: I would highly recommend this race
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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 one of the best races for support several neighborhoods also set up stations. very well organized and will continue to race next year. The only downside is a VERY small expo.
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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: Just right

  • Comments: This race is well put on. It is very organized with lots of aid stations, volunteers and traffic control. It is a flat course. If you like flat courses and smaller races, this marathon is a great one to consider doing. There were some other events going on in town that weekend, including a Georgia Cup race. I drove in with only enough time to pick up race number and left as soon as I felt I could stand sitting in the car for the 3.5 hour ride back to Atlanta so I never really checked out the town or the events. As much as I didn't enjoy this race, I would consider doing this race again if I wasn't going solo. It is definitely a flat, "easy" course and with the right attitude and support it could be a great course to try and break or set some PRs.
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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: Just right

  • Comments: For being such a small race, things were extremely organized. There were actually more volunteers than racers! If it weren't so far away, I would definitely do it again, but if you live down south, you should give this race a shot!
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