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[1]

Reported by:

BellinghamSpence

Race rating (4)

• 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: It's a very good race for a late season. Weather can be dicey, but that makes it more challenging. I will probably pass on it next year or just do a Half. Since Bellingham is organizing a marathon on Oct 7. Now I have take a break from the action, heal up, recharge the batteries, get ready for a mountain trail 50K Ultra on March 17th.

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[2]

Reported by:

magic

Race rating (3)

• 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 was my 1st some what serious attempt at a stand alone marathon. For the week before hand we had a standing joke on this was my "how not to train for a marathon marathon" since it was a last minute deal. I've IMC a couple of times and the Honolullu Marathon once (this was not a good race at all, I ran with a slower group for the first 10 miles, and was just stuck in sheer volume of runners for the rest of the race). Overall I'm happy with my results, I figured I could have gone 10 mins faster with a bit more prep

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