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Race Reports for Cox Sports Marathon

[1]
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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: Read on-line reviews for this event as the criticism is justified. The mile markers are off...so much so that the 11 mile mark was BEFORE the 24 mile mark. Simple math... At 11 miles there's 2.1 left for the halfs and at 24 there's 2.2 left for the fulls. They seemed to improve on water stops from past events although for full marathoners I'd suggest carrying some water. The Expo is "poor", and that's being nice. The course is non-memorable...very few worthwhile views. Volunteers and support staff were friendly and appreciated.
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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? Bad
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: My only complaint is the post race festivities. I never found them. There were 20 yards after the finish line where someone handed me a bottle of water and a medal. I never found the beer truck, which really pissed me off. There was a gear check station with some sort of recovery drink tent next to that. I never saw any food, beer, massage table, etc. I stopped at Dunkin Donuts on the way back to the hotel for some post race junk food. The course itself was fine, nothing spectacular, nothing bad. Tons of volunteers and aid stations.
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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: great course support, plenty of aid stations and traffic control. Very well run on race day.
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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?
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Given that this was my first marathon I kept saying that my only goal was to finish, but I am very disappointed with my result. But now I know that with proper training and hydration I can conquer the distance, so now I'm itching for a rematch in the fall!
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