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Race Reports for Carlsbad Marathon 2010

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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: Only a few things not so great: 1. they had very few bathrooms along the way...almost none. Tons at the start/finish but a few more from miles 13-18 would have been nice. 2. Joining the 1/2 marathoners. When we re-joined them at mile 20, we were with some of the not-so-speedy runners, and there were a lot of them. For a while, we were separated by cones, but then joined with them, and had to pass and weave through a lot of the walkers. Not so easy at mile 23 through an aid station! Good things: Awesome spectators! Tons of aid stations (although one didn't have water...???) They had our names on our bibs, and spectators would often cheer specifically for you, it was 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: Great race! Field for the full was relatively small compared to the 1/2, so generally not crowded except when the two distances merged.
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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: only complaint was that the half marathoners joined us for the last 5 miles. I had a lot of juice in me and too much energy was spent weaving through walkers! It was frustrating.... Other than that, the volunteers were great. Having an aid station every mile made me :)
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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: Early start for marathon makes for a great start. Plenty of porta-potties and parking is right next to the start / finish. Palomar Airport Rd. is a tough section with about 3 miles of climbing. You do get to come back down, but that saps your legs of strength you'll need in the later miles. It is a tough test and a challenge to strategize how to tackle the hill.
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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 love the Carlsbad 1/2 Marathon. This was my fourth year in a row doing the race and its by far my favorite race. I hope I get to do it for many more years. I also love that they give you a nice dry-fit long sleeved running shirt.
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