Race Reports for LIVESTRONG Austin Marathon

Race Reports for LIVESTRONG Austin Marathon 2014

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Race rating (4)

Comments: Very well organized, great race website. Expo was nice. Course was nice, saw lots of town. Mildly hilly, but nothing too bad. Plenty of water stops. The did pass out Gatorade chews, but no gels. This was well publicized beforehand, though. Post race spread was adequate. My only complaint was the T shirt. After 50 marathons, I don't get hung up on ugly shirts. You can pay $35 for a nice looking race shirt online, but they didn't have any at the expo to buy. You only get a Finisher's shirt when you finish. For $135 entry fee, I would have expected to get the nice one, too. I have done many races, with much lower entry fees, that will give a race shirt, plus a separate finishers shirt, or some other swag. I was still prepared to shell out the extra cash at the expo or at the post race spread, but there were no such shirts available there to buy.. It's a minor gripe in the big picture, but it is one of the more expensive races, with the least amount of perks. Austin is a fantastic

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