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Race Reports for Soldier 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?

  • Post race activities? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: The volunteers at this race are awesome. There is a lot of military personnel on the base which is humbling. And there are scores of high school students in Columbus volunteering, cheering, and just making me feel like Columbus is raising their kids right. The volunteers were superb. I will point out one negative but it wasn't the race's fault. I went to the pace table during registration to see if I wanted to join a group. The person there overstepped the boundaries and among the many things she told me about HERSELF, only asked me one question - distance of my last long run. She promptly replied that, as a coach, she thinks I should do 23 miles to prep for a marathon. Out of all of the questions in the world to ask, she dispenses advice on that one question. Really Chick, was I supposed to genuflect before you? Pleeeasssee. I only mention this because if anyone encounters that kind of person before a race, realize that the problem is their ego and/or home training and not
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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: Running thru the Avenue of Flags was awesome. Loved the drill sergeants and the military. Inspirational.
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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: The Soldier marathon had more concrete than I like but it was a very nice urban course. The majority of it is on bike path, the fall colors were nice and running alongside the river for big stretches was also nice. As a former infantryman, it was a real treat beginning and ending at the Infantry Museum.
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