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Race Reports for Island 2 Island Half Marathon (formerly MD Half Marathon)

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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: Really fun! As fun as running can be for a non runner.
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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 race with a great party afterwards. Party is at Francis Scott Key Hotel. My family was allowed to swim in their pool after the race. Pretty great time overall.
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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?No

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

  • Comments: Good race, I highly recommend it. I would carry one bottle though, as the aid stations can seem far apart. The post race party is awesome, with a pool party at the hotel, and lots of beer and pizza. Running from Ocean City to Assateague is quite a treat, it's one of my favorite races. The full marathon was supposed to resume next year, and I would probably do that one. The full marathon isn't as good as the half though.
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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? Good
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Weather is unpredictable. But I ran the whole thing. No stopping. I felt great.
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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:

  • Comments: Happy with my performance, but I over-estimated my ability. Swag bag was the worst I've ever gotten - they could have saved the bag and just handed out t-shirts. Post-race was so-so, but they had more food than most and they served cold beer (1st 2 free and cheap after that). The problem, and this is endemic to every race I've been to is that they serve crap. And an endurance "athlete", or athlete wannabe, I'm usually consciencous about what I put in my body. What do you get at races? Hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, brownies, etc.. Saturated fat, nutritionally void carbs, and sugar. I don't get it. The post race was so-so from an organization standpoint, but I enjoyed getting together with Dave, Todd, and Jeremy (grandson of church member, who we met at finish line - nobody knew he was racing) and rehashing the race and other BS. I also liked having a close-to-home race. I'll do it again, but hope they can improve over the years.
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