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Race Reports for Baltimore Marathon 2007

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Race rating (5)

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: This was an excellent race. Corrigan Sports did a wonderful job at putting on the Under Armour Baltimore Marathon. I am excited to do the race again next year.

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Race rating (4)

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: I think my threshold for non-training runs that are still "reasonable" are 1/2 marathons and under... for future reference to myself.

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Race rating (4)

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: great race. decent expo and course. good aid stations all the way. great shirt and medal. also good options with a 5k, half, relay, and full. if you can handle some hills i would recommend it.

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Race rating (3)

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 feel bad rating this race average because it had great volunteer support, plently of aid stations, great pace groups and was very organized. I did so, however, for two main reasons: 1.) Outside of Fort McHenry, which is breath taking, it is a VERY boring race. Alot of the course takes you through some seedier parts of baltimore. Safety was never a worry, it just isn't too much to look at. I will say that local support in this area, while not abundant, meant alot. When you were out of the run-down areas you were sent to the new yuppie areas that were under construction. The whole race course really just begs for social commentary.... anyway, just boring scenery. I am also incredibly spoiled because my only 2 other marathons were both at the Marine corps, which is gorgeous. The second, and largest, reason that this race only gets an average rating from me is that around mile 16 the half-marathon participants and the marathon participants unite. Since the half marathon has double

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Race rating (4)

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: This was the 4th year I've participated in the marathon (3 finishes, one DNF) and it has gotten better every year. There were tons of volunteers, more and more spectators each year and they make a point of addressing comments from the last year to make it a better event. An example was last year the medals sucked and so they got an early design approved and this year they were fantastic. I honestly think I had a better race here then I had at the NCR race last year where I PRed and BQed. Our pace was pretty consistent and I made a point of taking in a lot of fluids (more than I usually do) and took my Gus on :30 minutes as planned. This was really a test to make sure I could even pace my effort and take in the correct nutrition so that I don't fall apart at Florida. I think I know what it will take to do well there with this and the aqua velo experience. I just have to execute and string it all together and take what the day gives me! Oh, and even though I don't plan on runnning

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