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Race Reports for California International Marathon 2009

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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? Average
  • Overall course based on my ability: Just right

  • Comments: Great support on the course. Pace groups were great. A course really "made for runners"
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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: Too easy

  • Comments: My first marathon so I don't have much to compare it to, other than triathlons or 5 and 10K's, but I thought it was very well organized and lots of community support and volunteer support. Only complaint was I had to find my medal. I will want to run another marathon and I do think I can BQ. I know what the pain/discomfort will be like. I didn't allow the pain-fear cycle to start. I realized I was in discomfort and that it could lead to fear, just as they coach in childbirth. I wasn't going to allow the fear to enter into the equation. I remembered to listen to my breath and think of my form and take in the sights of as many of the aspects of this, my first marathon, as I could. I'm trying to give myself some support and know that I did something only 1% or thereabouts of the population will do.
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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 course with lots of music along the way. It was hard to get food at the end, the lines were crazy. Volunteers were awesome, they were all bundled up and then having to hand out cold cups of water, wow! I would definitely do this race again. Sure wish it were held in late October, but the cold is a good challenge.
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