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Ellerbe Springs Marathon Runner Comments
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Course 4.6 
Organization 4.9 
Spectators 3.3
Number of comments: 82 [displaying comments 1 to 11]
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D. R. from NC
(2/27/2022)
"It's a Boogie Race. Come with no expectations" (about: 2022)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Ellerbe Springs Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 Another Boogie event put on by Doug, friends, and family. Such a great series of events. This course is no frills, no drama, and no problem. Well, no problems logistically. Come to a great little town called Ellerbe and run the back country roads. No street lights, almost zero cars that are not affiliated with the run or a runner, and just enough support to know you're not alone out there. Note: It will be windy. It's pretty hilly, and there are probably no spectators so bring your own. No frills right? I love these races. | |
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Paul Heckert from Cullowhee, NC
(3/7/2021)
"My favorite marathon that I have run for 18 years." (about: 2021)
50+ previous marathons
| 6+ Ellerbe Springs Marathons
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 If you want a flat fast course with thousands of spectators and other runners, this is not your race. If you want a challenging rural course with only about a hundred or so runners and very few but enthusiastic spectators that is extremely well organized, try Ellerbe. Doug does a wonderful job putting on this race. Doug, the volunteers, and the other runners are all great. The vibe is more like an ultra than a road marathon. I have finished this marathon for 18 consecutive years and there are people that have been coming back for even longer. Why? It is an awesome race. For 2021, Doug changed the start and aid stations to comply with all Covid-19 safety regulations. Thank you for that. Doug is also an extremely patient man who will wait for the very last finisher. I am no longer as young and fast as I was 18 years ago when I first ran this race. I have finished last for the last few years. Doug is still waiting at the finish, and there is still food left for the last finishers. Velocity challenged runners will appreciate the generous time limits. After the first year, Doug and many of the other repeat participants knew my name, making this a wonderful small town rural marathon. Try it. | |
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S. H. from Oklahoma
(3/2/2021)
"Great small race!" (about: 2021)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Ellerbe Springs Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 My wife and I both ran the marathon. Pleasantly surprised. Easy to get to, parked right by the start. Friendly staff. Quite hilly but no steep hills.All paved roads, beautiful views, very few cars. I am slow but made good time for me. Nice wine cup and medal at the finish. Enjoyed it a lot! | |
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Ray Fryan from Jackson Township, OH
(3/1/2021)
"Well executed, lots of hills - GREAT small race!" (about: 2021)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Ellerbe Springs Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 Compliments to Doug Dawkins and his entire team. Well run race, and logically laid out as a Full/Half combo. Ellerbe proved to be very challenging (my Garmin said 1500+ ft of climb - about the same as MapMyRun), and despite being a 2 loop course, was in no way boring (some 2 loop courses are). Scenic surroundings, great traffic control, easy no-touch water stops, ... As a small race, there was limited crowd support - to be expected. If you want to be challenged by the hills of NC, I definitely recommend it! | |
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Theresa Pipher from Michigan
(3/5/2020)
"Great race for a small marathon!" (about: 2020)
50+ previous marathons
| 1 Ellerbe Springs Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 2 This was my 94th marathon. It was the first marathon that we picked up the packets from boxes in the back of a pick up truck. The course was hilly with beautiful pine trees lining the roads. The course was well marked with painted arrows on the roads pointing to the direction in which we needed to run. There were volunteers driving the course to check on the runners. One volunteer stood at the edge of the road to scare off some dogs that were attempting to chase the runners. There was no finish time limit. Upon crossing the finish line, we got a medal, pottery, and hot soup, cheese quesadillas, and hot coffee. It was a great race!! | |
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Lesa DePeal from NC
(3/5/2020)
"Surprisingly fun race" (about: 2020)
6-10 previous marathons
| 1 Ellerbe Springs Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 2 We read about this race through Runner's World Mag a couple months ago and knew Ellerbe wasn't far from us. Through our needs for a training run for perspective upcoming races this naturally fit into our training plans. It's a small hometown race so I wasn't quite sure what to expect. Wow!! This race surely surprised me from start to finish. We arrived the night before and stayed at the Ellerbe Springs Inn. We were <2miles from the start. Parking was super easy and close and even tho' there were only two portapotties the fire rescue department opened their building for us to use. And then we were off. The majority of the racers ran the half (including my husband and friend). The race is all road and the route wasn't closed. To be honest, it wasn't necessary because of it being so rural there were hardly any vehicles and perhaps I *may* have encountered 20 overall and I ran the Full. There was plenty room on the berm of the road and in general I ran on the side on the soft surface as much as I could. The beginning of the race was more down hill and then... it was up, down, and mostly up. Thankfully, the last portions of the loops were flat. There were enough aid stations, the volunteers were delightful, friendly and willing to chat me up. And they had PICKLES!!! The only complaint I have and this has nothing to do with the race was the darn wind - headwind, tailwind and side winds! ugh! I'm a slower runner and when I returned to the finish line there was still a small amount of fanfare. There was lovely lady at the end cheering me in and unbeknownst to me we were offered pottery wine goblets from SEAGROVE - my favorite pottery town!! and, our course medals. The food (veggie soup and quesadillas) were a welcomed food after running a full. I believe I may have clocked my second fastest Marathon pace, too! I think that's from the tailwind. | |
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T. D. from North Carolina
(3/4/2020)
"Great Event" (about: 2020)
6-10 previous marathons
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 I ran the half marathon version but it is the same course as the marathon (just two laps of the same course for the marathon). The course was challenging with the hills but the scenery really took my mind off of the hills. The view from the out and back portion was worth the pause to look around. To top everything off soup and quesadillas (along with water and sodas) were waiting at the finish line. | |
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Pam Tyler from Ellerbe, NC
(3/4/2020)
"Fun run in the country" (about: 2020)
4-5 previous marathons
| 4-5 Ellerbe Springs Marathons
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 I ran the half marathon version of this run. This was my 4th year doing the half. It is a scenic country run with rolling hills. Great crowd support and plenty of aid stations. | |
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D. R. from Honolulu, HI
(3/3/2020)
"Challenging, fun race" (about: 2020)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Ellerbe Springs Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 2 The day we ran was in the 30's and there was a wind in our face on the way out, but it warmed up pretty quickly. Some challenging hills. The roads weren't closed, so I was running at an angle for a lot of it. No real spectators to speak of, if that's an issue. All the people associated with the race were really nice, and made for a unique, friendly experience. | |
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A. S. from North Carolina
(3/3/2020)
"A beautiful but challenging course!" (about: 2020)
2 previous marathons
| 2 Ellerbe Springs Marathons
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 Second time running Ellerbe and it kicks my butt! The route is beautiful and everyone is so friendly! The volunteers come out in force to make this an enjoyable event. Not any spectators...but I like that! It is very hilly but sooo fun! |
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