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Charlotte Marathon (formerly Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon) Runner Comments
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Course 4.1 
Organization 4.3 
Spectators 3.4
Number of comments: 181 [displaying comments 171 to 181]
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Bob Smolen from Charlotte, NC
(12/5/2005)
"Fantastic course with hills!" (about: 2005)
6-10 previous marathons
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 2 I highly recommend this course to anyone who is looking for a challenge. There are lots of hills (more than Pig or Richmond) with very little flat areas. The turnout was small, but that is because it was the first year (I expect this to grow). However the support was excellent with plenty of water stops and more than enough support for traffic control. For most of the race, one direction of traffic was kept off of the street, which meant that you had two traffic lanes in which to run. There was never a bottleneck. Mile makers were well advertised and plenty of extra GU was being passed out. Crowd was thin, but that is not important to me (although it was crowded at the finish). Everyone was very friendly (even the cops were cheering us on) including at the expo. I had a great time and will probably run this again next year. If you are interested, remember to include serious hill training. | |
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C. B. from Charlotte, NC
(12/5/2005)
"Great inaugural" (about: 2005)
4-5 previous marathons
| 1 Charlotte Marathon (formerly Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon)
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 2 This is my fourth marathon and the ever-present rolling hills made it fairly challenging. It was a great tour of Charlotte even for those of us who live here. We had great views of Uptown, many beautiful residential areas (Meyers Park, Foxcroft, Dilworth), the South End, NoDa, Plaza Midwood, etc. There was not much of the city that we did not see. The course was definitely varied. Good organization for any race, great for a first running. Hats off to Tim Rhoades & company for putting this together and having the race run so smoothly. No problems with fluids, gel or bathrooms. Could have been more substantial food (Hey Moe?!) at the end - not that the bagels, fruit and PowerAde were lacking - or possibly access to a beer or two, but it was great to have the food and drink immediately following the finish chute so that you did not have to go foraging. Not sure if there was any media coverage beyond a two-line mention buried in the sports section of the observer. Very few non-runners I know had any idea this race was happening this weekend, but those who showed up did a great job of support (the 2-star rating is for turnout; definitely not a criticism of anyone who did show up). Not sure this year would have been the year for you if a large crowd is important to you (unless you live here and had lots of great friends and family out there - thanks guys!!!). That said, I am sure that the media will get behind the race next year. Even if the media doesn't step up, I am sure the Queen City will. If I do not run this race next year, I will volunteer. This was a great start. | |
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a. s. from ohio
(12/4/2005)
"great first-time run" (about: 2005)
50+ previous marathons
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 2 The course was great. A well organized run, although they should ensure that all the mile markers were present. BUT plenty of toilets, and water stops. The wonderful weather did not hurt. They provided a great set of street directions, useful for me because I took off early and walked the course and did not get lost. This marathon is a great way to see Charlotte; I recommend the run. | |
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r. f. from charlotte, nc
(12/4/2005)
"Great Race" (about: 2005)
6-10 previous marathons
| 1 Charlotte Marathon (formerly Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon)
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 Well organized.... Challenging course, a lot of rolling hills. Perfect weather. I'll plan on running again next year. | |
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Ken Pearce from Belmont, NC
(12/4/2005)
"Very good for an inaugural race!" (about: 2005)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Charlotte Marathon (formerly Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon)
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 2 Pleasantly surprised for an inaugural marathon! For those who had never visited Charlotte before (which I surmise is not many as the majority were locals), they were in for a treat. The course took the runners through upscale Myers Park neighborhoods, downtown/uptown Charlotte, Bank of America Stadium, and the NODA district. The sky was cloudy but temperatures were perfect. All stations were properly manned and volunteers were enthusiastic. Plenty of encouraging police controlling traffic too! As expected, spectators were few and far between. More crowds would have really made it great. Hopefully, the race will be better promoted next year so the impatient people stuck in traffic will be more prepared. | |
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Joseph Macnamara from Ashland, Ohio
(12/4/2005)
"Lots of crowd participation, a little too hilly. " (about: 2005)
6-10 previous marathons
| 1 Charlotte Marathon (formerly Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon)
COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 Excellent water\drink etc., aid stations; and electronic mile splits at most mile markers. Very good crowd turnout. Nice city and suburbs. Good organization. Course was a little more hilly than I had anticipated. | |
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J. P. from Charlotte, NC
(12/4/2005)
"Good start.... ROOM to improve" (about: 2005)
1 previous marathon
| 1 Charlotte Marathon (formerly Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon)
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 3 I was talked into running by family members that run an average of 12 marathons a year. I was excited after hearing stories for the last 3 years. I never knew Charlotte had HILLS! Water stops were great and the fans (both non-race sponsored and race sponsored) were encouraging. I was disappointed about lack of medals for the 1/2, relay, etc. Overall, good start but need to take lessons from other marathons. Family made trip down from Ohio and I hope things will change so we all can run it again next year. | |
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E. K. from New York
(12/4/2005)
"Scenic course" (about: 2005)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Charlotte Marathon (formerly Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon)
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 2 Well-organized race, beautiful homes along the route, many turns, which added interest. The pasta dinner could have been nicer and should have been held in the hotel rather than in a tent outside. | |
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L. G. from Charlotte NC
(12/4/2005)
"Inaugural race, well organized, good support" (about: 2005)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Charlotte Marathon (formerly Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon)
COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 1 Plenty of port-o-johns, water & Powerade every 2 miles, at least 4 Gu stops and good fan support for a first marathon. Hilly, tough course, but great weather, not a PR course. Would run again. | |
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Z. K. from Hampton, VA
(12/4/2005)
"lots of small hills" (about: 2005)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Charlotte Marathon (formerly Charlotte's Thunder Road Marathon)
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 1 Overall good marathon.... Very few spectators.... Skip the pasta dinner.... Good cold day; missed my PR by 18 seconds. |
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