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Glass City Marathon Runner Comments
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Course 4.2 
Organization 4.4 
Spectators 3.8
Number of comments: 246 [displaying comments 131 to 141]
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Kelly Rep from Toledo, Ohio
(5/1/2013)
"Awesome Experience" (about: 2013)
4-5 previous marathons
| 3 Glass City Marathons
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 5 Overall - I loved the experience. This was my third time running the half marathon with Glass City. My two suggestions for improving the run: 1. I was confused on where to go for food and beverage. I saw the tents but they were very crowded. The tents could have also been more crowded than normal because of the rain and I didn't want to push through the crowds to find food and drink. 2. If the bag drop is going to be kept outside, please let me know. Of course I could have asked and then thought of putting my bag in a waterproof bag. When I finished my run, everything was soaked which prevented me from staying to enjoy the festivities. | |
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A. H. from OH
(5/1/2013)
"Flat course" (about: 2013)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Glass City Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 The weather was awful for the race but that's obviously out of anyone's hands! Course was nice and flat, nothing spectacular to look at, but a good PR course. Water stops were good, there were times when spectators were on the course at random times walking in the opposite direction because part of the course is on a recreation trail open to the public which made things congested at times. Expo wasn't much but nice. Finish line was nice to be in the stadium. Since it poured the entire race, would have been nice for the gear drop area to be under a tent, keeping our clothes dry for after the race. Also having a specific gear drop bag would have been nice too, something plastic and a bit larger. | |
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S. S. from Ohio
(4/30/2013)
"Great, home town support" (about: 2013)
4-5 previous marathons
| 2 Glass City Marathons
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 This race is a clean course through neighborhoods & Metroparks. Great medal with 'perk' of a mug, too. Great start & finish at the University of Toledo. Well organized, many water & Gatorade stops as well as fruit. Well thought out. | |
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A. V. from Kansas City
(4/29/2013)
"Great Marathon" (about: 2013)
6-10 previous marathons
| 1 Glass City Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 This is a great course and marathon. Definitely put on the list if you are a 50 stater! Nice flat course, only negative would echo some of past year comments. Pizza was gone by the time I got to the food tent. They had pasta though! Very fun race and good crowd support especially for 2013 since it was rainy for most of the race! | |
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D. S. from London, Ontario
(4/29/2013)
"Great race for the price" (about: 2013)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Glass City Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 Excellent value and the course was flat and interesting - runs through flat trail areas and some lovely neighborhoods. Needs to put the bag drop area under a tent or indoors as our gear was left in the rain this year. It rained for the entire duration of the marathon. Also need a fix for the morning traffic tie ups to get into the onsite parking. | |
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Charles West from Pottstown, PA
(4/29/2013)
"Nice Small City marathon" (about: 2013)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Glass City Marathon
COURSE: 2 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 In my quest for the 50 states, I picked Glass City simply based on the fact that the race is close to a friend who lives in Detroit. The course is fairly flat but you don't get to see much of Toledo. I would say around 10 miles of the course is on a paved running trail running thru parks or under power lines. I would have enjoyed a jaunt thru downtown and a run by the baseball stadium. The weather was a nice temp but a constant drizzle for my 4 hours. I stayed with the 4:10 pace group for the majority of the race. The pace leader did inform us that he would be running 2 or 3 seconds ahead of pace to bank 2 minutes and because of the wind tunnel at mile 25 (which we did face and slow down for about a quarter mile). Two people did keep questioning our pace but I can't tell the difference between a 9:29 pace and a 9:32 pace. The expo was very nice for a race this size. The post race amenities were pretty good (pizza, banannas, cookies, twizzlers, bagels, beer). It was soggy from the rain but there was not much that could be done. My biggest complaint was the lack of showers that were promised by the organizers. I encountered a dozen runners who were wondering around the building that volunteers directed us to but none of us could find any locker rooms that were unlocked. | |
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D. G. from Detroit
(6/5/2012)
"Pretty Well Done Event" (about: 2012)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Glass City Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 A lot of flat areas on bike paths make for an easy run. No significant hills to speak of. Nice finish in a stadium. Good medal and a beer mug. Plenty of beer & pizza after I finished in 3:57. The only downside (other than a serious lack of quality restaurants) was the traffic backups getting into the start area. Doesn't UT host football games in the Fall and have some system in place for getting people in there efficiently? Can't they use the same system for this event too? | |
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M. B. from Hudsonville MI
(5/9/2012)
"Ran last year had to do it again" (about: 2012)
11-50 previous marathons
| 2 Glass City Marathons
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 This is one of the best races out there for the price.. With Races starting to charge over $100 for an entry this race still makes it affordable. Its a flat and fast course with well run aid stations.. GU at almost every one. The shirt and medal are top notch and they even give you a finisher mug with a place to go fill it. Police did an awesome job with traffic. They have volunteers calling out times on the course and everyone gets announced as they are finishing in the stadium The only thing i didn't like on the course was the wooden bridge (could be it was my second marathon in two days couldn't pick my feet up)and the pizza at the end could have been a little warmer but i also got there late waiting for friends to finish. | |
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R. M. from Monroe, MI
(5/7/2012)
"Poorly Organized" (about: 2012)
1 previous marathon
| 1 Glass City Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 1 FANS: 3 Good morning, I would just like to comment on a couple of logistical items that directly affected my post-race impression of the Glass City Marathon. I finished at 4:35:53 - just to give you a time of reference. After completing the marathon I was hungry and thirsty. Yes, you already know this but what you don't know is that there weren't any bananas or pizza left when I arrived at the finishers' tent. There were scarcely any bagels left either. And, there wasn't even any beer left! I know that beer is not one of the best things after a marathon but who cares - you're tired, thirsty, and totally drained and you are looking for anything that will make any part of that disappear. Finally, I was totally shocked to see all the friends and family members eating and drinking the things that I needed and paid for with my marathon fee! To put things in perspective, I want to describe my experience in DC last October when I ran the Marine Corps 10k. As you already know, the USMC marathon is one of the biggest and prestigious events in the country so I am not trying to compare the two races. But what I am trying to describe is how they finished their race. Also, I do understand that Toledo and DC do not have the same size budget. When I was heading towards the finish line I didn't have spectators and other runners (unlike when I rounded Savage Arena and was headed for the finish line and I had lots of other racers who had already finished their race and were leaving with their friends and families) walking on the course. However, what I did have was a well-constructed course where only the runners could go. As I crossed the finish line and continued to walk ahead there were several lines I could enter. As I exited my line a medal was placed around my neck and I continued on to the next line. This line had volunteers on both sides. By the first person, I was given a plastic bag. As I walked through the line I was given a bottle of water, a banana, a bagel and a box containing (OJ, hummus, energy bar, nut mix, and a couple of other things) to put into my bag. Once I exited the line with my bag of nourishments, I could meet with friends or family or continue ahead to the finisher's area where they had many, many vendors giving out free samples to help replenish the runners and promote their products. Overall, a great experience! Finally, please don't take this email as a bashing of the Glass City Marathon but rather as a way to improve upon Toledo's marathon by bringing more runners and sponsors to create a more memoriable experience for future runners. Thank you, | |
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R. J. from Ny
(4/30/2012)
"Hidden Gem!" (about: 2012)
3 previous marathons
| 1 Glass City Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 Great, race it's one of the best kept secrets as far as midwest marathons go. It is small and there were not too many spectators between miles 12-16, but I don't mind that. Organization was spectacular, course is super fast, and is a perfect course if you are trying to qualify for Boston. I had a 5 min p.r. and didn't have my best race. Parking was a tiny issue but there were plenty of other places to park other than 200m from the start if you did your research. |
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