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Wineglass Marathon Runner Comments
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Course 4.4 
Organization 4.3 
Spectators 3.6
Number of comments: 212 [displaying comments 121 to 131]
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Jim Roche from Lancaster, PA
(11/6/2008)
"A Good Choice for a Marathon" (about: 2008)
4-5 previous marathons
| 1 Wineglass Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 The marathon goes from Bath, New York to Corning, New York. Both are small towns. There was no crowds or traffic going to the expo, parking, hotel or restaurant. The weather was perfect. It started out with temps around 40F, and finished off the marathon at about 50F. One new feature they used was the chip for timing the race was built into the bib and it was a throwaway chip. There was no worries about losing the chip or struggles to take the chip off at the end of the race. The race was well marked and well staffed with many volunteers. The water and Gatorade were at every two miles in the first half of the race and every mile from the second half of the race. The course was mostly flat. It's a marathon to select if you want to get a good time. The food was plentiful at the end of the race. It was held in a beautiful area of upstate New York. | |
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R. B. from Pa
(10/21/2008)
"The perfect way to spend a beautiful fall morning!" (about: 2008)
1 previous marathon
| 1 Wineglass Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 This was my second marathon, and what a wonderful experience! Not a single hitch in the entire weekend! Corning is a beautiful little town to be stuck in if you need to spend the night. Parking was simple, bus transportation to the start went famously (though we did purposefully pick an early bus), the volunteers were great, aid stations were plentiful, and the course - stunning! Post-race food was delicious and the setting for post-race festivities was beautiful. Thanks so much! | |
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Denise Watson from Lindley, New York
(10/17/2008)
"The course was very nice and easy" (about: 2006)
1 previous marathon
| 1 Wineglass Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 I ran this marathon. It was very well organized, with lots of fans throughout the course. Sometimes you were alone, but there were a lot of people helping out, and fans encouraging the runners (and even the runners helping each other out with words of encouragement - that was nice when you needed it most). Plentiful water stops, the beautiful, scenic views and the fall season made this marathon even better. I would so do it again. | |
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B. A. from Rochester, NY
(10/16/2008)
"It just doesn't get any better than this" (about: 2008)
50+ previous marathons
| 6+ Wineglass Marathons
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 I've never experienced an easier marathon (not necessarily the running part, but everything else around it). Where else can you show up 30 minutes before the gun, park within 100 yards of the start, pick up your bib, and run such a beautiful course? Great, great organization. A no-brainer to return to. | |
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S. C. from NJ
(10/9/2008)
"Great experience" (about: 2008)
4-5 previous marathons
| 1 Wineglass Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 Well organized. Nice, rolling course with decent elevation variability. Crowds were somewhat sparse, but they were enthusiastic. It was a little weird running with traffic at times, even though the motorists were uncharacteristically nice. It was also a little lonely out there, but that goes with a small race. I would recommend it to anyone. | |
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G. W. from Syracuse, NY
(10/7/2008)
"Pedestrian bridge to the finish was awesome!" (about: 2008)
1 previous marathon
| 1 Wineglass Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 Excellent race. It was a little congested with vehicular traffic at the half-marathon point, but that's the only bad thing that I can come up with. Plenty of water and Gatorade stations. Police presence was excellent and courteous. Patrols on their bikes were great, especially one guy who constantly shouted words of encouragement to all of the runners throughout the course. I saw him many times during the race. He was excellent! I thanked as many of the police and volunteers for their support as I could. Crowd support was very heartwarming. Of course, my most memorable part was seeing the crowd support on the pedestrian bridge, smiling and cheering as I neared the finish line. Good food, but they ran out of pizza a couple times (from what I heard). A very nice marathon that I would certainly recommend to anyone! Great job! | |
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J. Y. from Rochester, NY
(10/7/2008)
"Just a Great Race" (about: 2008)
4-5 previous marathons
| 1 Wineglass Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 This was my first Wineglass, and I will do it again. The course is great, the volunteers were terrific, and the race staff was top-notch. Plenty of water stops with friendly volunteers. No traffic issues - just a nice, peaceful run though rural America. The course is relatively flat. Two hills to negotiate - one at about five miles in is somewhat worth talking about, and then another little one at about 14 (barely worth mentioning). The rest of the run is flat to downhill. On this day, what wind there was was slightly behind us. Fortunately, I did get a PR - otherwise, I would have been out of excuses. :) There were pockets of fans that were pretty vocal, and then there were miles of peace and serenity where I didn't see anyone. I loved the contrast. The medal is unique, and the small bottle of wine is a nice "trophy." It was well organized at the start, with three split times, and results posted within minutes of crossing the finish line. The final results were on the web by the time I got home (two hours later). This was my kind of race - I'll be back for sure. | |
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N. W. from Bradford, Pa
(10/5/2008)
"What a great experience!" (about: 2008)
4-5 previous marathons
| 1 Wineglass Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 This was my fourth marathon and my first Wineglass; and this was simply the best. It was organized really well and was a great time. I can't wait for next year. | |
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C. J. from NY,USA
(10/5/2008)
"Excellent Job" (about: 2008)
11-50 previous marathons
| 2 Wineglass Marathons
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 Mark does an excellent job of organizing this race. Anyone who really knows and understands marathons will tell you that it is a great, small-town, distance-running event to add to your list. | |
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m. w. from syracuse
(10/5/2008)
"THE BEST EVER" (about: 2008)
2 previous marathons
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 This is the best race. I am amazed at how the people in the little towns came out to send us their best wishes. This race has by far the most water stops of any run I have ever seen. Every step could be a postcard. I can't wait to do it again next year. |
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