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Steamtown Marathon Runner Comments
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Course 4.7 
Organization 4.9 
Spectators 4.7
Number of comments: 616 [displaying comments 71 to 81]
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S. T. from Sugar Land, TX
(11/10/2016)
"Fabulous, loved it!" (about: 2016)
6-10 previous marathons
| 1 Steamtown Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 This was an excellent marathon; very well organized, great course, friendly, helpful staff and spectators. I've run 6 marathons and this is right up there with my all time favorites. I did it to qualify for Boston and I did! | |
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E. W. from USA
(10/31/2016)
"Must-Do Race!" (about: 2016)
3 previous marathons
| 1 Steamtown Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 From the moment I registered, I was treated like an elite athlete. The emails weren't too numerous but kept us well informed about everything we needed to know before the race. Volunteers throughout the Expo and race day went above and beyond providing us with support, information, encouragment, and lots of smiles. The course has a net loss in elevation which many runners love. I hate downhills and found the first 9 miles hard, but the astonishing energy of the spectators through every town we passed through distracted me and energized me. From the Start Gun (cannon! Cool!) to every aide station, to the finish line with more food options than I've ever seen before, this was a race experience everyone should have. Perfect price, perfect place, perfect execution, wonderful memories. My race report with more info can be found here at trigirlwriting.wordpress.com | |
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gabrielle @runcooklaugh.com from NJ
(10/27/2016)
"Definitely Recommend this race!" (about: 2016)
4-5 previous marathons
| 2 Steamtown Marathons
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 I highly recommend this race especially for first time runners. It is a well organized marathon, the crowd is energetic and the course is fast. I documented my training and recap of the race on my blog www.runcooklaugh.com | |
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Stacy Gallagher from Pennsylvania
(10/22/2016)
"Awesome experience for my first marathon" (about: 2016)
1 previous marathon
| 1 Steamtown Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 As a first-time marathon runner, I can honestly say that I could not have asked for a better experience. From the course (the downhill was great) to the aid stations to all of the spectators, everything could not have gone any better. I did pretty well I thought for the first time (4:41). Everyone was wonderful and friendly and very helpful. Great job, Steamtown! | |
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N. K. from Nj
(10/22/2016)
"Awesome race, run by the best organizers around" (about: 2016)
6-10 previous marathons
| 2 Steamtown Marathons
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 This race is small enough to be personal and well organized, but big enough to have enthusiastic support along the course. It is easy for spectators to access the course to see their runners at multiple points and at the finish. The start is beautiful indoor, clean, good bag check, ample and clean Porto-potties. It has the best of small town America- cheerleaders, school bands, friendly faces, and enthusiasm. The course is beautiful at the start and through the tow paths. The hills at the end feel tough:). Great food tent at the end! | |
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T. M. from Breinigsville ,PA
(10/21/2016)
"Awesome marathon!!!" (about: 2016)
4-5 previous marathons
| 2 Steamtown Marathons
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 This was my 5th marathon and my 2nd time doing Steamtown. Everything about it was great! The funny emails that made me want to do it even more, the great information we got, the problems we heard about leading up to the expo that once we got there you forgot all he went through to make it great. The spectators are amazing and I love the course! And I even got a PR!!! | |
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D. M. from Toronto, Canada
(10/21/2016)
"I can't overstate how great this marathon is." (about: 2016)
4-5 previous marathons
| 1 Steamtown Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 Everything about this race is fantastic. Hilarious, informative pre-race emails. A warm, dry high school to wait in before the start. An actual, honest-to-God cannon fired off at the beginning. A fast but challenging course through a beautiful part of the country. Great crowd support. Amazing volunteers. Fantastic finish line. Free massages after. The best post-race food I've ever seen. A super-fun post-race party in a beautiful hall. Steamtown has everything! I literally can't say enough good things about this amazing, amazing race. Why are you even still reading this? Register already. | |
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Lucas Malishchak from Mechanicsburg, PA
(10/17/2016)
"Steamtown was everything I hoped it would be." (about: 2016)
1 previous marathon
| 1 Steamtown Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 This year's Steamtown Marathon was my first and it was everything I hoped it would be. I set a goal of finishing sub 4 hours and was uncertain if I could do it. So I joined the 4 hour pace group, and decided to try to keep up. Throughout the race, pacer 'Mike', was simply unbelieveable: he was encouraging the members of the pace group; giving us tips on the terrain; sharing motivational thoughts; etc. Mike made the race for me. With 3 miles to go, I had the stamina left to break away from the group and finish at 3:57! Not surprisingly, the rest of the race was magnificent as well, from start to finish, coordination from Asst. Race Director Cummings, provided everything a novice marathoner needed to know, what to do, and what not to do. The is a first class operation. The towns, organization, and spectators associated with Steamtown set a high bar for other marathons, in my opinion. | |
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G. G. from VA
(10/16/2016)
"Outstanding fall marathon in PA" (about: 2016)
1 previous marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 The race directors care very much about the event, the runners, and the local community. All pre-race information was well organized, complete, and hilariously funny. Those e-mails helped keep me motivated during training, and really helped with my pre-race jitters. The race benefits the children and residents of St. Joseph's Center, Scranton who have special needs. The spectators were awesome- they cheered the runners through every small town we ran through. After the bus ride to the start line, we were greeted by high school cheerleeders and allowed to wait inside the high school to keep warm before the race start. The race is deceptively easy at first during the downhill miles- I could easily carry a conversation at race pace. The accumulation of downhill miles really took its toll on me in the later miles. My 'A' goal was to BQ by at least 5 minutes, which I did, although I didn't make my time goal. Even though I held back in the early miles to try to negative split the second half, my pace slipped 30 seconds/mile from the first 18 mile segment, and I barely held on to finish. I trained on hills, mostly rollers, but these were nothing like the race which seemed to resemble a continuous descent from a small mountain over the first 18 miles followed by a few nasty uphills. The race results show that many runners had a difficult time with the final 8.2 miles, so if you are planning on running this race your quads will thank you later if you train on downhills similar to the course, and save some energy for the hills at the end. All things considered, I would definitely run this race again. | |
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J. E. from Toronto, Canada
(10/15/2016)
"GREAT EVENT IN EVERY WAY!" (about: 2016)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Steamtown Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 I ran Steamtown on my 52 birthday! What an incredible race. Everything about the event was superb and way beyond my expectations. This was my 28th marathon and certainly ranks up near the top. There is nothing negative to say about the race (other than it is 26.2 miles). Everyone should put this on their bucket list. It is a gem. |
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