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Mississippi Blues Marathon

Jan 07, 2012

1.7

Organizer`s website

Where

Jackson, MS, United States

Start time

08:00

Distances

Marathon

Sub-events

26.2

Marathon

January 07, 2012 Saturday

Distance: Marathon·Start time: 08:00

MarathonPoint to pointWheelchair race

Race Results

Top 3

1. Richard Kessio 02:20:28

2. Peter Omae 02:21:12

3. Solomon Kandie 02:22:23

Top 3 Women

1. Malika Mejdoub 02:43:56

2. Christine Rockey 03:13:31

3. Kris Huff 03:19:07

Top 3 Men

1. Richard Kessio 02:20:28

2. Peter Omae 02:21:12

3. Solomon Kandie 02:22:23

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Reviews

1.7

Based on 2 Reviews from other runners - tap or click to see all!

By: Emilia A.

Posted: February 24, 2024

Low-Rent, Essentially No Music

Left feeling a bit in the twilight zone after this race. It's literally called the MS Blues marathon, and advertises 'live blues bands every 2 mi of the course,' yet there were no bands! There was ONE guitarist picking softly at mi 4, and two guitarists playing around at mi 7. That was literally it. The website mentions pacers yet there were none. The aid stations were bare bones. Most had only water. A few had gatorade. Only ONE had gu. No other nutrition so bring your own! The address for packet pickup was the Capitol building, yet the tent was across the street and down a hill (not visible from street) without any signage.. Overall I don't think you get your value from this race. It felt pretty low-budget and poorly organized.

2.3

By: Su R.

Posted: February 26, 2023

Worst marathon ever!

Four of us came to this marathon and four of us were disappointed &.the course was filled with potholes, we were running in traffic, the finish line ran out of Gatorade and they closed the medical tent before the marathon was over. Although it was promised, there was no fuel on the course for the half marathon.

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Related News

Mississippi Blues Marathon Sold Out

The Mississippi Blues Marathon and half-marathon is sold out and registration has closed.

General News Clarion Ledger

Dec 19, 2012

What You Need to Know About the Mississippi Blues Marathon

The Mississippi Blues should be the biggest yet with runners from forty-seven states and ten countries running through Jackson on January 5.

General News Clarion Ledger

Dec 17, 2012

Mississippi Blues Marathon Grueling Test

Jerry White was emetic shortly after crossing the Mississippi Blues finish line as the top runner from the area with a time of over 3 hours. Even Richard Kessio of Kenya notched the slowest winning time since the inaugural year in 2008 with his time of 2 hours 20 minutes and 28 seconds.

General News Clarion Ledger

Jan 08, 2012

Mississippi Blues Marathon: Kessio Made Move At The End

Richard Kessio, 37 from Kenya, pumped his fist in the air when asked to describe his final push to win the Mississippi Blues Marathon in just over 2 hours and 20 minutes.

General News Clarion Ledger

Jan 08, 2012

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