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Vermont City Marathon Runner Comments
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Course 4.2 
Organization 4.4 
Spectators 4.7
Number of comments: 303 [displaying comments 151 to 161]
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K. P. from Lutz, FL
(5/27/2008)
"Great race! Deceptive elevation." (about: 2008)
4-5 previous marathons
| 1 Vermont City Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 This race was all around a great marathon and very spectator friendly, as you pass the same area multiple times. A word of caution: the race's documented elevation chart range is skewed to make this course seem flatter. The chart on MarathonGuide.com very accurately matches the race course. | |
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Jimmy Brunelle from Cumberland, RI, USA
(5/27/2008)
"A Gem - Put This One On Your List" (about: 2008)
6-10 previous marathons
| 2 Vermont City Marathons
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 Burlington is GREAT little city with very friendly people. This race is top-notch, with great organization. The expo was a breeze. The t-shirt was a short-sleeved polyester technical shirt. The pasta dinner ($25) was excellent with all-you-can-eat ziti, meat sauce, 2 types of lasagna, salad, bread, and cake. On race morning, parking was free and plentiful in downtown Burlington. Shuttles were provided by the VCM from several hotels to the start, and back. The race started on time. The course was challenging, varied, and had plenty of nice scenery (Lake Champlain). Ingenious in its design, as it is a series of out-and-back loops that keep returning through downtown. Once you are past the monster hill on Battery St. during Mile 15, there are only a few small inclines, and none whatsoever in the final 4.2 miles (a mostly-shaded bike path). It finishes where it starts, which is always good. The miles were well-marked with clocks and large signs. Great crowd support. Volunteers, police support, and water/Gatorade stations were all excellent. For post-race food, they provided bagels, oranges, bananas, cookies, yogurt drinks, Nutri-grain® bars, and ice cream from native company and sponsor, Ben & Jerry's (the factory is right outside of town and worth a visit). Free massages for finishers. A plethora of food vendor booths were set up for racers and non-racers alike. The heat played a part this year (reaching 73º and sunny), slowing down almost everyone, including the leaders. I also enjoyed all the musicians out there on the course. Burlington has such a nice feel to it - good vibe. Lake Champlain is gorgeous. I believe this is one of the best marathons in the country. Put it on your list. | |
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j. k. from New York, NY
(5/27/2008)
"Great race, great town" (about: 2008)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Vermont City Marathon
COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 The Vermont City Marathon makes for an excellent Memorial Day weekend and start to the summer season. It's no secret that the course is challenging but it's also one of the most beautiful with great fans and a really cool finish on Lake Champlain. The finish line party kept me at Memorial Park long after I finished. I sat with orange slices, Gatorade, bananas, bagels, and, yes! Ben & Jerry's Rocky Road ice cream! This was my 26 marathon and I have to say, the best medal ever! Quality and quantity-wise. I took it off 'cause my neck was getting tired. If I could change one thing it would be that runners are at times sharing the road with cars - safely - but who needs the exhaust with an already tough course? Overall, I put the Vermont City experience near the top of my list. | |
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M. M. from New York, NY
(5/27/2008)
"AMAZING!!!!!" (about: 2008)
2 previous marathons
| 1 Vermont City Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 This marathon was an amazing experience! The course is very nice - not many hills for Vermont. The organization was wonderful; I loved all the water stations 1 mile apart toward the end of the race. The best part for me was running through the residential neighborhoods - I really needed those oranges, watermelon pieces, bananas... AND that ice pop at mile 19 was the best treat!!! If you want to have a great marathon experience, run this one. I have nothing negative to say. Yeah, it was a little hot, but there is nothing anyone can do about that. Can't wait for next year. | |
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A. R. from Schenectady, New York
(5/27/2008)
"First-time marathoner - it was fantastic!" (about: 2008)
1 previous marathon
| 1 Vermont City Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 I thought this marathon was fantastic. Having nothing to compare it to - I found it completely organized and beautiful. | |
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M. S. from Maryland
(5/27/2008)
"Great crowd support!" (about: 2008)
4-5 previous marathons
| 1 Vermont City Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 5 The VCM is a great mid-size marathon: large enough to feel like a big event, small enough to avoid most of the logistical issues of larger marathons. The pros are 1) enthusiastic crowd with young kids setting up hoses and mini Gatorade stops (and ice!), 2) great music, 3) plentiful water/Gatorade/GU stations, 4) gorgeous scenery with the Green Mountains, Lake Champlain, and the Adirondacks in view, 5) beautiful landscaping in neighborhoods - much of the course smelled like lilacs, 6) multiple trips to downtown allowed me to see my husband in the crowd 3 times, 7) technical t-shirt that I can actually wear for training. The cons are 1) the hill at mile 15, 2) the narrow bike path at some spots was uneven and resulted in my getting stuck behind slower runners a few times, 3) the host hotel was somewhat far from the starting line (and although there was shuttle service, there was a last-minute change in pick-up point), 4) the post-race food was okay, but having more beverages (or Gatorade Popsicles) would be an improvement, and 5) the weather obviously could not be controlled, but on a hot day with no cloud cover, I would have liked a course with more tree cover. All in all, a good race that I would recommend for spring marathoners. | |
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R. M. from MA
(5/26/2008)
"Wow!!" (about: 2008)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Vermont City Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 This was an outstanding race. The organization was superb. The crowds, course, and entertainment were fantastic. I've done several of the biggies (Boston, Chicago, and Marine corps) and this race ranks right up there in terms of spectacle, but it's much smaller, with a hometown feel, and much less of a hassle. | |
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M. S. from Texas, USA
(5/26/2008)
"Outstanding race; Vermont is awesome!" (about: 2008)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Vermont City Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 VT City is one of the best I have run. The expo, pre race, course and post race: all superbly done. Fans were great. One large hill at mile 15 made the course challenging. I recommend this one to anyone. Only negative is that the first mile or two is crowded. | |
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j. c. from schenectady ny
(5/26/2008)
"most potholes on a course" (about: 2008)
6-10 previous marathons
| 1 Vermont City Marathon
COURSE: 2 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 5 I think that the organization tried to do too much with the marathon/half marathon/relay races all taking place at the same time. The course is narrow and people were not sharing the limited space very well. It was too difficult to get any running room for much of the race. Also, with the 3 million dollars brought in locally, the best that could be done to the course was to spray paint all of the numerous potholes on the route; I guess that shows what the local government thinks of the runners that come to their beautiful city to run and spend their money. The scenery is beautiful and the volunteers very friendly; and the water stations were well manned and stocked. A little work on the issues stated here and this marathon would be first-class. | |
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K. N. from USA
(5/26/2008)
"Great Town, Great Race, Well Organized" (about: 2008)
2 previous marathons
| 2 Vermont City Marathons
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 I have only run 2 marathons - both the Vermont City Marathon. First, the town: Burlington, VT is a great New England town. The downtown is absolutely wonderful - architecture, public spaces and shops. The race is very well organized, with well stocked aid stations and, for the most part, a great course. People come out to support you along the way, except on North Ave.; and the neighborhoods along the run are lots of fun. Only complaint: the weather, this year, was too hot - it was nearly 7O when I finished (5:12). And I thought it was bad last year when it poured on us. Bottom line, I think this race is great. |
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