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Top of Utah Marathon Runner Comments
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Course 4.6 
Organization 4.8 
Spectators 4.0
Number of comments: 136 [displaying comments 71 to 81]
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L. J. from WA
(9/18/2006)
"EXCELLENT" (about: 2002)
4-5 previous marathons
| 1 Top of Utah Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 I ran this marathon a few years ago. I have run three more marathons since and by far, this has been the best one. It's beautiful (fall colors) and is a fast run. Great run to PR on your time. | |
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P. A. from Salt Lake City, Utah
(6/8/2006)
"Timer failed" (about: 2005)
3 previous marathons
| 1 Top of Utah Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 3 I enjoyed this race tremendously. Loved the course. The weather was ideal and the treats at the end were much better than the Salt Lake Marathon's. If you run this race, be prepared to keep track of your own time. They've never posted mine. Fortunately I ran with Ari Theodore and his time WAS recorded. James 'Mac' Read indicated that my time would be posted, but it never has been. I expressed concern to the head of the timing company PRIOR to the race about the dorky 70's leg band with the chip we had to wear instead of the normal chip that's zip-tied to one's running shoes. He assured me his was a better system. He was wrong about that. | |
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c. b. from Connecticut
(10/10/2005)
"beautiful and well organized" (about: 2005)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Top of Utah Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 You could certainly tell this marathon was organized by runners. It had everything you might need, especially things to distract you - the mountains and views. Plenty of aid stations with great volunteers and lots of porta-potties along the way - no worries. EVERY runner was made to feel special, including us at the back. If you need crowds to get you motivated, this isn't the run for you but if you like nature, definitely do it. I ran with a camera and thoroughly enjoyed the scenery. The only glitch was there need to be more than 2 shuttle buses picking up from the hotels to get runners to the park for the start line buses. We made it but there were tense moments when full buses kept going by us. Overall, great job and I will come back and do this one again. | |
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j. e. from the flat lands of Illinois
(9/30/2005)
"Even Better" (about: 2005)
11-50 previous marathons
| 3 Top of Utah Marathons
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 2005 was my third TOU. The altitude was no problem for me coming from Illinois, unlike the PC Marathon. The expo and packet pick-up were in small areas and a little crowded. The shirt is nice but sizes seemed to run large. The lines getting on the buses were a little unorganized, but no real problem at all. The overall organization of the marathon was excellent. The spectators at the mouth of the canyon were great! You reallly don't need crowds in the canyon but it's great to have them cheering you on as you enter the valley. The aid stations were numerous and well stocked. I really liked the small changes to the course. Well done. The finish area was organized and well stocked with food. One thing that would make this an even better marathon would be more involvement from the community, particularly USU, with more cheer groups (cheerleaders?) and bands (frat boys doing the Blues Brothers?) over the last 6 miles. Regardless, the Top of Utah is a great marathon! | |
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s. m. from sandy utah
(9/28/2005)
"AWESOME MARATHON, PERFECT" (about: 2005)
1 previous marathon
| 1 Top of Utah Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 Great race, course, KILLER SHIRTS AND MEDALS!! great pasta dinner. Course is a little long (26.55), but well worth. We will all be back next year!! | |
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H. L. from Detroit, Michigan
(9/26/2005)
"Great first marathon" (about: 2005)
1 previous marathon
| 1 Top of Utah Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 Great event for a first-time marathon.... Beautiful course down the canyon and the aid stations were well staffed. Easy to stay hydrated and the fresh fruit was really appreciated at the later stations. Great finisher's medal. Wonderful experience.... Would recommed this race to anyone. | |
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A. P. from Chicago
(9/26/2005)
"Beautiful course, great organization" (about: 2005)
6-10 previous marathons
| 1 Top of Utah Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 2 This course is absolutely beautiful and the race is really well-organized. If you think you need a lot of crowd support run something like Chicago or a Rock-n-Roll race, but if you want to enjoy a small race with great scenery this is it! The pre-race meal was really good and they even kept it open a little later than scheduled. My friend and I flew in the night before the race and barely made it to Logan in time to eat. They still let us in and we were the last two people to be served. One of the race staff even found us afterward to make sure we got to eat. The hospitality was great. I'm from Chicago and was concerned about the altitude but it didn't seem to affect me at all. The descent wasn't as steep as I expected, but it did take a toll on my quads and knees. | |
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W. M. from Iowa
(9/23/2005)
"No complaints" (about: 2005)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Top of Utah Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 Although the first 14 miles are sans spectators, the support was outstanding. I was concerned about the downhill part of the race and how it would affect my quads, but it was generally a mild descent, so I was back running 2 days later. The support of the community was superb. It was walker-friendly, which is good for back-of-the-pack runners. The party in the park at the finish was fantastic. Plus, a really cool medal. This was #21 and definitely one of the best. | |
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J. L. from Waco, TX
(9/22/2005)
"Runner-friendly" (about: 2005)
4-5 previous marathons
| 1 Top of Utah Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 3 With just under 2000 runners, this is a good marathon for both the beginner and experienced. The course is as advertised except there are more upgrades the first 14 miles than you might expect. That's a plus as far as I'm concerned. Packet pick-up; transportation to the starting line; and warming tents and water and port-a-potties at the start were seamless. Attention to detail: it was dark when we got off the buses, but the port-a-potties were lighted! This is not always true at bigger marathons. Port-a-potties, water stations, and medical aid stations on the course were well organized, and the volunteers were enthusiastic and helpful. Crowds are sparse until the finish line, but they are loud and encouraging. Race officials sideline bandits but let children finish with their parents. Finish area, including bag pick-up was well-organized. Two eating recommendations for Logan: 1) Hamiltons Steak and Seafood on North Main at edge of town-well prepared food, large quantity, reasonable price; 2) Eddies Drive-In in Smithfield about 4 miles past Hamiltons-50's style joint with old-fashioned hamburgers, pork, house-made potato salad, ribs, etc. Eddie is on premises and does the cooking. Logan is a nice, clean city with lots of accommodations and eating establishments. There is also a small Museum of Anthropology on the Utah State University campus. | |
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M. S. from Chicago, Illinois
(9/21/2005)
"A Day to Remember!" (about: 2005)
1 previous marathon
| 1 Top of Utah Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 What a spectacular event this was! The Top of Utah was the first Marathon I had run... the first 15 miles were incredible.. all downhill and the last 11.2 were flat.. the only thing I would have loved more was to have a few more spectators.. but the race itself was quite a winner... most Marathons cost at least $70 and this Marathon was well worth my $45... I would recommend this Marathon to anyone! |
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