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Twin Cities Marathon Runner Comments
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Course 4.8 
Organization 4.6 
Spectators 4.9
Number of comments: 454 [displaying comments 131 to 141]
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D. M. from Chicago, IL
(10/23/2009)
"Wonderful race to experience as a runner" (about: 2009)
6-10 previous marathons
| 1 Twin Cities Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 5 I thoroughly enjoyed my marathon experience in the Twin Cities. After wondering why downtown Minneapolis was so quiet on Saturday, I learned it must have been because everyone was getting ready to cheer us on along the route. Spectator support was amazing - enough orange slices, bananas and Jolly Ranchers to last a lifetime. Saw some reviews that said the course was not hilly, but I am from flat Chicago so the course was hilly to me. Only concern was from my wife, who was a spectator. There was not much information available about how to navigate public transportation so she could follow me. But from a runner's perspective, I definitely recommend running the Twin Cities Marathon. | |
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R. G. from Omaha NE
(10/20/2009)
"A MUST-DO MARATHON!!!" (about: 2009)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Twin Cities Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 5 Beautiful scenery, great temps, fairly easy course (don't get spooked by the one long climb at mile 21, for you hardly notice the elevation change...). There's FANTASTIC crowd support, with the Twin Cities making this a great annual event. There's also PLENTY of water and sports drink along the way. | |
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C. D. from New York, NY
(10/20/2009)
"Extremely well-organized from start to finish" (about: 2009)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Twin Cities Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 This was a great marathon experience. I have run Boston and New York, and this was better than both. The expo was energetic, with lots of participants. The start was very well-organized at the Metrodome, so there were tons of bathrooms. They had a great system for taking care of getting your sweats to the finish. There were tons of water stops, many enthusiastic spectators, and more port-o-potties by a factor of 10 than I have seen in any race anywhere. Lots of wonderful music. EMTs everywhere you looked. Beautiful, mostly flat course. Finish was well-organized, spacious and right at the state capitol (plus the last 0.2 miles were downhill!). Great, technical long-sleeve t-shirts given out at the end. Fast chip-timed results. The volunteers were the BEST! Thank you, Twin Cities! I'd love to come back next year. | |
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Adam Martinez from Champlin, MN
(10/13/2009)
"Orange Slices" (about: 2009)
1 previous marathon
| 1 Twin Cities Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 This is a very unique race and I would recommend it to any marathoner. The atmosphere is amazing. I only had to use one gel because the spectators handed out so many orange slices (something I didn't see at the Minneapolis Marathon). My advice for this marathon is to run it with empty pockets so you can take extra orange and banana slices from the spectators to use at the end on Summit Avenue. When you hit Summit Avenue near St. Thomas, you can yell at the spectators and they will go wild and push you through. The finish line is at the bottom of a hill too, which you see from a long distance away. Leave your headphones at home, even if you train with them. You won't regret it. This was my second marathon (my first being the Minneapolis Marathon). I've yet to run Grandma's Marathon. I hope this helps. | |
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B. B. from Texas
(10/11/2009)
"The gold standard" (about: 2009)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Twin Cities Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 Let me join everyone else in singing the praises of this amazing race! I don't need to repeat the other posts. This is as good as it gets. I have run Boston, NYC, Chicago (in '07), San Diego, Nashville, and others - and from start to finish, this exceeded or at least equaled the others. You couldn't ask for a better race. Hint: let the guys know in advance that the Vikings cheerleaders will be waiting at the top of the last hill at 26 - a nice surprise, though. And what a blast, sprinting to the finish down that hill. Congrats, TCM; you nailed it - again. | |
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E. Y. from Rochester, NY
(10/10/2009)
"Has to be one of the best" (about: 2009)
3 previous marathons
| 1 Twin Cities Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 I just ran the Twin Cities last weekend and was pretty happy with everything. The expo is nice, but it could be held in a bigger space. It got a little cramped in there. The start at the Metrodome is awesome. The only small complaint is that I think it might be nice to incorporate more of the downtown areas of Minneapolis and St. Paul into the race because most of it is in residential areas, which gets a little boring. It is better than running through old industrial areas though like some races do. The crowds were great and the post-race food and meeting areas were well organized. I would definitely recommend it. | |
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A. F. from MN
(10/10/2009)
"AMAZING!!" (about: 2009)
1 previous marathon
| 1 Twin Cities Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 This was my first marathon and I think I'm going to have a hard time finding another one that will come close to this experience. When they billed this race as "The Most Beautiful Marathon in Urban America," they were not kidding! It's on a beautiful course with tons of spectators - there was never a spot where there weren't people cheering. Bands, bagpipes, neighborhood parties blaring music are just a few of the things that made this an amazing experience!!! | |
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M. S. from Richmond, VA
(10/10/2009)
"if not local, this may not be your best choice" (about: 2009)
1 previous marathon
| 1 Twin Cities Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 2 FANS: 5 I have read the other comments and a lot of them are true. It is a pretty course and the spectators are amazing. It seemed like every inch of the course had people cheering you on. Let me discuss the negatives, which mostly have to do with the organization of the event. At packet-pickup, the cheapest parking I could find was $6.00 per hour. I would think that they could find somewhere else to have the expo that had free, convenient parking. Once in the expo, it took me a while to actually find the packet pickup because it was in a far off corner and there were no signs. Unlike every other race, the t-shirt pick-up is at the finish line. So when you are done running 26.2 miles and have your hands full of water, banana, and whatever else, you can then pickup the race shirt and carry that too. The race had only three water stops per every seven miles, which is fewer than I would have liked. At the finish, I asked two people where the family meeting was and both answered, "I don't know." The race was cold and wet towards the end. It was a challenging uphill climb from mile 20 to mile 25. I'm glad that I did it, but I won't do it again and I would not suggest it to anyone unless they live locally. I especially would not suggest it to a first-timer. | |
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F. B. from Veracruz, Mexico
(10/9/2009)
"Beautiful people!!!" (about: 2009)
3 previous marathons
| 1 Twin Cities Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 I came all of the way from Mexico, and the experience was great. People are ready to help all the time. The weather was perfect, and I ran a PR. Congratulations; I'll run it again for sure. | |
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misty frazier from Asheville, NC
(10/6/2009)
"AWESOME!!!!!!!!!" (about: 2009)
1 previous marathon
| 1 Twin Cities Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 This was my first marathon and was the greatest experience in my life!! The crowds were great!! The organization was suberb!! WOW!!!! |
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