Lunatics I Follow
Amica Newport Marathon (RI)
Newport, RI
I wish that I would have written this immediately after the race. I loved it. The course was beautiful. Packet pickup was at a park where the start line was. …
Louisiana Marathon
Baton Rouge, LA
-Flat and fast course -Super well-organized -Great on-course support by local residents! Everything you can imagine was being offered...I had beer, whiskey, champagne, oranges, ibuprofen, mimosa, pickle juice, etc. -More …
Mississippi Gulf Coast Marathon
Biloxi, MS
-Well organized point-to-point race -25 miles of running directly beside beach/gulf -No parking at start, but easy drop-off -More aid stations than I could count! Water and Powerade at all. …
Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Weekend
St Paul, MN
They cancelled it but there were still PLENTY of people who ran anyway. All around there were parks and trails filled with runners wearing their bibs getting out to run. …
REVEL Big Cottonwood
Salt Lake City, UT
This race was a beast. I knew that it would be going into it. I live in Florida so my only hope for this was just to strength train my …
Pittsburgh Marathon
Pittsburgh, PA
I'll tell you what - this course kicked my 🍑, but I loved every minute of it. Let's do this! 👊🏼EXPO! The expo had a lot of vendors and a …
Delaware Marathon Running Festival
Wilmington, DE
*Communication from the race directors pre-race was very thorough and appreciated. *Expo on Saturday at the park was non-existent...just packet pick-up and race merch. I much prefer this, however. I …
Boston Marathon
Hopkinton, MA
Last year, I went to the corral where I was assigned and the first 10K obliterated my quads. By mile 10, I thought, "I never want to run this race …
Greater St. Louis Marathon (fka GO! St. Louis Marathon)
St. Louis, MO
The "expo" was at Tower Grove Park. It's a beautiful park. You pick up your bib at one end then walk 1/4-mile to the other end to get your bag. …
Publix Florida Marathon & 1/2 Marathon Weekend
Melbourne, FL
The race directors have no control over the weather. This is my 3rd or 4th year running the marathon - I've had heat, rain, cold. This is the first year …