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Williamsburg, VA Raving since 2022 50 States hopeful/finisher Active 2 weeks, 5 days agoAbout Me
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Personal Bests (2)
| Race | Distance | Location | Date | Result |
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| Hartford Marathon & Half Marathon | Marathon | Hartford, CT | Oct 14, 2023 | 4:37:47 |
| Christmas Town Dash 8K | 8K | Williamsburg, VA | Dec 4, 2022 | 42:42 |
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Past Races (4)
| Race | Distance | Location | Date | Result | My Raves | My Performance |
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| Hartford Marathon & Half Marathon | Marathon | Hartford, CT | Oct 14, 2023 | 4:37:47 |
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| Salt Lake City Marathon | Marathon | Salt Lake City, UT | Apr 22, 2023 | 5:03:00 |
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| Christmas Town Dash 8K | 8K | Williamsburg, VA | Dec 4, 2022 | 42:42 |
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| Manchester City Marathon, Half Marathon, Relay & 5K | Marathon | Manchester, NH | Nov 13, 2022 | 4:46:23 |
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Hartford Marathon & Half Marathon
Excellent Race
Hartford Marathon & Half Marathon
At the announcement before the start, it was stated " we know what we are doing". Well, they certainly do! Everything from the expo, course, support and swag were top … MORE
At the announcement before the start, it was stated ” we know what we are doing”. Well, they certainly do! Everything from the expo, course, support and swag were top shelf . They even had volunteers controlling port-a-pot lines. A feature I like was the bicyclists on the course would ride by offering Gu shots if you needed one. Another nice touch was along the last 100 yards of the race, the course was outlined in mums, pumpkins and corn stalks . Very festive!
There were plenty of water stops and several Gu pick up areas. They even had a candy table at mile 21!
The finish area had plenty to do with numerous tents for charities .
The course was good, although some of the roads had pot holes. There are several hills, but nothing long or steep. The weather was perfect.
The only area that could be improved was the expo, not very many providers.
Finally , logistics were easy. The Capital Hotel is an easy walk to the start/finish line and they were very race day supportive moving up the breakfast time so folks could eat before the race.
I would do this race again!
Salt Lake City Marathon
Beautiful Course
Salt Lake City Marathon
Beautiful course with the Rockies in the distance as you run through the city.You start out running up a hill and I was gasping when I reached the stop from … MORE
Beautiful course with the Rockies in the distance as you run through the city.You start out running up a hill and I was gasping when I reached the stop from the altitude. After mile 2 or 3, it is about 4 miles downhill which made my quads sore. There were plenty of aid stations with water, Gator Ade and maybe 3 or 4 Gu stops. It should be noted the Gator Ade was poured into cups from Gator Ade bottles, not a mix, so it was the correct strength!
The expo was a smaller than I expected, but had all of the usual things you would expect. One thing that was different was the IV drip vendor was giving free B-12 injections. Also, the expo is only one day, so it can be crowded.
The course was well marked and had plenty of volunteers. One problem was the condition of the roads in numerous areas with cracks and pot holes.
The race medal and shirt were very nice.
One of the best things about the event was the logistics in Salt Lake City. Getting from the airport to downtown was easy on the Trax train and only $2.50! (($1.25 for us senior citizens) The Trax train was also free for most of the downtown area, so there is no need to rent a car. Salt Lake City is very walkable and had numerous restaurants! If you plan to make it a weekend, keep in mind that many places are closed on Sunday. Best restaurant was the Cooper Onion!
I very much enjoyed this destination race to check Utah off my list and highly recommend it.
Christmas Town Dash 8K
Fun race
Christmas Town Dash 8K
This is a festivive 8K race through Busch Gardens in Williamsburg Va. The course is hilly with some steep but short climbs. The race gets close to 2,000 runners, many … MORE
This is a festivive 8K race through Busch Gardens in Williamsburg Va. The course is hilly with some steep but short climbs. The race gets close to 2,000 runners, many running/walking for fun in costumes. The race swag is awesome with a medal, long sleeve tech shirt, a free admissin ticket to Busch Gardens to be used before May 2023 and a discount ticket to Christmas Town.
The major issue they had this year was no port a pots at the start/finish. Not sure what happened, but is was a major problem. They also cut back on refreshments at the finish, no more hot chocolate! Just bananas, water and packaged cookies. I have done this race 5 times and this was the first time it had problems like that.
Otherwise, this is a fun event to run or walk.
Manchester City Marathon, Half Marathon, Relay & 5K
Nice marathon to get NH completed
Manchester City Marathon, Half Marathon, Relay & 5K
I did this race to complete NH on my 50 state quest. Logistics were easy with the airport only a few miles away from Manchster and host motel right at … MORE
I did this race to complete NH on my 50 state quest. Logistics were easy with the airport only a few miles away from Manchster and host motel right at the start/finish line. Lots of nice restaurants in easy walking distance.
Race conditions were challenging with cold rain for most of the course.
The race production was good. You can pick up your bib and shirt on race morning. Mile markers were correct and there were plenty of aid stations. The course was nice, although the second half of the marathon was basically an out and back on a bicycle trail. Most of the hills are in the first half. The highlight was a run through a ballpark where they put your image up on the Jumbotron !
Food at the end was minimal and they ran out of hot soup. The shirt was a very nice long sleeve tech shirt and medal was awesome!