John Murnane's Staging Area

Pretty course that is challenging the second half after the downhill. Small production but well supported. Not a lot of spectators if that’s something you need. You can stay in Lava Hot Springs as an option. Idaho is so pretty!

Course is rolling to flat. Support on the second half is awesome from residents and a wonderful surprise! Bag drop directions could be better. For out of town runners, having a bag ahead or knowing that you need to write on the bag is necessary. Plenty of water stops along the course and well supported by the city of Baton Rouge. So this marathon for you LA marathon, 50 staters.

This course is hilly! I think another reviewer mentioned that they had done Big Sur prior and said that this course is hillier. That is 100% true. It’s also July, so expect heat. I did not count on the high dew points and all those things together made this race super hard, but rewarding. Vermont and the Green Mountains are a pretty place to visit, so make a vacation out of it. PRs will be tough on this one.

This is a nice flat course and a great chance to run a winter marathon. We stayed on the island at one of the villas thinking this would make getting to the start much easier. Unfortunately, many of the shuttles were full when they drove to our stop and the one we finally got on broke down a couple miles from the start. We were not allowed to get out and had to go back to our pickup only to get to the start as the race was beginning. Once I got to the start, no one would tell me where to go drop my bag. For a lot of unforeseen issues, it was challenging. The race was well supported.
There are lots of turns on the course, so be prepared for that. My Otherwise, this is a great vacation spot in the winter. Lots of history in nearby Charleston.

Great big city race, with plenty of hills through some of the city’s landmarks and colleges. The college kids came out on a miserable cold and rainy day to support us. This was a year that with supply chain issues, our race bibs were disintegrating in the rain and were no longer staying pinned. Good winter run with some rolling and some challenging hills in the second half.

The race director helps make this race awesome. He is there at the finish to greet you. He posted videos when there was course flooding to assure participants that we would be ok. The pacers were awesome and the support and spectators were fantastic. Highly recommend this race, even with the monsoon that happened throughout.

This race was re-scheduled as a result of covid. It is flat, with lots of turns. You get to run through the SD State campus, but the course does not have lots of support or spectators. It is a small race, with not a lot of people on the course. I was injured and could not find a med tent along the course, so just kept going. Thankfully, they kept things open for me to finish.

Really enjoyed this marathon, despite the torrential rains and hot weather. The run through DC felt historic and it was amazing to be surrounded by people running for some fantastic causes.

Great swag, great support, fun course through DC.

Great big city race! Nice course, great expo and production. I got to meet Des and Meb started the race. Post Boston Marathon bombing, security was tight and the production was handled very well. The only thing that wasn’t awesome was the shirt being extremely small. This is a good one to do for a possible PR. There are a few hills, but wonderful fall foliage.

Great point to point race, with a gradual downhill for most of the race. There is the one hill though. Support is great and the water stops are themed and fun. Great destination race to enjoy the Phoenix area.

Nice rolling hills course, short steep incline at 22, but great race to see the city and holiday decorations in some of the neighborhoods! Received my finisher’s medal from Ryan Hall and that was a thrill.

Small town race. Not a ton of amenities, but an easy rolling hills, with some road camber race. Not a lot of spectators along the local trails course, but a way to get a race done before the Thanksgiving holiday.

Not a big production, difficult course and not one of my favorites. The course was very hilly and a smaller production. Some spectator support, but ultimately was not a race that continued to be produced.

Fantastic scenery for a race. Great production and possible PR course for you. Duluth is a gem of a town and really rallies around the support of this race. Point to point course, so early bus ride, but a memorable experience.

This was my first marathon. The course was nice. This was a year where Lambeau was under construction, so I did not have the opportunity to finish there, but was a great race with views of Lake Michigan and running through Green Bay.