Naples Daily News Half Marathon
Naples, FL
- Half Marathon
- Road (Paved)
- Official race website
Why run the Naples Daily News Half Marathon?• The best distance course in the state! Certified! Flat-Fast-Shady-Loop!• Great race shirts• Unique quality medals to all finishers who finish within race time limit of 3:00• Awards 5 deep for 27 age groups• Door prizes including weekends at beach front hotels• $15,000.00 … MORE
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Well executed, competitive race
This was during Covid times, obviously, and I have to say they made every effort to make it feel like a normal race while keeping everyone safe. It was so … MORE
This was during Covid times, obviously, and I have to say they made every effort to make it feel like a normal race while keeping everyone safe. It was so much fun to be out there racing and the way the course is set up you see people many times (a lot of out and back that doesn’t feel like out and back), so if you have friends running it’s awesome to feel like you’re doing it together even if you’re at different paces and it’s fun to watch the lead runners when you’re not up there with them! Shirts were top quality, medals well designed. Waiting for the age group award in the mail!
Beautiful race
I was scheduled to do this race last year, but had to defer due to injury. (Very easy to defer.) This year we were threatened by a storm front blowing … MORE
I was scheduled to do this race last year, but had to defer due to injury. (Very easy to defer.) This year we were threatened by a storm front blowing through but it cleared just before the start. Luckily most of the parking was in covered garages very near the start line. The race organizers gave us good advance notice of the possibility of a delay due to lightning but none materialized.
The race course is entirely residential through some posh Naples neighborhoods. Hydration stations (Gatorade and water) and portapotties were plentiful. Several out and back cul-de-sacs allowed you to repeatedly see friends both ahead of and behind you. Photos excellent although not free 🙁
Finish line, medal, and post race great with free beer!
Poor Race Management (In My Opinion)
So this review will be short because this race was cancelled. Race directors cannot manage weather but they can manage how they handle it. I was excited for this race. … MORE
So this review will be short because this race was cancelled. Race directors cannot manage weather but they can manage how they handle it.
I was excited for this race. Florida; January; and 13.1 miles of fun. But unfortunately a huge storm came in; they attempted to postpone the race for an hour or so, and then eventually cancelled it.
I am from PA- so rescheduling it would have been inconvenient, but it would have still given me a choice about what I wanted to do.
My problem with this race isn’t that they canceled, it’s that they didn’t make right. No refunds. I understand they already spent some money on things, but no refunds- seems wrong. They offered us a 15% discount on the following years race. Again, no option to defer until the following year.
The shirts were ok. Nothing special. I would never do this race again just based upon how they handled the situation after they cancelled.