This was a great marathon! I was pleasantly surprised, as I was worried about the course being boring since it runs along the same trail (a well-groomed, packed trail) for almost the whole marathon; however, it was quite scenic, nice and shaded for most of it, and my husband was

Thank you for making my first full marathon experience a wonderful one. Of course I was in pain and of course I was cold and the wind was brutal. But those were obstacles I had to overcome. I thought the crowd support was as great as could be expected on such

Aside from exits being closed and almost not making it to the start line, I loved this race and thought it was an excellent first marathon for myself. So much crowd support and motivation along the way. 10/10 would do it again.