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Post by unlimited on Apr 22, 2009 18:30:07 GMT -5
For those of you who did the race in 2007 and expressed your concerns about the course, aid stations, etc. Did any of you do it again in 2008 and was it better?? It looks like they changed the route last year? Is it hilly, flat or a good combo of both?
I am planning on doing it this year, but after reading all the posts about the 07 race, I am hesitant to lay down that much money for a mess of a race (after all, I can go run 13 miles for free through my neighborhood!).
BTW, this will be my first half marathon race.
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Post by jimdehner on Apr 23, 2009 15:22:13 GMT -5
They did change the cours but for the half you will have a significant climb when you get back in the city on the shoreway - the race support wasn't all that bad last year - I did the full mary and all the aid stations were manned and supplied - that's more than can be said for the akron mary in the fall - the weather made last year tough - rain at the start ahd for the first hour or so then lots of wind coming home - but that's cleveland in the spring
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Post by philjolliff on Apr 23, 2009 15:27:08 GMT -5
I did the Half last year and loved it. Aid stations were good, course was well-marked (there were enough people you could just follow anyway). There were a lot of supporters out in their front yards and on the streets on the west side, so the Half was a lot of fun.
A lot of people went off course for the 10k (including most of my corporate team) back in 2007. I think the race organizers learned a lot from that, and it certainly wasn't a problem last year - along with changing the course.
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Post by jen on Apr 23, 2009 18:06:47 GMT -5
I did the half the last two years and also enjoyed it. I don't know that I noticed much difference between 2007 and 2008 but I think it's a great race although personally I wouldn't do the full in Cleveland but the half is great. Can't wait till May 17!
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Post by MarkD on Apr 29, 2009 7:47:40 GMT -5
I'm doing the half.... lookin' forward to it
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Post by kfoster on Apr 29, 2009 8:58:18 GMT -5
In for the half - my first! Looking forward to it!
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Post by Des on May 7, 2009 20:58:13 GMT -5
Im doing the half too is anybody planning on cycling in to the race from the Eastside?
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