Kentucky Derby Festival

Kentucky Derby Festival

Kentucky Derby Festival

( 52 reviews )
98% of reviewers recommend this race
  • Louisville,
    Kentucky,
    United States
  • April
  • 13.1 miles/Half Marathon, 26.2 miles/Marathon, Relay
  • Road Race
  • Event Website

Stephanie Boyd

Louisville, Kentucky, United States
55 35
2017
"My Kentucky Derby Festival Marathon Adventure!"
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Stephanie Boyd's thoughts:

As many of you know, I am an ambassador for the 2017 #KDFMarathon. I cannot say enough about how well organized pre-race communications and the expo were. The expo location changed from downtown to the fairgrounds this year which made for extremely easy (and free) parking for expo events. Packet pick-up was a breeze; I didn't have to wait in line at all! I did love seeing the vendors and all of the races upcoming in the fall--there were lots of giveaways and freebies in the expo!

When people ask me "How was it?", meaning the race itself, consistently my first answer is "Interesting!". I say interesting because I cannot think of a better word. We had an almost 2 hour weather delay, which I had not experienced before and then once we did start running it was very humid. But, that is the weather in Kentucky in the spring-unpredictable!

I love this race because of the scenery! You are able to see so much versatility in Louisville on this course, including a run through famous Churchill Downs! The water stops are frequent (powerade and gu are also provided at several points across the course). The course is fast and flat and is also a Boston Qualifier race, so for those with a goal to BQ this could be the race for you! There is great race support, especially for the mini-marathoners!

This is a great race for locals as well as out-of-towners. The race precedes the Kentucky Derby, so there are all kinds of fun and free things to do if you want to make a destination race out of it. I highly recommend this race for all running levels from novice to elite. It is just a really fun race to run!

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