Nebraska State Fair Marathon

Nebraska State Fair Marathon

Nebraska State Fair Marathon

( 4 reviews )
100% of reviewers recommend this race
  • Grand Island,
    Nebraska,
    United States
  • August
  • 13.1 miles/Half Marathon, Other
  • Road Race
  • Event Website

Andy

64836, Missouri, United States
1 6
2016
"Flat and fast......did I mention flat? "
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Andy 's thoughts:

I hope you like corn, because you're going to see a lot of it. The Nebraska State Fair Marathon advertises itself as the flattest course in the country. I ran the half, so I can't speak for the full, but at the end of 13.1 my Garmin read 0 elevation gain. It most certainly is flat. I signed up for this race to PR in the half, and I did by 12 minutes! This is an uber fast course. The management is pretty good. This is a newer race that has some things to improve on. Race day was perfect, but pre race communication needs improvement. The Facebook page needs more attention and runners need more email communication. I signed up very early and among my many races I sign up for, I sometimes lose track of my races. A few weeks prior to the race I hadn't seen any Facebook posts or emails so I checked with race to see if I was actually signed up. I was promptly responded to that I was. Kudos for that. The expo was not interesting. I picked up my packet quickly and promptly. A quick glance of the 8 or so booths at the expo provided no interest to stay and visit them. The packet was very nice with a course map for your distance and a nice long sleeve tech shirt. The shirt was off brand, but is decent quality with a nice design. The entrants are given a wrist band to get into the race, and attend the State Fair too. That's a nice touch. The start was nicely produced and was exciting. The course was not interesting at all, but that's not the point, it's meant to be flat and fast. One thing I was totally impressed with was the crowd support. The locals came out and cheered the runners on! It was awesome! Tons of crowd support for a smaller race. The aid stations were plentiful and had the normal and expected hydration requirements. The finish had good post race amminities. Not great, but I was satisfied. One thing that could be improved was the finisher medal. The half and the full received the same medal. The race needs to have race specific medals for the participants. Overall this is a race for someone looking for a PR. I would also recommend this race for someone wanting to get their BQ. It's flat, it's fast, it's a great race!

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