• Canton,
    Ohio,
    United States
  • April
  • 3 miles/5K, 13.1 miles/Half Marathon, 26.2 miles/Marathon, Relay
  • Road Race
  • Event Website

Jennie Hayes

Columbus, Ohio, United States
7 4
2018
"Nice race for the price. RD is still working on improving the race. Great medal and blanket!"
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Jennie Hayes's thoughts:

Nice smaller race. I went with the cheapie race entry which excluded the race shirt. I would do this race again. But do not expect a flat course. There are quite a bit of rollers. Also, a lot of relay teams and half marathoners. It can get quiet on the back half. They could use more volunteers to close the roads. I was a sub 4 at this marathon, and I still felt a little uneasy with the car traffic. I do believe for 2019, there is a course change. I am considering going back for 2020. My son loves their medals and asked when I was getting another one. Your race entry also includes a ticket to the HOF Museum.

Registration: I opted for the cheapie race entry that was offered. I wasn't sure how the race would go, and I never really wear the race shirts. Registration was easy peasy.
Expo: My friend picked up my bib for me so I can't comment here.
Parking: The 2018 course was a point to point, starting at the fairgrounds and finishing at the stadium. You have to take a shuttle back to your car. Parking was easy enough, but I didn't like having to take a school bus back to the start.
Start line: The start line had plenty of portapotties lined up. They allowed us to stay in the fairgrounds building, which was nice to stay warm. The start was a mass start. All of sudden they were talking and then we were off.
Course: The first half of the course is great. Lots of crowd support and company the first half. It kind of drops off at the split and not as much to see. The volunteers at aid stations were very nice and always had water and gatorade. There were two aid stations that had gels. There are quite a bit of rollers, so this race is not for you if you are looking for a flat course.
Finish line: The last mile was uphill against the wind. Thankfully you can see the stadium which kept me going. Running into the stadium was great. It was fun running on the turf. I loved the medal (my son took it) and the finishers blanket. I loved that way more than a space blanket and still use it. There was food at the end, although, I do think the half and the relayers took a lot of the food and drinks. Prepare for that. I was a sub 4 finisher, and thought it looked kind of sparse at the food station.

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