I have created a running website named www.askrunguy.com based on having run over 100 half marathons, including all fifty US states and several other countries; and several full marathons, with a goal of running all six World Major marathons. Below is a template for comments for my rating each race:

Race: St. George marathon 2019 St. George, UT
Race Type / Terrain (road, trail): paved roads through large hills and canyons, ending in St. George
Organization (Expo, volunteers, start / finish): Excellent! Great expo, top notch organization
Support (fans, music on course): A little support during first part of race, more support toward the end
Course Scenery: Excellent, beautiful breathtaking scenery throughout the race
Course Difficulty: Net significant elevation drop (-2,500 feet over last 12 miles). Some early uphills miles 6-11. Overall challenge on legs, but good course for PR / BQ.
Weather / Temperature: Pretty cold and windy at top / start; can be warmer in town at end of course. Awesome campfires to keep you warm before start of the race.
Course location recreation (sights, things to do): Beautiful area, close to Zion National Park and Bryce Canyon National Park.
Logistics (Getting to the race site): they have a small airport, but is also only a 2 hour drive from Las Vegas
Swag (medal, t-shirt, other items for finishers): Very nice medal; the 2019 t-shirt was horribly ugly. Instant recycle.
Food and drink (on course and after finish): Good nutrition on the course, and excellent food and volunteers after the race. The pasta feed the night before was nice, too.

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I have created a running website named www.askrunguy.com based on having run over 100 half marathons, including all fifty US states and several other countries; and several full marathons, with a goal of running all six World Major marathons. Below is a template for comments for my rating each race:

Race: Madison Half Marathon 2019 Madison, WI
Race Type / Terrain (road, trail): paved roads and neighborhoods in Madison, WI
Organization (Expo, volunteers, start / finish): Excellent. Well organized.
Support (fans, music on course): good support all along the course.
Course Scenery: nice view of lakes, parks, state capitol, University of Wisconsin
Course Difficulty: Moderate. Mostly flat with a few minor hills
Weather / Temperature: mid-August. Quite warm and very humid!
Course location recreation (sights, things to do): Lots of fun things to do and see around the capitol and university
Logistics (Getting to the race site): I believe they have an airport. Pretty drivable from major local cities
Swag (medal, t-shirt, other items for finishers): very pretty finisher medal, mostly plain shirt
Food and drink (on course and after finish): Food and drink on course is fine, and refreshments provided afterward were very good. Bands, party

I provide running and racing resources for all levels of runners at www.askrunguy.com. I also share information that I believe is interesting and helpful to the running community. I encourage you to visit www.askrunguy.com

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I have created a running website named www.askrunguy.com based on having run over 100 half marathons, including all fifty US states and several other countries; and several full marathons, with a goal of running all six World Major marathons. Below is a template for comments for my rating each race:

Race: London Marathon 2019
Race Type / Terrain (road, trail): paved road throughout London by River Thames
Organization (Expo, volunteers, start / finish): Very good. Well organized. World major marathon, 43,000 runners and many thousands of supporters.
Support (fans, music on course): Not too many bands, but the fans were very loud and prevalent.
Course Scenery: Excellent seeing great sites around London: Big Ben, Cutty Sark, Tower Bridge, Westminster Abby, Buckingham Palace,
Course Difficulty: Pretty easy. Pretty flat and fast course, with several turns.
Weather / Temperature: Nearly ideal. Low to mid-50’s F; overcast, cool, no rain.
Course location recreation (sights, things to do): Lots of things to do in London, and in surrounding areas (Oxford)
Logistics (Getting to the race site): Many flights to London Heathrow airport
Swag (medal, t-shirt, other items for finishers): Pretty decent medal and finisher shirt. Expo ran out of gear fairly early
Food and drink (on course and after finish): Food and drink on course is fine. Plastic water bottles on course.

I provide running and racing resources for all levels of runners at www.askrunguy.com. I also share information that I believe is interesting and helpful to the running community. I encourage you to visit www.askrunguy.com

The NYC marathon was my 4th world major marathon, run just seven weeks after the Berlin Marathon for me. It was a wonderful experience in a great city, but I was feeling weak before and during the race.
I thought the fans along the course was great, as were all the volunteers. For the largest marathon in the world, I thought they did an excellent job organizing and managing the race.
The only thing I can imagine changing about the race is to find a way to direct foot traffic around the finish. I finished relatively early (first wave, 3:37 finish time) but it was gridlock trying to get out of the Central Park area to hotels.

This was my eighth full marathon, and first time for NYC marathon. I've run over 100 half marathons, including all 50 US states, plus DC, and 5 foreign countries. I provide running and racing resources for all levels of runners at
www.askrunguy.com. Feel free to check it out.

It was a great race and a fun time. Nice work by volunteers. It was a flat, easy course. I would prefer Gatorade or PowerAde on the course. Instead there was Beetster and hot tea. Few are used to drinking these.
Overall - great scenery and worthy of a world major.

I would have liked a nicer design for the finisher shirt.
I liked the option to get a finisher's poncho at the end.
I heard some people say they should have more porta-potties at the beginning.

This was my seventh full marathon, and first time for Berlin marathon. I've run over 100 half marathons, including all 50 US states, plus DC, and 5 foreign countries. I provide running and racing resources for all levels of runners at
www.askrunguy.com. Feel free to check it out.