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Nike 26.2 = Nike Women's Marathon Runner Comments
Back to Nike 26.2 = Nike Women's Marathon Information & Reviews
Course 4.1 
Organization 3.5 
Spectators 3.7
Number of comments: 347 [displaying comments 211 to 221]
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R. I. from Santa Clara, CA
(10/22/2007)
"Pleasure..........all the way!" (about: 2007)
1 previous marathon
| 1 Nike 26.2 = Nike Women's Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 This was my First Marathon and I honestly didn't know what to expect..........however, the club training runs did have me set up high expectations which, I must say were thoroughly met!! The course was be-au-tiff- ulll..........it did get a little sad towards the lake (the heat and not that many aid stations). The overall organization, I thought was excellent.....especially finding sudden surprises of live bands, music playing- it was all fun! All in all, I loved it and for sure will be looking out for the early bird registeration for NWM 2008!!! | |
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S. R. from Eugene, OR
(10/22/2007)
"1/2 Marathon - great!" (about: 2007)
1 previous marathon
| 1 Nike 26.2 = Nike Women's Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 4 My 2nd race - 1st 1/2 marathon. The expo was crowded, and it was hard to get answers. The 1/2 course was beautiful! The view from the hills was breathtaking. After all the comments, I will probably only do the 1/2 again. | |
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J. B. from Los Angeles
(10/22/2007)
"2nd time lost a lot of the charm" (about: 2007)
11-50 previous marathons
| 2 Nike 26.2 = Nike Women's Marathons
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 2 FANS: 4 I love this course, that being said, this is going to sound like sour grapes, but I was very disappointed this year. This is the second time I've run Nike, and as a man I was one of only 900 male runners. Last year they had 15,000 runners, while this year they had 23,000. I don't mind running with that many runners, but with a 7am start, by the time my pace group crossed the starting line it was well past 7:20am. This is again no problem, until I got to the 30K mark where I was stopped by a Team In Training group who said that I had to turn around because there was a 5 hour time limit to get to 18.5 miles. When I told the TnT coach that I had actually crossed the start over 20 minutes late, he made a rude comment and told me to turn around and continue on, and I run for the Team! Based on my chip time I still had well over 15 minutes. So my race ended up being 22 miles instead of 26.2. Now, I know the city has to open up at some point, but if you are going to add 8 thousand more runners you need to make an adjustment. Also my girlfriend bought a shuttle pass to take her to 2 locations and the finish, and she had to argue with the driver to take her to the 13.1 mile mark which was the second stop on the schedule. So, although I love this race I was very disappointed. | |
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T. S. from San Diego
(10/22/2007)
"Excellent" (about: 2007)
4-5 previous marathons
| 3 Nike 26.2 = Nike Women's Marathons
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 This is the 3rd year my daughters and I have run in the Nike race. This was the most organized year, and the best year ever. People keep saying this was a TNT thing; they are wrong - this was a WOMEN'S THING. I hope to do this every year. | |
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T. S. from Pismo Beach, California
(10/22/2007)
"This was an amazing experience" (about: 2007)
First Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 The course has breathtaking views, mile after mile. Plenty of water/Gatorade, and great fans. I will definitely do this event again. | |
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R. L. from Hayward, California
(10/22/2007)
"A great first marathon!" (about: 2007)
1 previous marathon
| 1 Nike 26.2 = Nike Women's Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 Thoroughly enjoyed myself. Being part of TEAM in Training was very positive for me! | |
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M. D. from Sacramento, CA
(10/22/2007)
"Things were better last year!!!" (about: 2007)
3 previous marathons
| 2 Nike 26.2 = Nike Women's Marathons
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 3 Good times to be had b7 all; however, I was very disappointed by the lack of music this year, the bathrooms (or lack thereof), the fact that they ran out of oranges and water, the TINY shirts, and the super short necklace. Who runs out of water during a race??? I feel very bad for a lot of the runners who were motivated to complete this race; some of them are a little chubbier and NONE of the after-race prizes fit them. It is a TNT event, so it makes sense that so many people are all about "GO TEAM," but come on, open up more bibs for other people!!! It is a great race for fun times with friends, and overall a great time!!!! | |
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M. E. from Seattle
(10/22/2007)
"Full vs. Half" (about: 2007)
2 previous marathons
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 2 Starting the half and full marathoners together was a disaster. As a full marathon runner, I need space to get into my pace and with so many walkers and half runners; I could not find it until the split (nearly mile 11) and was very tired of saying, "Excuse me" on this somewhat narrow path at times. This was very disappointing after spending over 5 months training. TNT drove me crazy, but I applaud their abilities to raise money. There should have been different designs of sweatshirts, race finisher shirts and necklace, depending on which run you participated in. I ran 26.2 miles and got the same as a walker for 13.1? Hmm? Extremely disappointing, Nike. Also, what is up with spectators eating and drinking at the finish? Isn't that for participants only? Lame.... Oh yeah, you might as well call it the TNT Marathon next year. | |
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Beth Howard from Phoenix, AZ
(10/22/2007)
"Might as well call it the TNT Marathon" (about: 2007)
11-50 previous marathons
| 2 Nike 26.2 = Nike Women's Marathons
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 2 This is my second year running this race. I want to come back because I love San Fran. and I love to run, but the TNT people made up the overwhelming majority of runners/walkers. Great cause, but not everyone is running their first marathon. Whose idea was it to put the porta-johns right in front of the gear-check buses" How could they not anticipate that bottleneck?! Still, a gorgeous course so I'm tempted to come back and hope that Nike pays attention to details. You know how many people registered. Why not have enough of everything?? | |
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s. j. from Pittsburgh
(10/22/2007)
"Nice, scenic route" (about: 2007)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Nike 26.2 = Nike Women's Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 3 I ran the half marathon. I mainly want to comment on the expo and goody bag. I have run 17 marathons and at least 5 1/2 marathons. I suppose I was expecting more since this was a "women's" marathon. I've run smaller races and have gotten better goody bags. I would have thought they would have gotten some items that were geared toward women. Having to get a large shirt after finishing was a little disturbing. What a way to make a woman feel good! Haha. |
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