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Paris Int'l Marathon Runner Comments
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Course 4.6 
Organization 3.6 
Spectators 3.9
Number of comments: 191 [displaying comments 91 to 101]
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T. O. from Cork, Ireland
(4/13/2008)
"Amazing Experience" (about: 2008)
2 previous marathons
| 1 Paris Int'l Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 5 Paris was the second marathon I ran, the first outside of Ireland after I ran Dublin. The course takes in all of the sights of Paris. It is well supported in most of the areas, with plenty of food and drinks around the course, and lots of bands to take your mind off the pain. The start had too many non-runners blocking the entrance to the start area, which led to a few tempers flaring. Also, the meeting point at the end was like a zoo and could have been organized better. | |
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H. W. from Hong Kong
(4/13/2008)
"Great course but still needs improved organization" (about: 2008)
6-10 previous marathons
| 2 Paris Int'l Marathons
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 4 This course is still one to be experienced: pretty flat and fast, and rolls by all the major monuments, with some nice running in two big parks as well as the Seine. Organizationally, the race is improved, but it still has a ways to go. You get a better-looking shirt. The 3:15-3:30 runners box had ONE porta-potty (the improvement: for male runners, there was also one multi-sided urinal). You still need to run the entire race without sports drinks (and after going to several places in Paris beforehand, PowerAde appears to be all that is on offer locally, and it is not particularly easy to find or cheap). That said, most of this works. You get a lot of bands and spectators, water comes in bottles, there are pacing teams for every 15 minute intervals and the course is extremely fun to run. Recommend it, but remember to bring your own energy supplies for race day. | |
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J. L. from London, England
(4/8/2008)
"Fantastic Course for a 1st Marathon!!!!" (about: 2008)
1 previous marathon
| 1 Paris Int'l Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 5 This was my first marathon, but it will not be the last one in Paris. Great, flat route, starting through the streets of Paris, leading to Bois de Vincennes, coming back to the center of Paris, following the banks of the river Seine, running through the quiet Bois de Boulogne to finish on Avenue Foch, with the surrounding music and spectators' clapping making you feel a running STAR finishing a marathon!!! Over 75 music bands were located along the entire route boosting your motivation. Fantastic volunteers making sure that the food and water tables were fully replenished at all times and also cheering whilst working. The public was equally superb in cheering and calling out your name printed on your bib, lifting your spirit and making sure you want to finish the 42.1KM strongly and looking good for the final photo of the race. :) Fantastic organization with great t-shirt, goody bag and gorgeous medal; however, more loos at the start would be a MASSIVE PLUS. Pasta party tickets were not given as part of the goody bag but I went to the venue with my bib and did not have any problems entering. Plenty of hot food was served with bananas and large bottles of water given out. I STRONGLY recommend the Paris Marathon to a first-timer like myself. I had such a good time and the experience of a lifetime that I am thinking of re-entering for 2009. Go on and take the jump!!! | |
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G. M. from Manhattan
(4/7/2008)
"Aller, aller!" (about: 2008)
4-5 previous marathons
| 1 Paris Int'l Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 A beautiful city, and a great time running in it. All 35,000 of us gathered next to the Arc de Triomphe on the Champs-Elysees in 39-degree weather, and shortly were running through this classy city. There were refreshment stations every 3-5 miles, with water, sugar cubes, oranges, and bananas. The French were great fans, though not as fanatical as in the NYC Marathon. But us NYers are louder in general anyway. :) We ended up setting a new personal record too. I definitely recommend this race! | |
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Pedro Figueroa Pagan from Puerto Rico, in the Caribbean
(4/6/2008)
"A fantastic and historic route" (about: 1999)
11-50 previous marathons
| 1 Paris Int'l Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 I ran Paris Marathon in 1999 and enjoy the fantastic route. The organization for this year was an A-plus. Then I visited the historic places in the city and out of it, such as St. Michel near Normandia, and Bruge in Belgium. A fantastic vacations in Paris. Today, April 6, 2008, I'm waiting for results because a group of runners from Puerto Rico is competing in this year's marathon. | |
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Aaron Codispoti from Brasilia, Brazil
(12/9/2007)
"Beautiful Place to Run" (about: 2007)
2 previous marathons
| 1 Paris Int'l Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 4 It was a hot day to run a marathon. I read some comments about lack of water. I guess I was a bit faster and didn't run into that problem. Bathrooms were a problem. Europeans do not mind pissing at the start line (on the floor - no bottle). That was not okay with me. Overall the course was nice and the fans were good. I would do it again. | |
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S. B. from New York, NY
(11/23/2007)
"No prep for hot weather; runners abandoned" (about: 2007)
2 previous marathons
| 1 Paris Int'l Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 3 Before Paris 2007 I'd only run NYC so... by comparison Paris was amateur hour when it came to taking care of the runners. If you weren't an elite front-of-the-pack runner, you were abandoned. They ran out of fluids, and didn't even have stands set up in the east of Paris in the wooded park. No preparation for the heat, though it had been unseasonably warm for the days going into the race. The spectators were nothing like NY's emotional, voluminous crowds - quiet, a few "Allez!'s" and sparsely found along the route. God bless the volunteers who turned the fire hoses on us. | |
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D. W. from Richmond, VA
(7/8/2007)
"Paris needs improvement" (about: 2007)
6-10 previous marathons
| 1 Paris Int'l Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 1 FANS: 4 The course was great. Paris is a great city; who wouldn't love the course? The spectators were great. The t-shirts were great, but that was it.... All I can say: if a marathon runs out of water on a hot day (80 F), that isn't good. My boyfriend had to pick up half-empty water bottles along the side of the road to survive. I didn't get pasta tickets, but I hear that was a blessing. The lack of toilets at the start was horrible. I had to step over yellow-filled water bottles and funnels to get to the start line. Yes, the yellow is what you think it is. It was disgusting.... I wouldn't recommend this marathon to anyone. The French need to come to the USA to see how to put on a marathon... i.e. Flying Pig, Richmond, or Marine Corp. Marathon. Paris does have potential and I hope they learn how to throw a world-class marathon. | |
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T. M. from Dublin, Ireland
(6/28/2007)
"Good marathon. Once is enough though." (about: 2007)
2 previous marathons
| 1 Paris Int'l Marathon
COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 Ok. Loved Paris. Thought organization was grand. Don't care for the t-shirt too much. That energy-sapping, never-ending park needs to be done away with; felt like I was going nowhere and it felt like a marathon in itself. Heat was too much for me as well, but that can't be helped. All that said, I did really enjoy it, but it's a lot tougher than Dublin. | |
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G. M. from Edinburgh, Scotland
(6/22/2007)
"Great Course; Organization Could be Better" (about: 2007)
6-10 previous marathons
| 1 Paris Int'l Marathon
COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 3 FANS: 4 What a fantastic place to run - a super course and good crowd support, although quieter than Berlin. I thought the expo was poor for what is otherwise an excellent marathon. The course has some shade through the parks, which was useful as it was over 80 degrees. |
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