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Don't bother
I went to cheer on some friends who were running this race. (I have run 8 marathons and 70 half marathons so I do have some experience.) This was the most poorly organized affair I have ever seen. We went to mile 8 to cheer for our friends to discover a lone volunteer at the water stop. She had never done this before and had no idea what to do other than pour a small amount of water or Gatorade in very small cups. Water stops were to be every 2 miles, but there were not enough volunteers to man the promised
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The Best BQ Marathon In Florida
What other Marathon in Florida gives you a better opportunity to qualify for Boston than this one? Completely flat, almost completely straight out and back, and held early in the morning in January! Not to mention prize money, no crowds of 10,000 + people, and a friendly, well organized race.
Love this race!
I participated in a 10k the very first year Marathon Mania started and I loved it. Very well organized and plenty of good homemade food! I will be there doing another 10k for 2019.
Response from the Race Director
Thank you for the compliment. Don't forget our series challenge that offers more bling for participating 3 years in a row.Go to Spring Hill Marathon MANIA on face book and join the group for more information
Don't bother
I went to cheer on some friends who were running this race. (I have run 8 marathons and 70 half marathons so I do have some experience.) This was the most poorly organized affair I have ever seen. We went to mile 8 to cheer for our friends to discover a lone volunteer at the water stop. She had never done this before and had no idea what to do other than pour a small amount of water or Gatorade in very small cups. Water stops were to be every 2 miles, but there were not enough volunteers to man the promised
Response from the Race Director
I am very sorry about the lack of volunteers. We are working on getting more volunteers from the local community. I had to pay those volunteers on the course because the volunteers that signed up didn't show.I am a race directors site and it appears that volunteers are getting harder to recruit.I am working with the local community in order to fix it.
Dangerously low on water and Gatorade
I signed up for this race based on past reviews, so hopefully this will help some people make up their minds. The race website described water and Gatorade every 2 miles. Instead, on the marathon course, there were two 4 mile sections with nothing. Since it’s an out and back course, that totals 16 miles of no fluids. It was a cool morning, but there is very little shade on the trail, and it was sunny and warm before too long. Not only that, but there was no water or Gatorade waiting at the finish for th
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Response from the Race Director
iI am sorry about the hydration stations.I was short volunteers so I had to ship one station. That made it a section where their was a distance of 4 miles down that didn't have a station. I am recruiting more volunteers so this won't happen again. Also we had 24 cases of 40 ct water left over and I gave it to another race director
Small shouldn't be an excuse
I ran the marathon here with my friend and it was definitely smaller than I thought, but that's no excuse for how it was ran. Even though we were well within the 7 hour allotted time (finishing in 6:04), by the time we hit the last station it had been cleaned up as well as all of the food they promised finishing runners at the end of the race. They only people left was one handing out medals and one collecting our chip, everything else had been packed away. And, not that it is a necessity, theres no music a
Response from the Race Director
I apologize for the food but some of my volunteers didn't show up so I had to be on the course. Usually I am at the finish line in order to help with the food and other items.It won't happen again
Potentially Dangerous Marathon
I ran the marathon 1-6-19. The aid stations were not located as promised. Mile markers were sparse then disappeared. The race distance and results appear inaccurate. The course was not closed to bikers which was terrifying at times. There were unassisted street crossings. The facts of the marathon race render its advertising false. It was a disappointing experience and I am questioning how this race could possibly be a Boston qualifier? Avoid the marathon and higher distances, the half or lower aren’t bad
Response from the Race Director
Sorry for the biking part but the trail usually doesn't that many riders on the course.If you go to USA Track and Field you can go to certified courses in Florida and you will see our certification number
Great Race
Loved this race. Not crowded. Course was flat, simple, but with nice scenery. Good water stops (maybe larger cups next year?) Good police support.
Response from the Race Director
Thank you for the compliment. Larger cups are not a problem. We had 5 0x cups. We could go larger. What is your prefernce?
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Disappointing
Only ran the 10k 3 years in a row, last year I never received a shirt promised by mail, no biggie, but this year, the timing chips not working was a real disappointment. I'm pretty sure I got a PR but without official timing I'm not counting it. Had only gun time which was not accurate for everyone stuck in the chip and limited bathroom line thinking, with the chip it doesn't matter when we start. Not life altering for me but those who wanted a BQ, I feel sorry for them if those missed minutes meant qualif
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Response from the Race Director
I apologize for that but most races use gun time. This year the timer assured me their will be chip timing with mats. Also I will have another timing system that will be a backup. At each rest I had the volunteers write down bib numbers at the tun around. This year we will have bibs that are a different color for each event.
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How about some race results????
Response from the Race Director
I sent those out.
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