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| Frederick Marathon or Potomac River Run?? (Read 315 times) |
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posted: 1/17/2008 at 5:42 PM |
I'm in training for my first marathon...my 18 week program puts me at the weekend of May 4 for a marathon. Lucky for me, there are two marathons in the DC area that weekend - the Frederick Marathon (http://www.frederickmarathon.org/site4.aspx) and the Potomac River Run (http://www.pvtc.org/marathon.html)
Any recommendations?
I'm closer to Frederick so I was going to run that one, however, I have heard it is hilly which may not be great for a first marathon. On the flip side the Potomac River Run is a double out-and-back course (half marathon course that you do twice)...psychologically, when I finish the first 13.1 miles, I doubt I'll want to turn around and run it again! |
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posted: 1/18/2008 at 5:27 PM |
| I'd do Frederick only cause I went to school there (Hood College) and love the town. Hmmm... maybe I should think about that for next year. Have a great race no matter what you decide! |
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posted: 1/18/2008 at 7:52 PM |
I've heard good things about the Frederick Marathon. My neighbor is even planning to try to BQ there this year, so it can't be THAT hilly.  Good luck!! |
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posted: 1/27/2008 at 1:39 AM |
Quote from runner92 on 1/19/2008 at 5:45 AM:Wow, it's expensive.  I thought about doing the half-marathon till I saw the cost. Oh well.
I was considering running the half marathon at the National Marathon as a tune-up, but that's even more expensive - $80 for the half ($95 for the full). Frederick is $25 less!
But the thought continues to enter my mind..."I'm going to PAY someone else $70 for the opportunity for me to run 26.2 miles???" |
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posted: 2/6/2008 at 2:23 AM
modified: 2/6/2008 at 2:23 AM |
I did the Potomac River Run last year (my first marathon) and - though I haven't any other marathons to compare it to - I thought it was a well organized and friendly race, albeit a small one. Nice views of the river too.
The out-and-back-and-out-and-back-again course didn't bother me - I quite liked the fact that I knew roughly where I was and how far I had to go during the second half. |
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posted: 2/6/2008 at 6:57 PM |
Thanks Jim and Nick for your comments.
I think I have just about settled on Frederick since it is closer to me. Since it is my first marathon and it's a local race, I'm not so worried about the Expo and food afterward (that seemed to be a big negative in the comments about the Frederick Marathon).
I'm not going to sign up for a few more weeks, however, since I want to get some longer runs in and insure that my body will be able to hack it (so far my longest run has been a little over 10 miles...I'll see how I feel after at 15 or 16 mile run and then pull the trigger!) |
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