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Humana Rock 'n' Roll Arizona. Show all. About Route Location Reviews Results. The expo was a good size and had plenty of vendors giving out samples. The shirt and medal were nice. With plenty of motels in downtown Phoenix, getting to the expo and start line were all walkable.
The light rail was also located close by the expo, start and finish, no need to drive. There are two areas that need improvement. One is the start time, am. It just gets too warm and an early start would help get most of the race in before the heat kicks up. The second issue is the course. Very little of it is in downtown Phoenix. It would have been nice to run through the city and capital area.
At the end of the race, there was plenty of food. In fact, when I went to get my slice of pizza, they gave me the entire pie! Also got a free massage. Finally, my freind placed in her age grade and received a very nice award!
All the basics covered Emphasis clearly has shifted to the half. On-time start, easy bag drop, corral mgt, mile banners, clocks, friendly volunteers. Still mostly flat with a rise at Course is urban with some nice spots in Scottsdale then it's back to industrial after mile Finish food was fine but missed the signs for the 'marathon zone'. Expo smaller than ever but packet pick-up was easy.
Could have used a sponge stop in later miles-well into the 70s. No doubt, out-of-towners loved the full, dry sun. Medal also much smaller this time. Can tell RnR is cookie-cutter their races-it all looks formulatic. The basics are there, the course accurately measured but there's no local flavor. With dropping numbers, it wouldn't surprise me to see this race eventually go away. I had a good time about: Course: 3 Organization: 4 Fans: 4 R. The field was small enough less than 2, marathoners for an efficient start line experience I actually overslept, and woke up at 7am, one mile away from the start, but could drop off my gear bag, use a porta potty, and squeeze into my corral seconds before the start at am.
Entertainment, spectators and especially the volunteers were great, though the out and back between miles 13 and 20 was a bit boring except for Scottsdale, of course. Stretches of the course where runners and cars were only separated by traffic cones and a tape felt a little bit unsafe, as some drivers did not adequately slow down. Other than that, the course was wide and well secured. I loved the new marathon finisher zone, and enjoyed two slices of pizza and a free ten-minute massage after the headliner concert!
Suggestions: 1. For out-of-towners, the course is not the most exciting, so I would have loved if the marathon course had also gone through that desert park near the finish. It looked gorgeous from the overpass. Electrolyte at every aid station would be perfect. Bananas were a nice addition. Signs to the light rail line back to downtown Phoenix would be nice. I was quite lost! Personally if I hadn't overslept! I would have preferred an earlier start, maybe 7am?
It got quite warm after the half marathon mark. Overall, a nice local race, but not really a destination race except if you spend more time in the rest of Arizona, of course. To have warm sun on my skin in January almost made me forget I was there to run a marathon. Down side is, we've had such severe weather that I didn't get enough time to train prior to the race, which really slowed my time down.
However, keeping with how great it felt to be outside running in January, looking at the mountains, the cactus, the spectators and just new surroundings, I didn't care about my time. I was there to explore and get away from winter for a few days. The expo was very easy to get through, and the start was easy for me to walk to. The light rail travels from the finish line back to downtown in 20 minutes and was easy to locate after the race.
I'm coming back next year! The price on National Running Day was more reasonable than past years. Got a decent technical tee, cool medal, and finishers jacket in the bargain. There was no way you would get hungry or thirsty on this course! Half and full have separate starts and I really enjoyed being able to warm up outside my corral a little longer than usual. You can't beat parking in the AZ Center lot and walking the short distance to the start.
Downsides: you can't have anyone else pick up your bib for you at the expo, and that was pretty poor, with few worthwhile freebies. Also, like most marathons, you need to pace this intelligently. The and pacers both blew up, leaving most of their groups to fend for themselves. The course is definitely tougher in the last few miles, with the rollers around Papago Park. It would be nice if they would start the race 30 minutes earlier; luckily the weather this year was ideal but on a warm day you feel the heat from mile 13 on.
Still, a fun event, largely due to the enthusiastic spectators. Not the cluster that a lot of RnR races have become. Very nice race about: Course: 5 Organization: 5 Fans: 4 D. The course is set up with only a few turns and one out and back road. The marathon 2, runners start is at different location than the half marathon 22, runners. This gives you an opportunity to hit your pace right away.
The overall organization was very good. The expo was a nice size and it was easy to get downtown. The starting line was set up for easy access and the race started right on time.
The fan support was good at the start and finish, however, in between it was just so-so. The volunteers were great at all the water stops.
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