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Review of Carlsbad Marathon and Half Marathon by giarcanderson

Posted by: on January, 23 2012

Just finish yeasterday. It was a good race and I would recommend it to others. It is a well orgnize smaller race (only 1,500 full & 8,500 half). The course was not very flat but not too tough either. I always enjoy running along the coast. Plenty of support along the road. Lots of bands come out and play, which made it very entertaining. The post race had some issues with the bag check and one huge line. There was not much to do after the race. City regulation restrict beer sales, but it would have been nice to buy some food afterwards other than kettlecorn. The live band was good. I will do this one again.