University Of Charleston Marathon
Saturday, I made the trip up I-77 to Charleston, WV, for the University of Charleston Marathon. This was part of a 3 races this weekend which included the full, half, and 5k. Me, myself, and I were doing the full. I have run in Charleston many times through my years of running, but this would be the first time that I really got the full foot tour of Charleston proper and including on both sides of the Kawaha River. This was also a 1st time race, and I am happy to report the following. They did an amazing job. From the aid stations to the support along the course, to the course monitor, the course makings, the start - finish setup, the expo and packet pick up. The prerace notifications emails. Everything was to notch. They clearly set a high bar for the coming years. To my race, the start was only a 3-block walk from my hotel which was really nice. I laid round until about 6:20 AM before heading to the start. The temperature was 50 degrees which isn't that cold but then, it i...