going for a PR, Anyone have any opinions on choosing between these two races? Reviews/Feedback appreciated!
Cleveland- Sunday May 15 - 108 days out from today (1/27)
9 Hours away
Looks flat, fast. But is it a good race compared to say Flying Pig in Cincinnati?
Cincinnati Flying Pig - Sunday May 1 - 94 days out from today (1/27)
~8 Hours away
Heard nothing but good things about this race.
Check out reviews here - http://www.marathonguide.com/index.cfm
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I’m not allowed in Ohio
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My sister loves Flying Pig, but isn’t the second half of the marathon pretty hilly?
I don’t know anything about Cleveland.
Flying Pig is not an obvious PR course, but not particularly difficult either. I recall that the hills come roughly in miles 10-13. The last seven or eight miles seemed pretty flat. I ran it about four minutes slower than my PR two weeks after doing Boston.
I liked the Pig as an event. Many reasonable places to stay, convenient start area, nice crowd support, good post-race party. Thumbs up.
+1 on the pig. Bit hilly but overall a great race and way better then anything in Cleveland…
I’ve done Flying Pig several times, and know the guy organizing the pace teams there, so the pacing should be competent.
It’s a hilly race in the middle miles, with some flat riverfront (kinda bleak) miles at the end. Overall, it’s a great event, always good swag. Is it a PR course, not really, but you do get the hills out of the way while you’re still fresh.
If a PR is truly your goal for whatever reason, Cleveland much easier (but the course if a bit different from when I did the old Revco one many moons ago). But, the Flying Pig is a far better marathon experience for sure. From about mile 9 to 13 or so though, it is quite hilly as mentioned.