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Clarence Demar Marathon Reviews
Clarence Demar Marathon
5.0 Stars from
3 Runners
Beautiful New Hampshire Marathon!
By Dena about 2023
Review
Keene is a sweet little town and beautiful as the leaves are just starting to turn. Pre-race the director sent out many emails explaining all the logistics including bus schedules and packet pickup.
Race Tips
The course was hilly but mostly downhill. It is easier to get a PR on this course. There's lots of green and some turning leaves as you begin the race. You run through a beautiful park, on country roads, past farms with beautiful horses, a small lake, a stream (river?), and towards the end you even run through a graveyard! It's pretty cool with all the old gravestones. The weather said it was going to rain but it never did. The weather was perfect for running!
There's a Best Western, Days Inn, Hampton Inn and a couple others all near the college where you pick up your packet and catch the shuttles. There's a great little place downtown that has several restaurants and a couple bakeries.
5 /
5 Stars
Recommended
By BK about 2021
Review
I ran 2021, where Covid regulations were in place.
In general, this race was well ran. Everything from water stations, transportation and people to help along the way was perfect. I was so surprised to see so many people help you through the cemetery (mile 22).
If you are running the full, only thing to be mindful of is the half will intersect with you (multiple times perhaps). Running a 7:40p I seemed to smack into the start of the half marathon which was a shock and all of a sudden, you are running around a sea of people. The same is true after the dam, for the next 3-4 miles. After that it was fine, and that certainly gave you some energy, but also make it hard to keep the flow.
Race Tips
Be mindful that the first half has a lot of down elevation, makes it easy to run a bit faster. After you get to 14-15 you start to see more people to cheer you on.
Mile 22 is near the cemetery, and there is a lot of support there to help you up the few short hills. Power through that, and you should be in the final stretch.
