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Mindy Direen

Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon

Summary

A FANTASTIC run from start to finish! My 8-year-old participated in the Kids Marathon and I ran in the Half Marathon. The entire weekend was well organized and the route is beautiful! Beautiful finisher medals!

Posted May 14, 2023

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Pros

Well organized
Fantastic Community Involvement
Beautiful Route
Faithfully and beautifully honors the victims this event is organized for (OKC Bombing)
Great Expo experience

Cons

After party needed better planning
T-Shirts weren't tech shirts

This was a fantastic experience from start to finish!
The running expo/packet pickup was really well organized and fun! My 8-year-old participated in the Kids Marathon and I was super impressed with her haul. Even the kids race medals were heavy and well made.
I participated in the half marathon and loved every second of it. The atmosphere from the spectators fueled me along the way. The route is beautiful and peaceful. I LOVED having pacers there and though I just picked a random pacing group, I got a personal best time!
My only feedback would be to organize a better post-run/after party. The party seemed disorganized and spread out. The after party for the kids put the after party for half and full marathoners to shame.
Overall, I 100% recommend this race and I will be participating again!