Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon Review

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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

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!