October 14, 2007 - The Denver Marathon was a first class event. This was my second year running
this race and the race only improved from '06 to '07. The '07 marathon race had 1,560 participants,
and the 1/2 Marathon drew 3,217 participants.

From City Park you make your way to Congress Park and then over to Washington Park. After Wash
Park you run back downtown for the finish. The course is fairly flat, and the only hill that I noticed was
leaving downtown heading to City Park on 17th Ave. By having the course weave through several
parks this allowed spectators to cheer for runners at multiple points.

I do have a few suggestions. This is a big time event and a Tech Shirt seems like it should be a must
have. Yes, it does cost more money, and it "may" cut into your profits, however, let's look at the
potential ROI. I think it's safe to say that tech shirts get worn more often than a cotton shirt. For me,
this is definite. Thus, the goal of your shirt is advertising. I wear cotton shirts to clean the yard or to
go to Home Depot. If I had a tech shirt it would get worn on my group runs, races, etc. Thus, the tech
shirt will hit your advertising demographic. I've already tossed my 2006 Denver Marathon shirt. Had
the Denver Marathon swung for a tech shirt I would still be wearing it today.

It's great that the Denver Marathon offers chip timing, but for a first class Denver Marathon event I
would expect to have timing mats on the course to record splits at the 5k, 10k, 1/2 marathon, the
usual.

The weather for last years race was rough (rain) and 37 degrees for most of the race. I have no
comment for the post race activities because I just wanted to head home for a hot shower, thus I left
early. I know that a lot of runners comment on the finishers medal, but that's not why I race, thus no
comment.

Fantastic job Denver Marathon. I truly believe that the Denver Marathon will become a big time event.