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Summary: This *was* a great book...
Review: ...now it is seriously out-of-date. It reviews the 1998 and 1999 calendar years. Without an update by the authors it is, for all intents and purposes, useless.I really do hope the authors get someone to publish an update, because it was (as the authors rightfully state) the ultimate guide back in 1997 - 1999. A shame.
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Summary: This *was* a great book...
Review: ...now it is seriously out-of-date. It reviews the 1998 and 1999 calendar years. Without an update by the authors it is, for all intents and purposes, useless. I really do hope the authors get someone to publish an update, because it was (as the authors rightfully state) the ultimate guide back in 1997 - 1999. A shame.
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Summary: If you are looking for a marathon,this is the place to start
Review: For a fairly new member of the sport, The Ultimate Marthon provides an excellent basis for selecting your next marathon. You get great comparisons of all the races. They provide descriptions and ratings of course difficulty, the number of racers, scenery, crowd support, and aide stations. Everything you need to select your next run.
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Summary: If you are looking for a marathon,this is the place to start
Review: For a fairly new member of the sport, The Ultimate Marthon provides an excellent basis for selecting your next marathon. You get great comparisons of all the races. They provide descriptions and ratings of course difficulty, the number of racers, scenery, crowd support, and aide stations. Everything you need to select your next run.
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Summary: A good book for planning your first marathon.
Review: This book provides useful information to those new to the marathon game. While it is not a training guide, it does provide a comparative listing of the most popular marathons in the U.S. and Canada, including course descriptions, logistics, local hotels, and area attractions. Particularly useful is the 1 - 10+ rating system which includes Course Beauty, Difficulty, Race Organization, Crowd Support, and Appropriateness for First Timers. While this system is purely an objective one based on the opinions of the authors, I have found them to be "dead on". My only complaint is that while this book claims the be the "Ultimate Guide", it omits most of the smaller marathons, concentrating on the bigger and more popular races. Overall, this guide is well worth the price.
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