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Race Profiles — Just the Bottom Line

For an explanation of the codes (HT, EF,... VO), see the key at the bottom of this page.
* = race no longer held

Race	Issue	HT	EF	EC	LS	RG	PA	EX	CO	RA	VO	Total	Max
Adirondack Marathon	5.2	20	20	30	45	20	40	30	300	250	90	845	1000
Aspen Fila Skymarathon*	4.1	25	15	30	50	20	45	NA	363	235	80	863	950
Atlanta Marathon	4.5	25	20	30	47	18	19	40	375	170	96	840	1000
Austin Marathon	5.6	19	19	27	41	19	41	41	351	228	90	876	1000
Bataan Memorial Death March Marathon	10.1	29	18	27	27	18	38	37	351	225	98	868	1000
Big Sur Int’l Marathon	6.6	24	19	25	49	19	44	44	372	243	98	937	1000
Boulder Backroads Marathon	7.4	18	20	26	44	19	35	33	357	241	93	886	1000
Calgary Marathon	3.2	25	17	28	38	19	45	41	345	238	80	876	1000
Cape Cod Marathon	7.5	24	19	26	45	17	36	36	341	221	98	863	1000
Capital City Marathon	11.1	15	18	26	43	19	14	38	382	238	96	863	950
Cincinnati Flying Pig	3.6	24	20	25	46	17	42	43	364	220	100	901	1000
Columbus Marathon	8.4	22	19	25	44	17	37	40	362	201	99	866	1000
Crater Lake Marathon	7.3	26	19	28	46	20	22	NA	350	195	96	790	950
Race	Issue	HT	EF	EC	LS	RG	PA	EX	CO	RA	VO	Total	Max
Dallas White Rock	4.6	23	14	28	43	18	36	33	344	220	97	856	1000
Detroit Free Press Marathon	5.3	26	17	27	37	17	37	41	372	219	99	892	1000
Disney Marathon	10.3	26	18	26	47	20	39	34	366	233	97	906	1000
Edmonton Festival	2.2	15	18	28	46	18	48	5	313	241	82	814	1000
Fox Cities Marathon	3.4	25	20	30	50	20	35	20	340	225	100	865	1000
Glass City Marathon	6.1	26	19	28	42	19	38	26	350	220	94	862	1000
God’s Country Marathon	6.2	28	17	30	46	17	22	NA	285	175	75	695	950
Governor’s Cup Ghost Town	2.1	28	19	30	45	18	20	25	311	208	91	795	1000
Grandfather Mountain Marathon	10.2	29	19	29	45	16	45	NA	350	200	95	828	950
Grandma’s Marathon	3.1	27	19	25	42	19	49	42	395	250	100	968	1000
Hartford Marathon	6.3	27	20	30	47	16	47	44	338	229	100	898	1000
Honolulu Marathon	2.4	22	19	22	50	16	48	35	350	245	99	906	1000
Houston Marathon	9.6	27	19	25	48	19	44	49	383	243	96	953	1000
Humboldt Redwoods	2.3	25	19	30	49	15	18	1	360	211	81	809	1000
Race	Issue	HT	EF	EC	LS	RG	PA	EX	CO	RA	VO	Total	Max
Idaho Great Potato Marathon	7.2	23	16	28	42	18	27	NA	322	208	87	771	950
Kiawah Island Marathon	6.5	22	20	25	45	20	39	22	341	209	83	826	1000
Kilauea Volcano Marathon	11.3	25	18	28	30	12	25	NA	300	250	100	788	950
Lake Tahoe Marathon	6.4	17	19	26	49	17	45	39	359	206	90	867	1000
Lakefront Marathon	9.3	25	20	29	46	20	32	33	365	230	98	898	1000
Las Vegas International	1.5	25	18	25	50	20	39	38	335	205	77	832	1000
Lincoln Marathon	8.6	25	19	26	42	19	32	36	330	225	89	843	1000
Los Angeles Marathon	8.1	21	19	25	37	17	38	39	295	208	89	788	1000
Maine Marathon	10.4	23	19	28	48	20	29	NA	334	198	100	799	950
Mardi Gras Marathon	7.1	23	19	25	47	15	19	33	333	233	90	837	1000
Marine Corps Marathon	11.2	29	19	27	47	9	48	41	375	209	100	904	1000
Napa Valley	2.5	28	20	23	50	17	40	40	375	230	90	913	1000
Niagara Falls International Marathon	11.4	28	19	23	50	20	40	44	363	223	97	907	1000
Ocala Marathon*	7.6	18	18	30	41	20	25	NA	352	209	97	810	950
Ocean State Marathon	5.5	26	20	29	46	20	35	25	350	240	95	886	1000
Race	Issue	HT	EF	EC	LS	RG	PA	EX	CO	RA	VO	Total	Max
Pacific Shoreline Marathon	10.6	20	18	24	48	20	41	46	379	240	93	929	1000
Park City Marathon	8.2	19	17	28	47	16	30	27	352	210	91	837	1000
Philadelphia Marathon	1.4	19	17	23	44	19	39	33	336	212	96	838	1000
Pittsburgh Marathon*	1.6	28	19	28	48	18	40	28	365	235	95	904	1000
Portland Marathon	3.3	27	20	30	40	18	48	35	375	250	100	943	1000
Quad Cities Marathon	4.3	20	20	30	42	18	40	35	371	216	93	885	1000
Richmond Marathon	9.4	28	19	25	45	8	39	29	373	312	91	870	1000
Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon	12.1	24	19	25	44	20	36	41	348	203	95	855	1000
Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon San Diego	9.1	26	20	29	49	18	42	47	368	225	95	919	1000
Rocket City Marathon	11.5	25	19	29	44	19	43	38	351	237	97	902	1000
Royal Victoria Marathon	5.4	25	20	30	50	18	45	10	375	250	95	918	1000
San Antonio Marathon	10.5	23	19	25	46	18	49	40	230	222	91	763	1000
San Francisco Marathon	1.2	27	18	27	50	20	46	45	377	205	88	903	1000
Race	Issue	HT	EF	EC	LS	RG	PA	EX	CO	RA	VO	Total	Max
Santa Clarita Marathon	4.4	15	18	30	47	20	45	31	330	235	95	866	1000
Shamrock Sportsfest	2.6	28	18	29	39	16	47	45	325	240	79	866	1000
Silver State Marathon	9.2	30	19	25	50	18	NA	NA	310	228	98	778	900
Space Coast Marathon	9.5	24	19	25	45	19	38	NA	347	209	89	815	950
Steamboat Marathon	12.2	25	20	26	48	18	42	NA	308	212	93	792	950
Steamtown Marathon	3.5	22	19	28	44	20	46	31	371	212	99	892	1000
Twin Cities Marathon	8.3	25	19	25	50	20	40	48	350	213	98	888	1000
Vancouver International	1.1	25	15	29	47	20	44	40	297	238	96	851	1000
Vermont City Marathon	4.2	25	18	25	46	17	45	38	353	225	96	888	1000
Wineglass Marathon	1.3	19	18	25	43	19	34	30	344	217	90	839	1000
Yonkers Marathon	8.5	25	19	30	38	19	NA	NA	329	199	92	751	900
Yukon River Trail Marathon	5.1	25	20	30	50	20	30	20	355	225	95	870	1000
Race	Issue	HT	EF	EC	LS	RG	PA	EX	CO	RA	VO	Total	Max

Codes

Code	Category	Description	Possible Points
HT	HISTORY/TRADITION	Evaluate the race’s sense of history and tradition.	30
EF	ENTRY FORM	Is the race entry form clear, concise, attractive, complete, and easy to fill out?	20
EC	ENTRY COST	For most races, the entry fee covers between 30 and 50 percent of the cost of putting on the event. Rate the value of your dollar relative to this race.	30
LS	LOCALE/SCENICS	Is the race held in an area that is easy to get to and scenic and offers adequate food and housing services and nonrace activities for family and friends?	50
RG	REGISTRATION	Is registration well organized and efficient? Does it bog down unnecessarily?	20
PA	PRERACE ACTIVITIES	Evaluate activities, such as pasta feeds, parties, and so on, during the days before the race.	50
EX	EXPO	Does the expo offer a fair number and variety of booths relative to the race’s size? Are there quality exhibitors and good guest speakers?	50
CO	COURSE	Take into consideration the following: degree of difficulty, certified, sanctioned, quality of road or trail surface, adequate mileage and directional markers, aid stations, medical coverage, race communications, accessibility to course for friends and family, typical weather, and so on.	400
RA	RACE AMENITIES	This category includes race T-shirt, finisher’s medal, finisher’s certificate, adequate and efficient finish area, ease of sweatbag retrieval, showers, postrace refreshments, awards ceremony, raffles, results postcard, results book, and so on.	250
VO	VOLUNTEERS	Are the volunteers experienced and adequate in number?	100