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[quote=Anonymous]It varies.  DW has run 10 marathons, 5 of them Marine Corps.

I stopped going to the MC marathon because the crowds at/near the finish area just ridiculous and have gotten worse over time.  It's hard to even get into that area at times and if/when you do, very hard to get to a spot to see your runner unless you stake it out early and stay in one place for hours.

I used to start at the Key Bridge and watch DW come across there.  Then I'd walk over by the Lincoln Memorial and see her come by there (I forget the mile markers).

Then I'd go over to Const. Ave side and see her come down and head out that way.

Then I'd walk back across the river and head towards finish line to see her as she got there.

So I'd see her 4-5 times in a MC Marathon, one advantage of the course if you're willing to walk a lot to watch.

DW is now fine with my not coming to watch since she realizes that in many ways, marathons are not great spectator sport if they're too big.

She did NY and I saw her once for 15 seconds and then almost couldn't find her at the finish.  Not going through that hassle again (and she even got to the NYM last year and skipped it because logistics were so poor/crowding was so bad).

I've also driven her up to Hunt Valley MD for one there up and back on an old rails to trails course and saw her 3x there (out & back, and then drove to the finish line to cheer her across to break 4:00 and qualify for Boston).

Did Boston with her (2007) and her sister and I stood freezing our butts off for 2+ hours and never even saw DW cross the finish line in front of us (it was so crowded).  But I have the DVD to prove she was there ;-o

So ... first timer, yes, it would be nice if the family made some effort (I guess I've seen 6 or 7 of DW's 10 including traveling to NY, Balt. and Boston with her).

But the MC Marathon has grown so huge that they could easily get there and never see you, so realize that, too.

Good luck.
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