After running Barcelona and Rome marathons last week, which were organised completely differently from each other, I decided to rate each marathon I've run out of 10 for different categories. It's kind of like the Marathon Oscars.
I invite comments below for you to rate your own marathons by the categories too and then, when I have quite a few marathons rated, I'll make a Marathon Oscar stand alone page. If you can think of any categories I have missed let me know and I'll add them to the post.
Remember these are my ratings. Maybe you ran Berlin last year when the start number pick up was supposed to be a nightmare? Or you don't agree with my low rating about Rome marathons course? Again rate your marathons in the comments section below.
My hope is that this will help other runners decide which marathons will be great to run and which they should avoid!
Welcome to The Marathon Oscars!!!
Registration
Copenhagen 9/10
Valencia 7/10
Madrid 9/10
Berlin 8/10
Barcelona 9/10
Rome 6/10
Expo
Copenhagen 6/10
Valencia 7/10
Madrid 7/10
Berlin 9/10
Barcelona 9/10
Rome 7/10
Race Number Pick Up
Copenhagen 8/10
Valencia 8/10
Madrid 7/10
Berlin 9/10
Barcelona 10/10
Rome 8/10
Start Line
Copenhagen 7/10
Valencia 8/10
Madrid 7/10
Berlin 7/10
Barcelona 10/10
Rome 5/10
Refreshment Stations
Copenhagen 7/10
Valencia 7/10
Madrid 9/10
Berlin 6/10
Barcelona 9/10
Rome 4/10
Toilets (Start Line)
Copenhagen 8/10
Valencia 7/10
Madrid 7/10
Berlin 8/10
Barcelona 8/10
Rome 7/10
Toilets (Around the Course)
Copenhagen 7/10
Valencia 0/10 (no toilets)
Madrid 7/10
Berlin (I never used them so will give the average point of 5/10 from the other marathons)
Barcelona 7/10
Rome 4/10
Course
Copenhagen 6/10
Valencia 7/10
Madrid 9/10
Berlin 8/10
Barcelona 7/10
Rome 4/10
Sights (based on how many of the city sights were part of the course)
Copenhagen 6/10
Valencia 9/10
Madrid 9/10
Berlin 8/10
Barcelona 9/10
Rome 7/10
Finish Line
Copenhagen 8/10
Valencia 10/10
Madrid 7/10
Berlin 10/10
Barcelona 8/10
Rome 5/10
Medal
Copenhagen 6/10
Valencia 6/10
Madrid 9/10
Berlin 8/10
Barcelona 9/10
Rome 10/10
Other Runners (considerate, friendly, etc.)
Copenhagen 8/10
Valencia 8/10
Madrid 8/10
Berlin 5/10
Barcelona 8/10
Rome 4/10
Spectators
Copenhagen 7/10
Valencia 8/10
Madrid 9/10
Berlin 10/10
Barcelona 9/10
Rome 4/10
Overall Marathon Oscar Champion Ratings:-
WINNER!!!
Barcelona 112/130 points
Madrid 104/130 points
Berlin 100/130 points
Copenhagen 93/130 points
Valencia 91/130 points
Rome 77/130 points
