I was blown away by the sights of the groups especially at the beginning. Was stationed 200m from the finish line watching the massive groups of fast runners running towards you is so impressive and inspiring. As a huge sports fan in general it’s hard for that feeling to match up with most events, the closest being the opening laps of Indy 500 for me. I’ve never attended a major marathon before let alone trials but I’m hooked! I will definitely be adding this event into my must-do lists in the future. I loved the setup of Orlando and ease of seeing the competitors pass multiple times.
I was surprised though by the lack of certain brands activation onsite (NB, Adidas) compared to the all-out activation (Hoka, Brooks). I think half the crowd had the Hoka sling bags and cowbells.
Even as an Orlando homer I didn’t expect crowds that big. Orlando is so much smaller than Atlanta but several athletes and attendees of both felt the crowds were fairly similar. So color me impressed.
I was also struck by how fun it is to spectate the Marathon Olympic Trials. As someone who has been to huge sporting events in other sports this race stacked up with the best of them. Super fun cheering experience.
I was blown away by the sights of the groups especially at the beginning. Was stationed 200m from the finish line watching the massive groups of fast runners running towards you is so impressive and inspiring. As a huge sports fan in general it’s hard for that feeling to match up with most events, the closest being the opening laps of Indy 500 for me. I’ve never attended a major marathon before let alone trials but I’m hooked! I will definitely be adding this event into my must-do lists in the future. I loved the setup of Orlando and ease of seeing the competitors pass multiple times.
I was surprised though by the lack of certain brands activation onsite (NB, Adidas) compared to the all-out activation (Hoka, Brooks). I think half the crowd had the Hoka sling bags and cowbells.
Even as an Orlando homer I didn’t expect crowds that big. Orlando is so much smaller than Atlanta but several athletes and attendees of both felt the crowds were fairly similar. So color me impressed.
I was also struck by how fun it is to spectate the Marathon Olympic Trials. As someone who has been to huge sporting events in other sports this race stacked up with the best of them. Super fun cheering experience.