Best+Practices+of+Half+Marathons

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Summary __See complete responses__  Your name? Stewart, BetsyKetchum, ReidMaier, MarcusBailey, JordanHeye, CourtneyMitchell, Stuartsloan, ethanSams, GarrickDixon, Austin Lindsay, JenniLimberger, JeremySpeakman, DavidFrazier, EthanMorgan, RobinDo... Which city's half marathon did you choose? Seattle Half-MarathonMoab, UtahOrlandoDisneyland Half MarathonNaplesNaples, FLAustin, texasKentucky Derby FestivalChicagoBoise, IdahoVirginia Beach, VAAtlanta, GANaples, FloridaDuluth, MN3M AustinWa...
 * How important is the location to the popularity of this event? ||
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 * || 1 - || Not at all ||> 0 ||> 0% ||
 * 2 ||  ||> 0 ||> 0% ||
 * 3 ||  ||> 3 ||> 9% ||
 * 4 ||  ||> 12 ||> 34% ||
 * 5 - || Extremely important ||> 20 ||> 57% || ||


 * How important is the inclusion of celebrities (star runners and others) to the popularity of this event? ||
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 * || 1 - || Not at all ||> 10 ||> 29% ||
 * 2 ||  ||> 11 ||> 31% ||
 * 3 ||  ||> 4 ||> 11% ||
 * 4 ||  ||> 3 ||> 9% ||
 * 5 - || Extremely important ||> 7 ||> 20% || ||


 * How important is the entry cost to the popularity of this event? ||
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 * || 1 - || Not at all ||> 5 ||> 14% ||
 * 2 ||  ||> 6 ||> 17% ||
 * 3 ||  ||> 13 ||> 37% ||
 * 4 ||  ||> 9 ||> 26% ||
 * 5 - || Extremely important ||> 2 ||> 6% || ||


 * How important is the time of year / date this event is held related to its popularity? ||
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 * || 1 - || Not at all ||> 1 ||> 3% ||
 * 2 ||  ||> 4 ||> 11% ||
 * 3 ||  ||> 11 ||> 31% ||
 * 4 ||  ||> 11 ||> 31% ||
 * 5 - || Extremely important ||> 8 ||> 23% || ||

Are there any other factors that you believe make this event a successful one? Please provide specific features and discussion. This particular marathon is probably very successful due to being located in a larger city. They also seemed to have a nice recovery/victory area with vendors and exhibitors who promote various businesses and products that focus on health and well-being. The victory area also provides free food, beverages, acupuncture, medical amenities, and massages to all participants. This marathon also seems to be a very well-organized and put-together event as they have scheduled pace runners throughout the race. They have also created a full schedule for the day before the race including a carbo load...  
 * How important is the "bundling" of this event with other related or unrelated events to its popularity? ||
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 * || 1 - || Not at all ||> 0 ||> 0% ||
 * 2 ||  ||> 2 ||> 6% ||
 * 3 ||  ||> 9 ||> 26% ||
 * 4 ||  ||> 16 ||> 46% ||
 * 5 - || Extremely important ||> 8 ||> 23% || ||
 * Number of daily responses ||
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