In reply to Andy Say:
I ran in the Marathon.
I wasn't very impressed by the organisation. Considering it was a big city marathon.
My main criticism was the lack of a map highlighting the road closures.
Trying to plan how to get to the event was a logistical nightmare of pre-planning but come the actual day it was ridiculously simple.
There was even a statement on the Bus website about the bus companies disappointment at the lack of consultation.
Also the football was delayed due to technical traffic chaos surrounding the road closures. I don't really care about that, but I guess it was important to some people.
Personally I think two laps of the half route would have been plenty, the new marathon route didn't add much for me.