I have run the Abingdon marathon six times and it never disappoints. Fast, flat route with plenty of support and superb organisation.

Marshals and water stations amazing in both numbers and helpfulness.
Everything from arrival to departure was incredibly slick, clearly demonstrating that runners are behind this event, with all the tiny details taken care off.
Mile markers accurate to the inch.
Pacers would be useful with so many targeting specific times.
Possibly a bit intimidating for beginners with so many serious club runners and overall high standard of the field.
Highly recommended. It was my 10th Abingdon marathon and will be back!

Paper cups are really hard to drink from when running. Are those seaweed packets available, or are they prohibitively expensive?

I cannot praise Abingdon highly enough. The organisation was spot on. Plenty of toilets at the start and on the course, and had feminine hygiene products available, not seen any other races do this so massive plus from me! Marshalls everywhere and cheerful and encouraging. Water stations regularly and predictably so. Lovely medal. Well supported. Superb day out, thank you Abingdon!

All is great. Special thanks to the marshalls for their unwavering support throughout. Very good organization on the day and excellent communication pre race, including clear and detailed info. And a lovely route to top it! (I especially lived running through Abingdon town square)

The one thong i really disliked was the water in cups. While i understand, appreciate and subscribe to the desire to be eco friendly, i find drinking from cups while running so difficult. As the miles piled on it was very difficult to stop as the legs started to ache so i had to go without water.

Initial organisation at the start was somewhat disconcerting. Having joined a long toilet I was then faced with being asked to join the baggage queue before baggage closed. Why close baggage drop that does relocate? Runners shouldn’t be asked to decide between toilet or bag drop! We need both! I travel 60 miles to the start so the suggestion that I should leave earlier to use both was not met well.
The route was not as inspiring as I thought. The first lap was well supported but on the second lap I found myself running alone, which I’m not comfortable with.
Lots of happy Marshalls which was great although one or two perhaps needed to pay more attention. Stirling job staying so chirpy in the rain. Ginger isotonic was delicious
End of the race was somewhat chaotic being told to go up & down steps unnecessarily was not funny having just run 26 miles! Said same Marshall also forgot to give me my buff.
Overall the event was well organised but probably better suited to faster runners

The marshaling is one of the best I've seen in any marathon.There is some great support around route.The only thing I would advise if possible is to get the council to repair some of the pavements as a lot of runners were having to move onto the road

Supporters were great, not overwhelming like london. Beautiful scenery. Water stations not over crowded. The perfect number of runners on the course so no elbows or being tripped up. Loved it, would recommend it.

Really friendly, well organised event. My first marathon and I found the experience fantastic... huge thank you to the marshalls for their help and support!

Loved the compact start /finish area. Marshals were faultless. And cheery. Thank you.