It's official...ok not quite official but come November 1st it will be

I've made my decision...with a lot of talking to different people on their favorite marathons - pros and cons...and what not- and I've decided that I will be registering as soon as registration opens for the Ogden Marathon!  My first marathon will be May 19, 2012!  Anyway I still have time to change....obviously...but I'm excited to have made my training plan and will be excited to start training for a ...gasp...marathon!

Here's the information I got - for those of you thinking of doing a Utah marathon - that made me choose the marathon I did.  And those that have done Ogden and others can give me their feedback..and maybe persuade me to go another direction:

My five choices were:
Salt Lake (April), Ogden (May), Utah Valley (June) Top of Utah (September) St George (Oct)
Here's the breakdown of the info I got -
Salt Lake-
Urban...boring and flatter than others - plus it's in April which means long training runs during the dead of winter!
Ogden -
The marathon with the least amount of urban streets that you run through - downhill - great scenery - same elevation change as  UV - and yes a few rolling hills but you don't notice them as much as UV.  And it's May - so it's not as hot as UV -
UV -
A lot like Ogden , however, long straight 5 miles after coming out of the canyon - bigger hills than Ogden - but good race too
TOU -
Can be VERY cold for the first few miles.  People who ran this, couldn't feel their toes for the first 3 miles.  Great race though.  Training in hot summer!
St George-
Lottery - might not get in...plus it's at the end of summer/in fall...that's a long time to wait for my marathon...I think this is a great second marathon ;)


So there you have it!  Whats your favorite marathon in Utah?  What are some comments you have on the 5 marathons I listed?

Whose going to run it with me next year???