I'm considering it.  I want to see the new course before I shell out the money.  I've heard the first 13 miles are good and the rest are awful.  Maybe with the new course it'll be better.

I'm looking forward to running the frederick 1/2 this year.  My first running experience was the 2004 Frederick 4 person relay team, My sisters and I did it again the following year and in 2006 I ran the 1/2 for the first time.  I loved it.  I missed 2007 because I had just had a baby and will be back for the half in 2008.  I can't wait for the new course to come out.  I want to start running near the fair grounds to get a handle on it.

My roommate and I are running the half!  It is my first and I am pretty excited.

Corrigan Sports Enterprises (CSE) sent an email this morning about the new course. It looks like the email was sent to all people who are currently registered in the Frederick Running Festival. The email said that the new course is still under review and will be discussed by Frederick city representatives on February 21. Here is a link to the Frederick NewsPost article about the new course:

http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/opinion/display_columnist.htm?StoryID=70832

The other thing which was interesting in CSE's email was that the finisher's premium is very much upgraded. In previous years you received a cotton "Finisher" T-shirt if you actually finished the marathon. This year it looks like the finisher's premium will be a microfiber windbreaker jacket, results CD and finisher's certificate.

Great news....the website has posted the "purposed" course is now online

h[ttp://www.frederickmarathon.org/course/maps.htm|http://www.frederickmarathon.org/course/maps.htm]