Question on insoles....any specific brands you recommend for replacing stock insoles? Recently got a pair of Salomon Ultra Glide 4 Trail shoes....and the stock insoles are mushy and retain way too much water.

Looking for something with a bit more snap to it that will also dry more quickly.

Has anyone run either the Duke City Marathon in Albuquerque or the San Antonio Marathon? I am planning to run the half-marathons in October and December, respectively.

I know that the San Antonio one used to be a Rock 'n' Roll race, but it changed over to local ownership and operation in 2025. Experience from years before 2025 is appreciated, but I would particularly appreciate the experience of anyone who ran in 2025.

I am looking for any experience with overall organization, start area logistics, course notes, spectator access, etc., particularly focused on race day.

I ran San Antonio this past December. Crowd support was more than I expected. Rolling hills weren't horrible. My only complaint was like at mile 21 or 22 we got to a military base and we were running with no shade on pavement while the sun destroyed the last bit of will I had left lol

Overall, it was a great race though.

You saying "rolling hills" plural made me think I was looking at the wrong thing, or we were talking about different things. Then, I looked at the elevation profile for the marathon, and it is quite different from the half. The half just has one climb around mile ten, and that's about it. There is ~700 feet of elevation gain in the second half of the full course.

Anyway, thanks for sharing what you did, I appreciate it.

ptothemo said:

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Has anyone run either the Duke City Marathon in Albuquerque or the San Antonio Marathon? I am planning to run the half-marathons in October and December, respectively.

I know that the San Antonio one used to be a Rock 'n' Roll race, but it changed over to local ownership and operation in 2025. Experience from years before 2025 is appreciated, but I would particularly appreciate the experience of anyone who ran in 2025.

I am looking for any experience with overall organization, start area logistics, course notes, spectator access, etc., particularly focused on race day.

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The SA half just has one, mile long hill on mile 8-9 but is otherwise fairly flat. I think my total elevation gain was around 250ft. Last year was miserable because it was hot and humid. I thought the course was okay. It's nearly identical to the RnR course, running mostly through downtown, Brackenridge park, down broadway, and then a brief diversion through Ft. Sam Houston. Crowd support is just okay. My wife works downtown, so has access to her parking garage, so getting there was easy, but parking didn't seem to be an issue for most, just obviously make sure to get there early. The expo sucks, but I've been told most marathon expos have been shrinking in size over the last several years. Picking up the race packets at the convention center is fairly simple.