A selection of comments received about the 2011 Swaledale Marathon...

"Just a quick note to thank everybody for another fantastic Marathon this year, I really appreciated the effort put in to make this such a great event. There were smiles and encouragement on the way round and fabulous food and drink stops. Thanks again to everybody on 'The Team'.

"Thank you to all who assisted yesterday - if I thought I was out there a long time, I realised just how many hours those who assisted, administrated and catered for us had been looking after us for! Thanks too for all the months of pre-event behind the scenes organisation as well. Loved doing this for only the second time and introduced two others to it. Particularly appreciated the advice and help in locating my family members out there too - grateful thanks from us all."

"I completed this race for the 1st time this year and had a great time. Thank you very much for a well-planned, well-marked route! Great atmosphere, reassuring support from marshals. Thanks to all the folks who made sandwiches, tea & cake in true British fashion at a great community event!! I thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience."

"I would like to thank everyone concerned with the preparation of Swaledale Marathon and those who worked during the day. The organisation was absolutely superb and a credit to the Swaledale club. The people at the check points were always very cheerful and always passed words of encouragement even though the conditions were horrendous. All of the above made it a really enjoyable day for myself and my friends."

"As usual this year's race was superbly organised and supported from start to finish and this helped to make it a very enjoyable day for me and all of my fellow Hartlepool Burn Road Runners. Thanks also to the marshal who gave my son David a lift back to Reeth when he had to drop out at Level House. See you again next year!"