I've done mad river and this one. I say this one. Why? Because you don't have the long fly away down hills here. At MR you could run up a long hill but you flew down the backside just as long. This was up and the downs were short. More like rollers when you would get a down. I would agree with the statement it is the toughest in the east.

We are every two miles with water, Gatorade and PowerGel.

The course looks tough but Mad Marathon, Adirondack Marathon, and the New Hampshire Marathon look much tougher on an elevation profile. I don't think this one is the toughest Marathon in the East as they claim it is.