I Want To Put On A Three-Quarter Marathon Event. Will You Run It? Why Or Why Not?

as one previous poster mentioned.. if we would have more 20miler's and 30k's.. we would have better marathoners all around.. i am convinced of this

I like the idea of calling it a Distance Classic. And I'd say keep it at 3/4 marathon length so that it'd be unique, and so that people would use it in their marathon training (your original reason, I assume).

I'd run it.

I once found a 15 miler (the old LGRR 3 lapper round the old Van. Marathon route) to be the best sharpener for a peak marathon a few weeks away....

A 20 miler at marathon pace 3 months before.

A 15 miler 4 weeks before at faster or same as marathon pace.

A 5 km one week before, go for a PR.

Still the 20 mile or 30 km is a great road race distance.

Skuj, a 30 k is a damned near perfect distance. It's almost like a marathon , but without the bonk. Circle the Bay in Coos Bar, Oregon is an August 30k classic (and was one of my best races ever!!) You can recover from a 30 k faster than a full marathon. In other words, your racing season is not finished with it.

I'm thinking late August!

Would an out and back 30k suck? It's easier to manage wrt roads / traffic / # people required.

No! It would be great. See the leader check out who could be a threat on the return run back, I used to love O & B races, also the way I train.....A lot of the time.