Kelly Dent's Staging Area

The well-marked course was beautiful with ~1,400′ gain, crossing some creeks. Aid stations were minimal carrying only water and Nunn water. No photographer and no medal but cool race shirt and pancakes at the finish.

As I was running, the one word that went through my head was “EPIC”. The scenery was epic; the energy was epic; the course was epic.
The course was not easy–there were many high creek crossings and technical trails.

Ran out of shirts, not enough aid stations, only water and Gatorade, didn’t close down streets, no cheering support.
This marathon event needs an overhaul.

Pros:
Lots of aid stations and neighborhood support. It was very hot and neighbors coming out with ice and their hoses helped tremendously.
Views were great and varied as you ran through downtown, Shoreline Village, the strand, and the CSULB.
Shirts were better this year and medal was nicely done.
Lots of friends participated so there was great commradary.
Parking was easy off Pine Avenue north of Ocean.

Con’s:
Maybe should have started earlier 5am with heat wave in forecast.
Lack of good recovery food. Had to walk 5 blocks to get a decent meal.

I will do this one again next year and hope to improve on my time. The race was challenging but pretty and interesting. Check in was easy and parking was free. I recommend this race.

This is a fun local race that’s a perfect way to start the 4th every year. Course is fairly easy but very scenic with ocean views for much of it. The crowd is great…lots of families and serious runners as well. The event is well organizef. Swag is good…shirts are made of cotton bit nice cut and design. Its one I can wear with jeans any time.

Ran with about 40k other racers around the world while the rest of Mt friends ran OC. Race production was perfect, parking easy. This race, the finigh line comes to you. I made it to the 10 k Mark before car caught up to me.

I appreciated that the parking was easy. The event wasn’t as organized as it could have been. There was confusion at the start line. I couldn’t hear the emcee. The route was ok…runners had to deal with car exhaust on Seal Beach Blvd and Westminster Blvd, but the last 2 miles along the river bed were good. There were only 2 water stations which wasn’t enough. T-shirts were cotton and just ok. All-in-all, it was an ok event.

This is a really fun neighborhood race that is very well organized. They have good sponsors (Village Runner, Kaiser, Oakley, etc.) and a good beer garden. The long sleeve t-shirt is nice even though it is cotton and not dri-fit. I recommend this race if you are local and don’t want to travel too far on Superbowl Sunday.

I loved this Half marathon race. I had completed Long Beach the weekend prior and preferred this half over that one. The best part of the race was the scenery. I loved running along the American River the full race. It starts out with a gentle downhill. There was live music along the way. I’ll do this one again!!

This is a great “Turkey Trot” event. I try not to miss it! It is a big race in Sacramento with approximately 40,000 people attending. The energy and race production are A+!!
The race takes place in the Fabulous 40s neighborhood of Sacramento with lots of people cheering the runners (and walkers) on. The expo has a lot of vendors and free swag. This is a great one.