Bank of Marin Running Festival
Novato, CA
- Half Marathon, Half Marathon Relay, 10K, 5K
- Road (Paved)
- Official race website
Local Historical Weather (May 22):
| 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | |
| H (°F) | 66 | 66 | 75 | 65 | 71 |
| L (°F) | 47 | 53 | 51 | 45 | 50 |
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A Fun and Challenging New Course
The start of the race was moved to the College of Marin, and this is a very good location. Ample parking close to the start and plenty of room for … MORE
The start of the race was moved to the College of Marin, and this is a very good location. Ample parking close to the start and plenty of room for staging made it stress free. The Course has two out and backs and had a couple of 14% grade hills, but they were not too long, making for a good challenge. The first section of the course is on the road, and traffic control was very good. A few sections were a bit narrow as returning runners overlapped with those still going out. after returning to the start area the course switches to well maintained smooth and wide trail and then out to road again. The finish is back up the trail, for another challenge. There was a 10k division, and the turn around was clearly marked and monitored, so I was not aware of any confusion between runners. Dean Karnazes showed up to run with us, and he had great energy! After the race there was good vendor swag with lots of samples of snack bars, and various beverages (coffee, juices, coconut water and PhenOH water.) as well as plenty of bagels and bananas. In addition to a nice finisher’s medal, we got a tech shirt, a nice drawstring bag and a bottle. The participants were also a lovely group of people. Many younger runners participated in the “Runs like a girl” 1 mile Race, and it was awesome to see so many smiles.