Beer City Half Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
- Half Marathon, 10K, 5K, Beer Mile
- Road (Paved)
- Official race website
May The 4th Be With You! Join Drakes Brewing Company at The Barn in Sacramento to kick off Beer City Sacramento with a run on the Riverfront, through Old Sacramento, and out along the American River Bike Path. When you get home, you’ll be rewarded with tastes of Drake’s. Stick … MORE
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Meh--Can take it or leave it
Starts in Old Sac, downtown--finishes in same place. Wasn't a fan of 90% of the production. Advertised a "Beer City" and there were a couple tents with huge lines. Didn't … MORE
Starts in Old Sac, downtown–finishes in same place. Wasn’t a fan of 90% of the production. Advertised a “Beer City” and there were a couple tents with huge lines. Didn’t even stay for the free beer. Course was okay–the spots where waterfront was visible were airy and scenic but most was view of homeless and/or trash. Race staff or volunteers seemed short of patience and annoyed. Shirts not the greatest quality and advertised beer cup was plastic. Lines long and disorganized. Personally won’t run another one.
Terrible Organization
This was by far the worst produced running event i participated in. It was dumping rain and the staff there had no clue what they were doing. Race started 30 … MORE
This was by far the worst produced running event i participated in. It was dumping rain and the staff there had no clue what they were doing. Race started 30 mins after it was supposed to. Seemed like only half the staff actually showed up. They advertised it at Drake’s brewery as if they’d be giving out their product at the end of the race but instead had a little truck out back giving one sippy cup of some generic stuff. The course was changed last minute and had to run through a homeless camp full of wet garbage. Just a terrible experience overall and I’ll never participate in I’ve of their events again
Scenic Race in Downtown Sac
The course started at Drakes Brewery. Did an out & back along the river then went across the Tower Bridge along the river and into Discovery Park so the scenery … MORE
The course started at Drakes Brewery. Did an out & back along the river then went across the Tower Bridge along the river and into Discovery Park so the scenery was nice and diverse. It was a bit unorganized, but I am sure this was due to the rain and everyone scurrying around. The course was not marked with flags or arrows that I saw, but they did have volunteers at most points that were questionable. The t-shirts were a soft cotton and the metals were little keys to “Beer City”. After the race they had beer tastings, I think if the weather was nice, this would have been a bit more organized and enjoyable. I would recommend it though and will run it again.