The Look Good Feel Good Run starts at the beautiful and scenic San Leandro Marina Park. Runners begin on the road, the 5K Runners make a loop to join the 10K, Half marathoners and Marathoners toward the San Francisco Bay trail hugged by the water. The Marathon is an endurance …
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The Look Good Feel Good Run starts at the beautiful and scenic San Leandro Marina Park. Runners begin on the road, the 5K Runners make a loop to join the 10K, Half marathoners and Marathoners toward the San Francisco Bay trail hugged by the water.
The Marathon is an endurance race for runners who are fit and able to undertake challenges in honor our Coach Mama Lisa. Marathon runners will run the Half Marathon route two times. Runners at the turnaround/aid stations have fruits, snacks and sports drinks. Also, keep extra snacks and drinks with you for additional satisfaction. Portable Potty-a potties are located at designated regions.
At the finish line, Runners are rewarded with medals. To the overall first position winners the Look Good Feel Good winning trophy awaits you with a Celebratory dance.
Proceeds will support charity educational funds as beneficiaries prepare to enter into UC Colleges.
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So I'm an easy grader, an A for effort sort of guy -- I guess most races are too, since you receive a medal for finishing. This race is tiny … MORE
So I’m an easy grader, an A for effort sort of guy — I guess most races are too, since you receive a medal for finishing. This race is tiny (39 in the half) and for charity. I would run it again.
Let me mention the problem. The course markings were non-existent. I went a half mile off. I have done that before as a result of user error. This was different. I wasn’t the only one. At 4.81 miles, the guy in front of me turned around to talk to me. He wondered if he’d missed the turnaround, because he was doing the 10k, meaning he had overshot by about 1.7 miles. He was pretty funny, because of how surprised he was, and he said, “Oh, F–k.” He was probably late 60s/early 70s, so it was funny that this old guy was swearing (that’s probably some sort of age bias on my part, though it isn’t a negative comment about age, and I’m 52 anyway so not young, but positive, that usually an older fellow is more dignified; he was just shocked and ticked off, but perhaps it was a “you had to be there moment”).
Anyway, the other thing is for the Bay Area, this is on the one hand flat and on the other hand not the most scenic. It’s okay in terms of what you’re looking at.
That is all made up for, however, by the two bits of swag. One I didn’t even receive, because I didn’t need it. At the turnaround, they had Hydrapak Speedcups rather than disposable, and you got to keep it! Those are wonderful little silicon cups, coming into use to avoid waste. Then the goodie bag had a one liter Hydrapak collapsible water bottle. I’ve gotten stuff like this before, but not from a name brand.
I’d run this again. They have other races out there — back to the city is a pain, because of traffic, but that’s life. This one is different because it’s such a small crowd.
I was sixth from the bottom. Back there, at the end of the field, people are spread out. You can’t always see someone to follow. I’m still working my way back from my health issue. At least it’s 10 half marathons for the year to date (October 12) and 8 shorter races.