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@ValenciaMom
Valencia, CA Raving since 2018 Active 5 years, 5 months agoAbout Me
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| Race | Distance | Location | Date | Result | My Raves | My Performance |
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| Santa Clarita Marathon (1998-2019) | Marathon | Santa Clarita, CA | Nov 3, 2018 |
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Santa Clarita Marathon (1998-2019)
Minimalist run
Santa Clarita Marathon (1998-2019)
GOOD: Easy to find preferred pace due to wide street at start and few people (about 1,000 half and full marathoners). Lots of turns but course is well demarcated. Bridges … MORE
GOOD: Easy to find preferred pace due to wide street at start and few people (about 1,000 half and full marathoners). Lots of turns but course is well demarcated. Bridges and shallow but long uphill challenges spread out across race, last one was tough but set up for a smooth downhill and flat finish that felt fast. Nice natural scenery, not too much time on roads.
BAD: The drink stations were unpredictable and seemed patchy at the end (one was literally someone saying there’s a drinking fountain to use, and this after a big long climb with no shade near the end). Swag was limited to an unattractive purple shirt and a medal, even though there were a bunch of sponsors. I didn’t see any pacers for times longer than 4 hours. A lot of alone time which is tough if you like crowds to rev you up.
OVERALL: Pretty basic marathon, got hot today (in the 80s) which made anticipating drink station spacing frustrating.