This was my first time running Cap Cities. What a neat marathon! Nice finishers shirt and medal. Even though there were 300+ marathoners, the on-course support was great. How nice it was not to have to wait to use the porta-potty! Hilly course, for sure. It was a nice mix of rural and urban scenery. Hardly any fans on the course, but those who were there made you feel welcome. Yes, the weather was drizzly, but it was still good running weather. Before I forget, hot pizza at the finish!! Thanks to the volunteers who make this a top-notch marathon. The word should go out about Cap Cities - it is good one.

Where do I start? The marathon was very well organized and the organizers were very helpful! The weather was cool and drizzling, so not too bad. This was my fifth marathon and it certainly wasn't the easiest. There were rollling hills throughout the course, but not overwhelming. There is a longer hill several miles before the finish, which was tough, especially after having run 23 miles. It really hampered my overall pace but managed to get through it. The finish was the reward, as there was a half-mile down slope to the finish line.

I thought the fans were great (the ones that were out) and the scenery was great as well. I was running by myself for most of the course and it had a peaceful feeling to it (not something that I am that used to - especially training in the city).

Overall, I would highly recommend this marathon but if you want to run a fast, flat course, this might not be the best one. There are rolling hills throughout and I started dreading going down the hill as I realized this meant having to climb the hill just a little later. The course is not boring and was a pleasure to run - if you want to get out of the city and experience peace and some nice countryside.
At the finish there were a great welcoming crowd, tons of food, and helpful people.

GREAT MARATHON a,nd I will try to run it again next year!!!!

I only did the half and was very impressed with the organization and volunteers. Plenty of water stops and mile markers at each mile (I did Georgia and really learned to appreciate the basics - this group had them covered!). They also allowed bib pickup the morning of the race - really nice for us since we had a late arrival Sat. Pickup was quick and also well organized, though there were no goody bags left.
It was small enough to be able to park within 3 blocks and to use the Starbuck's restrooms instead of a port-a-potty, but big enough never to be alone.

The course was hillier than I expected with lots of rolling hills, but only one hill at mile 9 was significant. It finished with a nice long decline - great way to end a race. It went through town and rural residential areas and there were a lot of flowers trees in bloom along the way. So it was quite a nice course, just not exceptional. It was run on the side of roads and I found the traffic a little disconcerting a couple times, but not a significant problem and the policemen/volunteers were directing traffic efficiently so we never had to slow for it.
Light rain and cool temps.

Not a lot of spectators, but the ones there were nice.

Nice tech shirt and plenty of food at the end.

I probably won't do it again only because there are so many races and so little time. If I lived there, I'd probably do it yearly.

Well done, Olympia!

I love the new course! The dry-release shirt I received is one of the best I have, sure beats the 2005 shirt with finisher on the back. Some people thought my last name was "finisher"! I now keep it in my closet with my non-running cotton shirts. I have run 8 marathons so far and have two favorite marathons: this one in 2006,and the one in Seattle in 2004. The course could use more people cheering, but other than that, I can't see where I would change anything. I'll be there in 2007 as I have in 2005/2006. I hope the 2006 course won't be changed any time soon, because it's hard to get a P.R in Olympia if you can't run the same route you did last year (like with me, I always try to beat my time from last year and I did, but it won't really count if the course keeps changing). For all who were involved in making 2006 happen, GOOD JOB.

This is my second CCM. I enjoyed the easygoing and friendly community of Olympia runners, particularly the Sound Sound Running staff. The volunteers are amazing. The spectators are enthusiastics with many encouraging signs and cheers. Will try to run every year.

This is my second CCM, and third overall. Weather is perfect with no rain and cool temps. Great spectators along the way and friendly atmosphere. Will run again.

A pleasant combination of city, seaside, forest, and farmland. A beautiful town. Well organized. Enthusiastic crew and spectators.

This was my third Capital City Marathon. And though the course was beautiful, I found it to be very hilly. I like the old course better. The volunteers were very nice and supportive. There were a few spectators spaced along the course who seemed very excited to have us out there. The race organizers did a great job!

Last year's course went through busy streets where you had to breathe automobile exhaust and sometimes wait for the light to change because no one was there to stop the traffic. This year's course was through some very green and beautiful rural area, and was well marked and monitored. I never had to stop for traffic. You definitely didn't have to bring a map either. I was a little disappointed the half marathoners didn't get a medal (or the pizza the full marathoners got) but I got over it.

This was my 2nd Marathon. I previously ran in the Honolulu Marathon and was blown away at how small Olympia had compared. They made a new course, some small hills, most of the course was winding through beautiful country road, you had alot of time to yourself because not very many people were there. Weather was perfec, cool. Not many spectators. End of Race had great food and love the free massages. Well organized and can't wait to do it again!