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May 10, 2024

Capital City Marathon Runner Comments

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Course 4.0

Organization 4.5

Spectators 3.5

Number of comments: 49 [displaying comments 31 to 41]

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H. N. from Lake Forest Park, WA (6/11/2006) "Beautiful and friendly race" (about: 2006) 3 previous marathons \| 2 Capital City Marathons COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 5 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.
H. N. from Lake Forest Park (6/9/2006) "nice course but be prepared for rolling hills" (about: 2006) 2 previous marathons \| 2 Capital City Marathons COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 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.
David Crerar from Vancouver, BC (5/23/2006) "Beautiful, enthusiastic, well-organized" (about: 2006) 11-50 previous marathons \| 1 Capital City Marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 A pleasant combination of city, seaside, forest, and farmland. A beautiful town. Well organized. Enthusiastic crew and spectators.
N. M. from USA (5/22/2006) "Hilly But Beautiful" (about: 2006) 50+ previous marathons \| 3 Capital City Marathons COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 4 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!
K. C. from Seattle (5/22/2006) "Course much improved over last year." (about: 2006) 6-10 previous marathons \| 2 Capital City Marathons COURSE: 5 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 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.
E. D. from Lacey, WA (5/22/2006) "Beautiful Course" (about: 2006) 1 previous marathon COURSE: 4 ORGANIZATION: 4 FANS: 2 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!
m. c. from portland,oregon (5/7/2006) "MARATHON COURSE CHANGE" (about: 2005) 6-10 previous marathons \| 1 Capital City Marathon COURSE: 1 ORGANIZATION: 2 FANS: 1 Last year's rain storm was the first time I ran a marathon wet. It didn't seem to affect anyone, including me. It was a good experience! I am happy that you all decided to change the marathon course. That is the reason I decided to run it again this year. Last year's course (in my opinion) wasn't that great and I thought after the race, "Man, they have to change this course before I ever run it again." Happy to know that has happened. I predict this year that more people will be out along the course, because the rain won't be.
K. C. from Seattle (4/30/2006) "Bring a map or you might go off course" (about: 2005) 6-10 previous marathons \| 1 Capital City Marathon COURSE: 1 ORGANIZATION: 1 FANS: 4 At one crucial turn the course was unmarked and unattended. Many, many people went the wrong way. I didn't get lost because by going straight instead of turning, I eventually rejoined the course route but cut out about 3 miles total distance. When I came to the finish line, I just turned in my chip without crossing the finish line. When I complained, I was told, "Well you got your T-shirt, didn't you?" Later I e-mailed the official website saying they owed me a free entry into next year's race. I got no response whatsoever. My advice to anyone who participates is to bring a map or you might get lost.
S. C. from Seattle (5/24/2005) "Friendly, Well-Organized Event" (about: 2005) 6-10 previous marathons \| 1 Capital City Marathon COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 2 What a friendly city. And the volunteers matched the spirit. The overall organization beat any of the other big-city races I've run in. It's always smart not to chart an uphill finish with a recovery center atop a mountain of bleachers. The food selection at the end was great. I was disappointed that the clothing bags were left unprotected from the rain and got tossed around in the mud. Might be a good idea to have the expo/recovery center on concrete to avoid all of the soggy mess. Also, the goodie bags ran out; I didn't know what was in them but I would have liked the opportunity to find out. Finally, I love the quality of my shirt, but having 'finisher' on the back keeps me from wanting to wear it in public. All in all, this was the best marathon experience I've had. I'm looking forward to next year.
C. K. from Seattle WA (5/17/2005) "Nice race, but just a few bugs..." (about: 2005) 4-5 previous marathons COURSE: 3 ORGANIZATION: 5 FANS: 4 The Olympia area is lovely to run through, but I'd like to see this course tweaked just a bit to 1) get it off some of those high traffic streets and 2) avoid the repeated sections. The traffic control was excellent, but it just isn't pleasant to run with high traffic zooming by. Those of us in the mid-to-back of the pack cringed to see the lead half-marathoners having to skirt around into the non-protected lane in order to pass the marathoners. It was equally unpleasant to repeat parts of the course; at ~13 miles you see the 20 mile marker - not encouraging psychologically. I would also like to see a change in on-course nutrition. Unless you want to pack your own (which I did), there is not a carb on the course. Ultima, in addition to tasting vile, touts its non-sugar sweeteners, as if the last thing we'd want while burning over 2,000 calories is a little extra fuel. The post-race food, however, was the best I've ever seen: pizza, cake, a variety of fruit. Bravo. For those who like the material rewards, the medal is simple but attractive, and the shirt is a nice duo-fold fabric with a good design. It's not covered with ads, which is nice, but I've never been fond of the giant 'FINISHER' they print on the backs of those things. It's tacky; if you're wearing the shirt, you finished; no need to go overboard bragging.

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