Carb DM 5K Fun Run

Carb DM 5K Fun Run

Carb DM 5K Fun Run

( 1 review )
100% of reviewers recommend this race
  • San Mateo,
    California,
    United States
  • January
  • 3 miles/5K
  • Road Race
  • Event Website

Barbara Sweet

Alviso, California, United States
11 13
2018
"Family Friendly Fun Run"
Overall
T-Shirts/SWAG
Aid Stations
Course Scenery
Expo Quality
Elevation Difficulty
Parking/Access
Race Management
Barbara Sweet's thoughts:

Expo:
This was a small race of about 130 people, so there was no expo.

Swag:
The swag was a t-shirt and a bib. No medals were handed out. There was no goodie bag or samples.

Course:
The course was a 5K in Coyote Point Recreation Center in San Mateo. It was mainly a flat rate, but it has a hill that put you right above the ocean. The views were ever changing as you passed one mile to the next. It passed by a marina where you could see sailboats to your right, so it wasn't your average park run.

Aid Stations:
This race promotes diabetes awareness, so it wasn't surprising to find two aid stations named "low stations" with both insulin and juice bags. There was one water station on the course about half-way through. However, there were plenty of snacks before and after the race.

Atmosphere:
Many people were there as a family or with other runners. It was a friendly environment were people were out to have fun and get exercise.

Post-race:
Once I passed the finish line, a person ripped off the bottom half of our bib, since it was our first time doing this race, we didn't know what was that for. There were no chips on the bib. The time was manually kept for the top runners and posted on a board by the finish line. I didn't stay for long after finishing the race. Based on the photos of the event, it seems like there were prizes raffled out. I thought prizes at the end meant that they were going to hand out medals to the top finishers. Had I known that it was raffle prizes, I might have stayed longer.

There were many tables set-up, but as in many races, the volunteers didn't know what they were supposed to be doing. A recommendation for next year would be to have someone oversee the volunteers to ensure a smoother process.

There was plenty of parking spaces. You did have to pay $6 to park, but it was announced via email ahead of time and the organizers encouraged people to carpool to save on the parking fee.

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