• Calistoga - Napa,
    California,
    United States
  • March
  • 3 miles/5K, 13.1 miles/Half Marathon, 26.2 miles/Marathon, Virtual Race
  • Road Race
  • Event Website

Beth Nixon

Winters, California, United States
5 16
2020
"Beautiful running in the heart of wine country!"
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Beth Nixon's thoughts:

The first weekend in March is for racing in wine country! This was my first year running in this event and everything was wonderful! Hubby and I attended the expo the day before the race to pick up my bib. The expo wasn't large but had plenty of merchanise, other local race booths, and free wine tasting!
The next morning I drove to Napa and parked without issue at the high school. Before stepping onto one of the many available school busses to the start line of the point to point course, I took advantage of the real public restrooms which were clean and well lit in the dark morning hours. It was quite cold this year and they were forcasting wind so we were happy to hang out on the bus for an extra 30 min when we got to the start line. There were plenty of portapotties at the start. Bag drop was super easy and you could wait to drop your bag until minutes before the start. It was drizzling rain, cold, and windy during the first few miles but the gorgeous views were a great distraction. There were pockets of crowd support throughout the entire course. Running the Silverado Trail from Calistoga to Napa is such a beautiful, scenic treat. There are a few hills (my Garmin calculated (700 ft of elevation gain) but nothing major. Aid stations are well-stocked and are plentiful. The half marathon starts at the halfway point of the marathon but I didn't notice any extra foot traffic as the field size for both races is small. Race photos are available for purchase so smile for the many photographers! Finish line festivities offer plenty of food, snacks, water, hot soup, not to mention photo opps. The medal is heavy and one of my favorites, featuring a purple ribbon with a hot air balloon! So cute! I'd highly recommend this well organized race!

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