• Westerly,
    Rhode Island,
    United States
  • March
  • 13.1 miles/Half Marathon, Other
  • Road Race
  • Event Website

Andrea

Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States
12 31
2016
"Beautiful course, great deal, excellent race organizer"
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Andrea 's thoughts:

TRIMOM Productions' Ocean's Run Half Marathon moved to Westerly, RI in 2016. This half marathon was previously held in another town. This new course and location is hands-down much better! Also new this year- the 5K changed to a 4 mile race.

Parking is free, ample and easy at the Misquamicut State Beach. The race director, TRIMOM, offers top quality events that welcome and encourage all paces and all abilities.

This race director typically offers special early supersale registration pricing, which is an incredible deal for what you get- chip timing, a race shirt, finisher's medal, and great aide stations. Make sure you check the website and their social media pages for the sale alert, and get on their email list.

The race director also offers two packet pickup opportunities before race day morning to help cut down on lines/congestion before the race.

Before the half marathon and 4 mile race start, the race director offers a kids fun run! Young children can run a small loop and get the experience of crossing the finish line while the participants of the half marathon and 4 miler cheer them on.

The race director offers a half hour early start for half marathoners that need three hours or more to complete the race. This gives race walkers and slower runners the opportunity to participate.

The course itself was gorgeous, showing off the beautiful neighborhoods and ocean views of Westerly. I've lived in this state for years and saw areas I didn't know about. The course is mostly flat, with a few long but not steep hills. The race has more than enough aide stations- one almost every mile- with great volunteers and ample supplies. They even have an aide station with bananas, pretzels, flat soda, and other goodies! Another cool thing the race does- they have clothing drop bins at the first five water stops (one per mile). If you have a clothing item you want to take off, you can put it in the bin, and the numbered bin is brought to the finish line, making it easy to find your stuff. Also, the race director has support bikes that travel the entire course and check on you, offering water and energy gu if needed.

Post-race food includes pizza, chips, snacks, cookies- with plenty for everyone. The RD has plenty of porta potties at the start and they are also amply placed on the course.

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