A first year small race that offers a big race view. The race starts and finishes at Raley Field in West Sacramento, the home of the Sacramento River Cats (AAA Baseball). There were no lines at morning of race packet pick-up, the parking was wide open as they use the parking area of the baseball stadium.
The ballpark is open for people to watch the finish as well as use REAL BATHROOMS! The race is timed by Capital Road Race Management, so their timing and distances are always spot on! The course is a pretty fast one, I was fortunate enough to be the fastest :) as I won the inaugural race.

The course brings runners along the Sacramento River on the West Sacramento side, before wrapping back around the stadium where runners get to finish on the warning track of the outfield entering near center field and finishing along the first base side of the diamond. The finishers swag was pretty nice as it was my first trophy winning an event. I have won my age group but never won a race, this will always be one I remember.