This was the fifth year of the in-person RunSBY Events (2020 went virtual-only because of covid), and my fourth year running the RunSBY Events in person. I always enjoy this race, which is in the town where I live. You can't get much flatter than Salisbury. This year, we had a windy day, and the marathoners got a lot of rain, but of course, the weather cannot be controlled, and the race was managed smoothly.
There are plenty of aid stations. There was just one I came across that was a little understaffed, but you can't really blame the volunteers who came out to help, and it didn't bother me.
Communication is clear and there is an athlete guide that participants receive ahead of the event. The race director also did a Facebook Live to answer runners' questions ahead of race day, and kept everyone in the loop about potential weather concerns.
I live so close that I ran to the start, but most runners park about a half-mile away, walk to the start and then finish near the parking.
Swag included a shirt, drawstring bag and bib belt. I have never used a bib belt, but I do appreciate when a race has unique swag, or something beyond a T-shirt.
The course is mostly rural and I am extremely used to running these roads, but it's a nice run.
There is a packet pickup held Thursday and Friday, but there aren't really expo vendors.
I would recommend this race. Come visit us in Salisbury!
I got a free entry to this race as the coach for the event. I also think that's a pretty cool perk! I wrote training plans and also checked in with the runners on the race Facebook group.