I was told by a friend that I needed to run the Urban Cow. They said that is was a fast race that had great scenery. They were right. There are some fast people that run it too. There was a kid who I think was around 10 years old that broke the world record for his age group at this race.

The race is managed by Capital Road Race Management so it is very well organized with great aid stations, plenty of vendors, bounce houses for the kids and beer for after the race.

The race starts and ends at William Land Park which is a beautiful park in Sacramento. You run through Downtown Sac and near the Tower Bridge, through Old Town Sacramento, and then you run along the river on the bike path. They had several bands along the course, tons of spectators to cheer you on, and plenty of aid stations. There are some hills here and there, but nothing larger than going over or under a freeway overpass.

You get a sandwich, cookie, water, and fruit. You get a great medal and awesome tech-tee. I really don't have a bad thing to say about the race. It is a nice, fairly fast race. that is all paved. I'll be back!