This race has been going on for more than 30 years, but I ran it for the first time this year and really enjoyed it. The course was flat and fast, with long straightaways at the beginning and end, but it also wasn't an out-and-back, which kept it more interesting. There was one water stop at the mile two marker. Parking was easy. Despite being a beach town, there was plentiful parking and parking is free till 10 a.m. (the race started at 7:30 a.m.). Swag was a beach towel, which I thought was great, since I have so many shirts. The beach towel was not the fanciest one I've ever received as swag, but the cost of the race was also not very high. I just ran this race, but it's part of a summer race series. Read more at my blog, She Runs by the Seashore dot com.

I headed up to the small town of Wyoming, Delaware, to run the Great Wyoming Buffalo Stampede 10K for the second time. The race also includes a 5K. The last time I ran this race was in 2015, and I think the heat was what kept me away for several years. It was hot and humid for this year's race, as well, and there was little shade, but it was still well-organized and fun.

The 10K had five water stops, including people that would spray or dump water on you, which was great! The course was mostly an out-and-back that was through farmlands. It went past Fifer Orchards. It was a flat course.

Parking was easy, free and a short walk away from the start. There were plenty of bathrooms and porta-potties. The race was affordable ($35 during race week) and benefits the Downstate Delaware Striders and Riders scholarship fund. In addition to the race shirt (there were men's and women's cuts), runners received a free Italian ice from a nearby shop, along with a beer and watermelon and peaches.

I enjoyed the race, even though I wasn't able to run as fast as I'd hoped because of the heat and humidity — it's in mid-July. The only thing I didn't like other than the weather was that the pins were too big and left holes in my shirt, so you might want to bring your own bib fasteners.

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This was my first time running the Providence Marathon and my first time visiting Rhode Island. I enjoyed exploring a new area. This is not the fault of the race, but unfortunately, it was a hot and sunny day. The race started at 7:30 a.m., and I was out there for almost six hours (my time was 5:53:58 — I'd hoped to be under 5:29, but the heat had an impact).

The water stops were frequent, but some of them didn't seem to be that well-staffed, as I got my own cup(s) of water at several of them. The Mile 16 aid station ran out of cups, which was disappointing on such a hot day. The cups were smaller than usual race cups, so I usually had to get a few.

I liked the course, though I would not consider it flat, as it is described on the website. I live in a pancake-flat area. The first and last quarter of the race in particular were hilly, and there was a pretty long hill during Mile 7 into Mile 8. After that, the course was mostly flat-ish with a few hills until we came back to the Mile 6/Mile 20-ish point and repeated most of the first six miles in the other direction.

I thought the course was really nice except for an area around Mile 3-5/21-23 that included highway ramps and a construction area (that part just wasn't as scenic, and on the way back, it also included a long, gradual hill). A lot of the course was on the East Bay Bike Path, which was pretty. Runners were either on the path or a nearby road; there were not two directions of runners on the path at once. I liked that it wasn't a complete out-and-back, with some variations. It did help with knowing what to expect in the last six miles. There were a decent amount of bikers on the path.

I took a Bird scooter to the race from my Airbnb, which made access very easy, as I didn't have to worry about parking. I liked that the swag for this race was a hoodie — something different and more substantial than the average race shirt. The medal was also pretty, although it would have been nice to include the year. There were also free race photos.

I enjoyed the race and did not have a problem following the markings, though I saw someone else almost go off course and another who had gone off course and turned around. I thought there would be more food at the finish line, and while there were food trucks, I did not see the free samples that had been described (I think the food trucks were giving out samples and selling meals, but I didn't make it over there). I did get my post race beer from Fiddlehead, a banana and a water. Narragansett was also on-site (I went to the brewery later in the day), along with another beverage company.

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This was my fourth time pacing this half marathon, and it's a well-run race on a beautiful course. The course is super flat (and I live in a flat area) and starts and ends on the Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk, with much of the rest of the course on the crushed-stone trails of Cape Henlopen State Park (there are paved areas as well). The expo is small, and it was easy to get my packet and packets for others with a form for each person and a copy of each person's ID.
I had to get to the race an hour and 20 minutes early as a pacer, which made it easy to get free street parking right by the start line. It's during a time of year that there's free parking.
Swag is great — a shirt and pint glass at packet pickup, plus a finisher BOCO Gear hat, medal and free photos afterward. There is also a post-race party with food and beer at Grotto Pizza.
I thought communication was great and I didn't have any problems. I would recommend this race and hope you can join me in the 2:45 pace group!

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.