Geoduck Gallop

If you’re looking for a fun, small, hilly little half marathon this is it.
I was in town for work (in Seattle, actually) and decided to stick around with a friend to do the half marathon here.
When we arrived at the campus, and parked in the lot that was indicated, we unfortunately didn’t see any signs to help point us in the right direction. We wound up walking a good 2 miles around campus in search of the rec center, when there was a much shorter path that we found out about after the race. So if I can give one negative it’d be this — more signage!
The race itself starts from the rec center, goes through the campus area and then does two laps around the outside. Two water stops. Lots of signs and people helping point you in the right direction on the course. And the course itself was gorgeous if very hilly — I don’t think there was a single flat stretch, or at least not one that I can remember.
Their medals are wonderful — bottle openers. Very nice. And they award ribbons for the top 3 in each age group. I took third in my age group — out of 3. Hey, I’ll take it. :-)
In the end, I really loved this little event and will absolutely do it again in the future if the opportunity presents itself.