Steamboat Springs Half Marathon

Steamboat Springs, Colorado

Sunday, June 5, 2016

Sunday, June 5, 2016 was a nice day to do the Steamboat Springs Half Marathon in Steamboat Springs, Colorado.  The temperature ranged from 46 to 64 degrees with sunny skies and no wind.  The course was a point to point course that started up county road 129 and finished in front of the court house in Steamboat Springs.  The two lane road had the participants on one side and the cars on the other using a pilot car to lead the small amount of traffic in one direction then the new traffic in the other direction.  The highway section into the city used either the shoulder of the road or a dedicated lane where one was available.  The start was near 7500 feet of elevation and the finish was about 6800 feet of elevation with much up and down in between.  Some of the hills were fairly steep.  Water/Powerade stations were located approximately every two miles beginning at mile 3 and were manned by plenty of friendly efficient volunteers.  Age group awards were somewhat disappointing as it was a generic glass with a SBS sticker that did not state the sex, the age group, the place, or the date.  This was the second time that I participated in this event which is well organized and enjoyable.  I even managed to get second place in my Male 70&over running age group even though I walked the entire way.