https://www.strava.com/activities/12241202111
Santa Rosa Rating is 65BB
Not to be confused with any other scoring system as this is my opinion.
Weather 2024: [Good] (Excellent, Good, Ok, Poor, Terrible)
Start Time Score 2024: 630am [Excellent] (Excellent, Good, Ok, Poor, Terrible)
1). Marathon Focus – (10 Pts)
This is how focused and passionate is the race is on the Marathon including the participants and the course organizers. I will sound awful here but the 5k, 10k, Half and other events are generally a distraction from the race. A true Marathon even should have one event in one day. I may change my opinion but even races on the day prior take from the overall experience [5]
2). Crowdedness – (10 Pts )
Part 1 – (5 pts). Management of Start through Corrals [1]
Part 2 – (5 pts). Overall Total Participants (NY Gets a 0 Here) [4]
3). Aid Stations - (15 Pts)
Part 1 – Options (Water, Electrolyte, Gu, Oranges) [3]
Part 2 – Congestion, Placement [1]
Part 3 – Staffing of Aid Stations [1]
4). Beauty – (10 Pts Available)
Part 1 – Overall Beauty [2]
Part 2 - Start Beauty [1]
Part 3 – Race Beauty [2.5]
Part 4 – Finish Beauty [2.5]
5). Course Difficulty (Letters)
Part 1 Elevation– A-Pancake Flat, B-Moderate (less than 500), C-Hilly (More than 500), D-Very Hilly (More than 800), E- Quad Dipsea Hilly [B]
Part 2 – A-Asphalt 100%, B-Little Ashpalt, C-More than 20% Dirt, D-More than 50% Dirt, E- All Dirt [B]
Part 3 – More than 500 ft Elevation Drop…Asterisk [no]
6). Cost (5 Pts Available)
Ideal is $120 (5). NY Gets a 1, Santa Rosa is [5]
7). Bathroom Access (10 Pts Available) Very subjective, this is mostly at Start Before Race (8 pts), Expo is 2 pts. Should not have to walk a half mile to use bathrooms. [7]
8). After Race Refreshments (10 Pts Available). You can get negative points for serving Coors Light Here. Santa Rosa Gets a 10, Hen House and Athletic Brew [10]
9). Lines and Number Pikcup (5 Pts Availabe)
Part 1 – Drive to Number Pickup? (should be by mail!!!) [1]
Part 2 – Lines to get Refreshments [1]
10). Venues (10Pts Available)
Part 1 – Parking, Expo and Prior Day Access [3]
Part 2 – Finish Area (is there grass and shade to lie down?) [3]
11). Is it Ceritified (5 Pts Available)
12). Merch (10 Pts Available)
Part 2 – Uniqueness and Quality of Shirt, Hat, Fanny Pack, Mug, etc [1]
13). More than 450 ft Downhill? Asterisk
