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Originally Posted by Marcellus
Most road marathons are Boston qualifiers. The Garmin Olathe race is pretty popular for that because its flat and fast.
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Our marathon here in Sacramento, the California International Marathon, is very popular for runners seeking a Boston Qualifying time (
https://www.baa.org/races/boston-mar...alifying-races), because it's net downhill. A lot of folks come from out-of-town to run it, and many end up being surprised by the roller coaster hills at the beginning of the race, which can chew up the unprepared. I mostly run in Davis and Sacramento, which are very, very flat, but I mostly do my Saturday long runs out in Folsom, near where the CIM starts, because that's where the hills are. My run last Saturday came within two blocks of the CIM start and for that 17-mile loop, I ended up with 900 feet of climbing, good preparation for the KC marathon and its many hills.
I got to run in Overland Park a few times a couple of weeks ago. Great running trails there!