About the Run with the Rams x Capital Run Club Open 5k
The course runs through Pole Green Park, a maintained park setting that works well for both running and watching from the sidelines. The route is open to all paces, and the atmosphere leans more social than competitive. Families and friends tend to show up along the course, some with signs, which gives it a neighborhood-event feel.
The race is connected to a VCU student-athlete program, so there is a bit of extra purpose behind the entry fee. Capital Run Club co-hosts, so expect a crowd that skews toward regular runners who also like a reason to gather after.
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