Spectator Tips
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Sponsors, volunteers, and spectators will provide live entertainment throughout the course. From music and costumes, to signs and cheering, participants will be entertained from the start to the finish!
How To Be A Great Spectator
- Make noise to encourage the runners: cheer, clap, or play music
- Cheer for everyone! Calling out names or bib numbers is great.
- Position yourself on a hill or more challenging portion of the course, where runners will need the most encouragement.
- Make distinctive signs and move to different locations throughout the course. Runners will remember you!
- Do something to make runners smile. Laugh, sing, dance, wear a costume, etc.
- Runners love snacks! Candy is always a welcome sight on the course.
- Have a party with friends and neighbors if the course travels past your area.
Other Tips To Keep In Mind
- Prepare for the weather and be dressed to stay outdoors for a long period of time.
- If you see a runner who needs some help or medical attention, please inform a course monitor or volunteer. If the runner's injury looks serious, call 911 immediately.
- Please do not crowd the runners by standing in the street.
Best Viewing Points
A Nice Walking Tour:
The Frederick Fairgounds - Come to the start, then walk down Patrick Steet to Market Street. The course passes by there at mile 2.5.
Baker Park - Continue west on Patrick Street for two blocks, then shimmy over to the corner of Bentz and Carroll Parkway (mile 3.5). Cut through the park to the Gazebo, and you'll get to see the runners again as they head north up Dulaney Avenue (mile 6.5).
Finish: Journey back through downtown to get back over to the Fairgrounds for the finish.
Other great spots:
6th & Bentz: See the runners at mile 3, then head west one block to see them again on Trail Avenue at mile 7.5
13th & Market: See the runners at mile 8.5, then head east one block to see them again on East Street at mile 11.5
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