When an organization starts looking for a fund raiser, one of the options is sponsoring a road race. It takes about five or six members to put the necessary duties in place and to line up some advertising sponsors.
There are several things the group must decide on when thinking about sponsoring a race. A date to hold the race. A catchy name to call the race. The distance of the race, which for a first-time endeavor is almost always a 5K distance. And the location. This is one of the interesting parts of putting on a race and it started me recollecting the various locations in San Marcos that have held a race.
The most popular was the Courthouse Square and heading down San Antonio Street. The course has had several changes but the start and finish had always been the Courthouse. Sights and Sounds starts/finishes at the Chamber Area but follows the same course. Aquarena Springs has held several cross country races on the golf course and a few that headed down Post Road (Five Mile Dam Road) or Lime Kiln Road.
