"I ran this inaugural 5K race a few weeks ago. The Mahwah Chamber of Commerce organized the race. The 5K course was very interesting. The race started at the New York- New Jersey Trail Conference on Ramapo Valley Road headed north and entered a beautiful private residential area. After

"Tips and Notes:
- you don't need to get there as early as they say
- mentally challenging to pass the halfway mark with others finishing - as with almost all half/full marathon races
- good crowd support in the beginning, a bit less on the second half
- work in hill training - not

This was my 2nd Chicago marathon, my 7th marathon including The NYC marathon, chicago, by far is the most entertaining, well organized, easy to run marathon. This is the 1 marathon I hope to run until I'm 90 or beyond. The city, spectators and runners all come together for one goal