This course was awesome. Lots of fun turns and views. You run by a couple of lakes, there are a few challenging hills, and the last half mile is downhill. The food is excellent, and there's even a climbing tower that they open up so you can rock climb after your

The Newport Half Marathon was my first half marathon. The course was flat with beautiful scenery of the Manhattan skyline. The start line and the first few miles were a tight squeeze with all the runners but I imagine that is what ever race is like. Unfortunately, the race occurred the

"This was my first-ever 1/2 marathon, so nerves were at an all-time high! The pre-race was easy enough, bib and T-shirt pick-up was simple. But when it was almost starting time, the line-up was a disaster, with all the runners fighting for space. And this was just the start of 13