I've run this 10K 5 times now. It's one of my favorite 10K's and the Cherry Blossoms were finally in bloom. Well organized evbranch brook Park. An out and backent. Kudos to Essex County! I did have one issue on registration. I had registered in february but they did not have

Nice course through a pleasant neighborhood. Great food afterwards.

"Ran this in 2013 and 2014. Last year, I followed it with the NYCM the following week.

Fairly standard NYRR race -- typical packet pick-up/ race start/ corral set-up/ run through Central Park.

The difference is the vibe. Given the ""kick-off"" to marathon week, all of the runners are pretty excited.