"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

"I've run the Susan Zabransky 5K Run for the past two years. I rate this event in my top ten 5K's to run in Bergen County. No I'm not the Race Director or affiliated with the Susan Zabransky event. This event is actually partnered with Hackensack University Medical

Course is fairly straight forward, out and back. One hill after the turn and a few rollers. The second half was very windy and cold. I made sure I tucked in behind someone to break the wind. Not my favorite half but a good tune up for the NYC marathon. Will