I loved almost everything about this race. The course was interesting and flat, the spectators were amazing and the expo was easy to navigate. My only complaints would be the lack of merchandise at the expo and that some of the roads were in poor condition (uneven or loose gravel)

The swimming portion runs parallel to the beach and the waves are typically small so early in the morning.
The bike portion has a beautiful 11.1 mile course along the Lake Minnewaska and beautiful views and the run is 2.5 miles
out and back along the Lake and finishes by a soccer field.

Since I was a freshman in high school, I told my dad and my sister we were running the Chicago Marathon in 2016 (the year I graduated from college). This race meant more to me than any race before. I was so excited to reach that starting line and GO! From