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

Rugged maniac was great! The only thing I have to complain about was where the pile to toss my shoes in was (way out of the way) and the parking but because we arrived late, I was able to appreciate how easy the check in was! And GREAT beer at the

The year that I ran it was one of the coldest on books but the route was fantastic and the event was put on flawlessly from a runners point of view. The course is more hilly than what I am use to but the crowd along the route was amazing and