"This was the 40th Anniversary of the Fred D'Elia Ridgewood Run. Kudos go out to North Jersey Masters for putting on a number of great events on this day. I've lost count of the number of times I have run this race but for the most part it has been one

I'm from Chicago and have completed numerous races including a marathon. This was a challenging race because of the uphill runs and it felt great to push myself not knowing the path well or the layout of the city. It was nice to see more of Toledo and running over the

Short version: This is literally the most poorly managed race I've ever done. I was pretty annoyed with all the hassles last year, so was on the fence about doing it again. But even though it is only a month away, they don't seem to be doing any better