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

I have raced this 5k the past 2 years as well as my kids did the 1miler last year. Super well run event, great support from the families on the neighborhood we run through, kiddos loved the ceramic finisher medals...oh yeah...there are PANCAKES at the end!!!

The organizers described the course as "gentle, rolling hills", but it was a very difficult course. Worse than the hills, much of the course was on concrete. Distance running on concrete is very difficult. I hope the race can survive, but it isn't likely without a change to