This was my first trail race and first half marathon, and now I am pumped to fill my calendar with trail races! I think there were 675 finishers on this drizzley, warm day. Everything felt right as far as organization: the amount of parking, the starting line area, the amount

Nothing super special about the race itself (although, it was wonderfully flat) but it was pretty cool as part of the Nebraska State Fair. You can basically run the race, take a shower (they offer free showers there), and then wander the state fair eating fried oreos and other fun

Letas face it, there is nothing else like this! Start in Muskegon and run by sandy beaches on the Great Lakes, awesome late summer temps - warm in the afternoon and cool at night, quaint lakeside towns, beautiful woodland roads and farm country, and a fantastic party awaits you in Traverse