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

Lack of stations. Danger on course/roads. Not well organized. It can be fun when people dress for the Irish holiday, even though it is not a great course.

I thought the race was really well managed and was impressed that they were able to clear out the remaining half-marathoners to allow for us to get started.

I thought the packet pickup was a bit of a mess though. Not inside the expo but getting there was a nightmare b