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

Tough but manageable course. Great crowd support and views of Raleigh and NC State. Parking was abundant and after party/ expo were great. Rock 'n roll always puts on a good race.

Storm the Bastille is always an amazing time! This is the first year that I did the 5K along with the festival and I loved that it was a night run. Meaning to be a fun run, there was a TON of people running which made it really fun. We ran