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

Sweet home Chicago is my hometown marathon. The course is flat, fast, and a great opportunity to push your limits and show off the results of all those summer miles logged under the heat and humidity while your friends sought shelter and air conditioning.

This year's race had perfect weather and

I think Salem did a great job setting up this race. Parking and logistics around race were easy and well handled. Very fast course. Long walk to swim start but could deposit a morning bag right before swim start. Very fast down river swim, great bike course well