I ran this race in 2016 as my first half marathon and came back again in 2021. I will say that it's very possible that COVID and bad weather had a huge impact but I noticed a drastic downgrade in race quality from 2017 to 2021. In 2021 the aid stations were awful - often there weren't any cups of water poured, nobody to hand you a cup, no water, or a pitcher to pour from yourself. I also thought the expo and swag was extremely cheap and lacking.