13.wine is a smaller race located in the vineyards through Baroda, Michigan. There wasn't an expo to pick up packets, the day prior to the race they had packet pickup at the start line, which was located in a field off of a main road. The field wasn't ideal for start or packet pickup due to rain during the week leading up to the event, but it worked out. The event shirt was a cotton shirt which is a nice change up from the usual tech shirts for those who run a lot of races. Parking for race day was about a block away and was easy in/out.

The course was beautiful. Near the beginning & end (which were the same roads) there was a decent amount of curves & turns, but other than that it was mostly straight aways. Rolling hills throughout the race could prove challenging for some, but I enjoyed them. The toughest part was mile 8, which began with a large hill up and then was bigger rolling hills throughout. I was stopped by a car once during the race at mile 9, but other than that local police did a good job with traffic. Aide stations were small (and they did not need to be bigger) and were abundant. Not a lot of cheering along the course, but that's to be expected for smaller races.

Post-event, the medal was made out of cork which I thought was great and very enjoyable. All participants also received a wine glass. A local winery and brewery were there to give as much wine or beer as you'd like. First through third in each age group received a coaster, also very creative.

Overall a fantastic race in a beautiful environment which I would recommend to any long time runners. I ran in 1:57:13 which beat my previous PR by over a minute.