I had heard about this race being the great, so I decided to give a try. The race lived up to it's billing. The course is very scenic taking you through downtown Richmond,VA and through a couple of different parks overlooking water. The course does have its share of hills, some fairly high, but still manageable if you properly train. Survive through the first 12 miles and your final 1.1 mile will great you with a straight downhill. This is probably the first race I've run that ended in a downhill, and believe me I am not complaining. When it was all said and done, i crossed the finish line with a new 5 minute PR of 1:43:05. I would definitely recommend this race and I am sure I will be running it again in the future.