If you want to run a course with beautiful scenery, run this race. You get amazing ocean view, fancy houses and old school mansions from the 1900s. This race sells out and for good reason, so sign up early. Also, I recommend doing early bib pick up the day before, because parking, while good and plentiful takes a while to get to. Newport is a old school tourist town and the roads are small and windy and the Fort only has one way in and one way out. This is why I suggest early bib pick up. The shirts are nice too

The race itself is nice, hilly, nothing super steep, but it isn't flat. Rolling hills is a great description for this race. As I said the views are amazing and the weather this time of year, is usually decent, high usually in the 60s Today was sunny and 60 and just amazing weather to run in.

My only issue: Aid stations not having water ready so having to stop and try and get water, I needed it today.

Overall I highly recommend this race, and as it usually takes place on or around my birthday, I will probably do it again.