For 2019 I ran the 5 miler of the Bull City Race Fest & Food Truck Rodeo. It was...well it was moist. A tropical storm had fizzled into a tropical depression or whatever, and that's what we all ran in. So it was wet, and I wasn't fully able to enjoy looking around along the course because everything was gross. I don't hold that against the race or the organizers at all, you can't do anything about that, right?

The course is hilly, but most things in Durham are. That said it's pretty fair and you do get to run past plenty of really Durham-y things: Both Durham Bulls ballparks, Fullsteam Brewery, Duke University, etc.

The race morning parking is fantastic. There are two parking decks in the area that you have access to, as well as street parking relatively close to the start area. Really can't go wrong in that respect.

The downsides of the event: There were some pretty sizable potholes along the course at times and those spots weren't really well marked. Also, the expo was rather underwhelming with not a ton of vendors there, and it kind of lacked a "big race" feel.

In all, despite the rain, the race was a fun time, and I'm looking forward to running the half marathon distance of it again in the near future.