Right off the bat this race was very difficult to find the gear check and start line. It was in a very random spot in Chicago. Then I tried to use the bathroom before the race but after waiting 20 minutes in line for a port-o-potty I gave up so I wouldn't miss the start. I would have been in line at least another 10 minutes. The first 7 miles of the race were actually pretty nice and the water stops were managed well. However, I did not like how much I had to swerve on the lakefront path. There were too many pedestrians out on a stroll as well as running into the walkers for the 6k the last 3 miles of the race. I probably could have dropped another minute off my time if it weren't for that. Also, the finish line was back by the gear check and not on lakefront path. This caused much confusion for the runners at the final stretch of the race. I think in the end this is a very family friendly race but not a great race if you are trying to get a PR.