This was an eye-opening race for me. Most definitely the hottest race I've participated in. The first part winding through the park is very nice. Good support and aid along the course. It's nice to find races in different parts of the city too. The south part of the lakeshore path is beautiful. My only warning is if it's hot race day, race smart on the second half of the course. There is little to no shade for the last 8 miles. I did not pace myself we'll and ended up needing 2 IV bags at the finish. Completely my fault, but after running through the spring, I wasn't quite ready for summer temps for racing. I hear the post race at 13.1 is pretty good actually. I'll definitely experience it this year. We drove down and had no problem finding parking on a side street. It's a much smaller half than most. Overall and a very good race that I plan to run again this year.