This was a great race! The time of year though is usually pretty questionable for the weather since this race is held during Labor Day weekend. At gun time it was kinda cloudy and cool, but humid.

Packet pickup was a breeze since Charm City Run has plenty of chances to get your bib and shirt at their different store locations around Maryland. It's also a great time to pick up any last minute necessities like body glide, your choice of race fuel and socks.

Part of your race fee goes towards using a shuttle bus that leaves from Power Plant Live in the Inner Harbor (be sure to get there early!) that takes you to a mini mall in Towson and then you essentially run back to Power Plant Live through Towson and Baltimore. There's plenty of pre-race portajohns available and even a real bathroom in the mini mall! (I opted to use the portajohn and then go inside to wash my hands. No lines for the sinks!)

The course itself is pretty hilly and semi-scenic. It takes you past a few of the local colleges like Towson and Loyola and once you get to downtown Baltimore you get a great look at the Washington Monument!

I think my only criticism for this race is that the water stops weren't spaced out very well--there was one point where they were only a mile apart and then nothing for 3 miles. By the time the race started it was feeling pretty warm out. Thankfully this happened in the first half of the race. (If it had happened in the second half I wouldn't have been very happy!)

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