Absolutely great race! I had heard about the Cherry Blossom for years but it always seemed to fall on a day that I already had a race. Very well managed race and the Cherry blossoms were beautiful throughout the course. Definitely a bucket list race that you must do at least once. Minor elevation so you have a great chance of a fast time. Water stations were about every 2.5 miles, with beautiful views of all Washington has to offer. I'd definitely do it again. One thing I learned was besides 3 people, everyone else involved in the race are volunteers