Packet pickup times were not optimal, ending at 6:00pm the Friday before the race. Pickup was at USole, which isn't the most convenient running store to get to, but it works. The swag was a very cheaply made bag and a decent pullover. No complaints with the swag.

The poor race wasn't entirely Special Events Management's fault, but they could have done much more to prepare. The route was the standard Chicago "start at Montrose Harbor" route, so no complaints with that. Biggest issue was 90% of the course was pure ice. Again, SEM doesn't have control over that, but there wasn't a sign that any salting had been done, anywhere. With the weather the way it was leading up to the event, somebody should have made the call to get out there early and salt the paths.

15 minutes prior to the start time, no corrals had been setup. 10 minutes prior, one corral was setup so everyone squeezed into it. 5 minutes before the start time they started making announcements that your bib color was your assigned corral. Unfortunately, the DJ said the wrong thing every single assignments every single time.

Overall, the race was unsafe and SEM did nothing to help that matter. I won't be doing it again, nor any other SEM races.

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