3C Race Productions is a quality race organizer in the northeast. They offer several half marathons and other races in the northern states. Their races are a value for the price you pay: good shirts, good medals, good timing, and good support. This race takes you on a tour of Rhode Island's Bristol State Park, an ocean-side park.

The double-loop course takes you partially past the waterfront. Some sections of road may be crowded during the race because the roads are narrow, but as you get going, it will thin out. If cement/hard surfaces bother you, know that some of the road surface is hard concrete. Other portions were recently redone with new asphalt.

The key things are: the park roads are very confusing if you are not familiar with it. Give yourself plenty of time to arrive and park. It's easy to wind up going around in circles.

If you have the time, check out the cute stores and great restaurants in the Bristol area. Bristol is the home of the nation's oldest Fourth of July Parade, and the area takes great pride in it.