This race was on my birthday year and I figured that it was a fun way to start my day. It started and finished in a mall parking lot. This was great in a way because it made parking extremely easy. It was still pretty chilly at this time of year so I was able to get my race packet, bring it to the car and stay in the car until pretty close to the start time, staying warm. The race includes a 5k and a 10k and the 10k was just two loops of the 5k course. You basically run around the mall and a business park and it's not terribly scenic. It's a touch hilly for the Chicago hilly but still pretty flat by any other standards. The t-shirt was ring-spun cotton and my daughter wears it like crazy because it's so soft. There was an after party and pretty basic food afterward. The race is pretty small and I was able to get an age group medal despite having a less than stellar day.