Right off the bat, I need to thank BIBRAVE for this race! It was because of the BibRave100 and the great reviews here, that led me to running this race for the first time. :)

A few things I want to specifically call out-
Normally I try to avoid races that bus you to and from the race itself. Just my preference, but I am not a fan. However, EC did this to PERFECTION. They had 4-6 buses running (at least that I saw), at all times. The line at the parking lot (FVTC) that I was at was quite long in the morning and I think I we waiting about 5-7 minutes total. It was also a quick trip back after the race as well.

I planned on taking this race easy, so I was able to really take in everything. The views of the river were gorgeous. Lots of beautiful bridges to run over. TONS of people cheering you on at almost all parts of the course. But the real star of this show is the Blue/Gold mile. I have heard so much about this that I was beginning to doubt if it could live up to the hype. It exceeded it! Around mile 10 you are met with a marching band, and the road narrows to where you are basically running through a ton of screaming fans cheering you on. I was running around a 9:45 ish pace, so there were lots of people who came through already. It would have been easy for people to start to get bored of cheering, but not them! THANK YOU to all those who participated!

The one downside I will say about this race is the hill at the end. For me, it was pretty brutal. It is in the last half mile and it takes you directly into the park where the finish was. Thankfully, they announced that they will be having a new route and a earlier starting time for the half (start time was 9:15).

It was a very sunny day that ended with a little bit of rain but that didn't stop all of the people cheering us on and all the volunteers.

Race shirt and medal were great.

A must run for everyone!