I had reservations going into this race. I ran the Veterans Half in Columbia City in 2014 and was very disappointed. (This was putting on by the same company). I have to say that I was awed by the race. I've n bee been to a more organized expo, there were vendors with free organic fruit, the tee was great quality and looks pretty good too. The start was a bit wonky if you were behind the 2:25 mark you had to turn a corner to start. CANONS! There was a canon to start the race, along with Eye of the Tiger. The scenery was just soso but the spectators were great. In the neighborhoods they had their own "water stops" great cheer sections and one neighborhood was even having a block party with a bounce house for their kids. You end on the Tin Caps Baseball field which was pretty cool, with people in the stands. An awesome medal to boot!! I would strongly recommend this race to anyone!