Another wonderful production by Mark Vescio and his crew, and of course, a visit from Maria herself! :) The race has a small-time feel to it and is fun for the WHOLE family with a 5k and 1k offering! Plus, the little ones will go ga-ga to get their picture taken with none other than Queen Elsa herself!!! Careful though!

The atmosphere is relaxed and laid-back. Despite the "frozen" temps, people had a blast huddling around the fire pits and chit-chatting with Jarian, the master DJ, who whipped up some tunes and kept us warm with dance moves!

So here's what you need to know:
PROS/Perks:
***bathrooms*** There are REAL bathrooms on the Still Family Farm. I mean actual toilets that flush with REAL toilet paper and sinks!
*Race Day Partners that provide muscle rub-downs, body analysis, and Zaxby's was there with grub! I'm vegan, so I could care less about that part, but 99.9% of the runners LOVED it! ;)
*Food: Zaxby's, bananas, muffins, water, s'more baggies
*Aid Station perfectly placed at about the halfway point
*Music to pump you up!

Course layout: The whole course is laid-out on the Still Family farm, so you get to see a bit around. One thing to remember though is that it's made with tractors, so it can get muddy and it's easy to twist an ankle when running on the trails made by the tractor tires (I did!).

You start by going around the field, which in the latter part of the year becomes the corn maize. Once through the back of the field, it goes down tractor trails (later used as part of the hayride in October) and around another farming field, so the first 1.5ish miles is fairly flat, but can get muddy. Once through the second field, you go into the woods (about .5m). Don't underestimate this section.

There are some rolling hills back there, but nothing crazy. The part to be careful for here are those tractor grooves. It's easy to roll an ankle blasting the downhill, IF you forget about the tractor grooves. The area is also covered in leaves, so it hides grooves. You do through this loop again and pass by the aid station before going back in.

After the second time around, you're routed back the way you came through the first field (last .5m), so it's a nice, flat finish!

I definitely loved the race and took 2nd AG there. Had I not of rolled the ankle and sprained it, I would have saved time and taken 1st, but would have, should have, could have. I did get frozen by Elsa though!