I thought everything about this race for the most part went great. Packet pick up occurred over two days at a running store which was nice. The website for the race had a lot of great information on it including maps of where to park. They also had a video that drove the route of the course which I thought was awesome to be able to preview. They even held a Facebook live event to answer questions which was a great idea. The t-shirt was cool. No sponsors on the shirt at all, so it's different but I like it.

Parking was easy but I did arrive an hour and a half early like they asked. They had volunteers directing you to the appropriate parking lots to use. They had different lots for people running the 10 miler or 5k. They definitely had plenty of bathrooms to use too. I was able to get in and out as needed.

The race start wasn't as congested as I thought it would be considering there was a left turn and a few bends in the road in the beginning. The race spaced out pretty well in the first mile.

The website boasted this as a flat and fast course. I was thinking it was going to be flat as a pancake and it wasn't. It was more rolling hills with plenty of flat areas. No major hills or anything. It was a beautiful course in Somerset/Franklin though. I really enjoyed the course. I thought they had plenty of water stations throughout the course. I used it as practice for my upcoming half marathon to work on hydrating while running.

I thought the race organizers did a wonderful job, especially for this being a first time race. Oh and the finishers medal was OUTSTANDING. I love it. Good size. Love that it was an outline of the state of NJ with race name. Looking forward to running this again next year.