I was very lucky that I won an entry to this race through a chat on Twitter, I was excited to try it because it was out of my price range for a "local" race, but it looked like it would be a fun time.

My first gripe which is a biggie... only 6 port-o-potties for 1500 runners... seriously? The lines were massive pre-race, it took me 20 minutes to get to a potty and I barely made it to the start line for the start of my race. Many people had to start late because they were still in the lines. There were no port-o-potties on the course, which if I had been running the 15K, I would have been in trouble. When you know how many runners are registered, I'm sorry, there is no excuse for not having enough facilities to use!

The race itself was nice, I am used to this course as I have run other races that utilize a similar race course. There were no volunteers at the 5K turnaround and unfortunately a bunch of them ended up on the 10K course. There were volunteers at the 10K turnaround, but after I had overheard 5K runners missing their turn around, I was mindful of where mine would be.

The swag was awesome, but... the line to get it after the race was again, massive. They had 3 lines for male swag, but only one line for female swag, so it was a bit of a mess. Lines also grew for food and drink, but were comparatively shorter than the other lines of the morning.

All in all, I can say I enjoyed my experience because I was not out any money. Would I spend my own money on this race? Heck, no! There are SO MANY options locally for races, to not run an organized race in the Tampa Bay area is foolish, you won't have repeat runners. I sincerely hope they fix their issues.