As always, the race management was great. I loved that this race had a bigger expo compared to Ultramax's other events. The swag was awesome: race shirt (mine was pretty large, sadly), a wine glass, finisher medal, and headband! There were aid stations every 1.5-2miles and they were easy to access. The scenery among the MKT trail where most of the race takes place is some of the best in Columbia. The elevation was unexpected a quite a challenge, not to mention it was raining the majority of the race. Sadly, I did not train well for the elevation which resulted in my worst half marathon time. That being said, part of that was lack of my own preparation, but this elevation is tough (coming from a gal that used to run at 7,000ft in the mountainous Flagstaff, Arizona). The parking and access was great. As I have said before- a great local race!