The Gobbler Grind has been going for a few decades, and is the second race in the Harvest Half Series challenge. The weather was absolutely perfect for race day.

Registration/Packet Pickup:
I registered online as part of the Harvest Half Series. The packet pickup was at Scheels, which is a wonderfully large sporting goods store. One problem with this. I did not see any kind of signs outside or inside to help show the way to the packet pickup. I even asked an employee, and he had no idea what I was talking about, even though I gave him the room name after running into a pacer that had already been there. I did finally find it on the second level, but the sign was small, sort of hidden, and was pointing in the wrong direction. I suggest that if this location is used again, to have better signage, and make sure the employees know what's going on. I wasn't late to pickup, and I wasn't able to get the official shirt. More on that later.

Parking:
The race starts and finishes in a corporate park, so there was plenty of parking available to anyone.

The Race:
The course started by weaving through the corporate park a few miles, which in itself was fairly nice. We then spent most of the race on the Indian Creek Trail, which I enjoyed quite a bit. There were some elevation changes, and some quite large/long, but nothing to crazy. The last half of the course is a net downhill, so you're able to finish strong if you're able to survive the first half of the course. It was a very nice course.

Swag:
We got a shirt and a medal. The shirt is a nice long sleeve hoodie t-shirt. However, they didn't have enough of the official design. Apparently there were two different designs, and they were out of the one that had been shown (the one I wanted of course). There should be one design, and enough for everybody, or let people choose between the designs during signup. I was a little disappointed with this.

Race Management:
The porta potties line was really long, so I'm guessing there could have been more to go around. Everything else seemed organized well, even though we started 5 minutes late. The speakers were easy to hear, so we were all aware the race would start 5 minutes late. The hydration stops were also plentiful with cold drinks. The gatorade (or whatever) seemed a little watered down maybe.

Overall:
I thought this was a great race, and will likely do it again in the future. Highly recommended.