OK race in an OK location. Course is mostly downhill to flat and is run at a great time of the year in early November. Not very pretty location. Hamilton is an industry town with lots of smoke stacks near the downtown area. Race shirt had to be one of the ugliest/busiest shirts i have ever seen and i wouldn't wear it anywhere. Expo also didn't have much in the way of a different shirt but was able to get some nice mittens from the Running Den. Finish line location is set against Lake Ontario and you could see Toronto in the background. Area is great to go to Toronto for the day and a visit to Niagara Falls is must since it is real close. The race itself is good if you are going for a BQ but for those who are looking for a pretty race in Ontario i would recommend doing a different one maybe Toronto itself.