This was my fourth year running at Hershey and I'll be back in 2018 to get my Five Timer award!! Even without the award I'd be back.
This has become one of my favorite events - partly because it gives me a fun weekend with friends and partly (mostly) because of Mile 12!!!

Not thrilled that they had the expo outside again and a few people I talked to had issues with getting their shirts at pickup. They were told that they had registered too late to be guaranteed the size they wanted but...this makes no sense. Also, the actual shirts (quarter zip pullovers this year!) ran really small. REALLY small and by the end of the race the only thing they had left to exchange for was a Women's Small. Which would not work for me! I chatted with the RD and she was as upset as the runners - she'd tried a new vendor to give us something different and it backfired...

OTHERWISE -- I had a great time. I've been running injured this fall so was unable to keep up the 14 minute pace so was re-routed about a mile past the relay exchange (so mile 7 or so) and ended up only doing 10.1. I was more than okay with this to be honest!
My friend was handing out chocolate at mile 12 and it was great to see her! And the chocolate!! I met a couple of other women on the course and we finished together.
It was nice to finish in the thick of things and get to cheer on lots of other finishers!
Great race, great RD and a really fun time!!