On Friday, the packet pickup was only open until 6pm. Coming from 300 miles away, I left work early but unexpected traffic left me arriving with 15 minutes to spare. No frills here- get your bib and your fleece vest (thank you for not having ANOTHER race shirt I don't need. Parking for the race was super easy at the high school. The weather was perfect- 39 degrees at the start... but since it was already daylight it was a sunny 39 and it felt great. The course was very flat sans the bridge... but the photos from the top of the bridge were well worth it. I feel bad for those that only did the 8k . because they missed the best scenery. The half course split from the full, but most of the difference was through residential (but beautiful) areas. While I finished well within the course limit of 6 hours, there was no beer left, most of the food was gone, and the last aid station had no one working it. That said, I don't generally drink the beer or eat beyond a banana, so I did not mind. The walk back to the car was about .75 miles. I would totally do this one again.