Registration fees for this race were pretty expensive for a 5/10K race. I paid $110 for my husband and I and I normally don't pay more than $40 a person.

Race swag pick-up is usually done at a sports store, not for this race. I had to go to downtown San Jose, find a parking spot, and pick up my swag at a nightclub. I was uneasy with this set-up. The ladies working that day looked up our registration and handed me my two shirts and bibs. I was in a hurry and didn't realize I got handed the wrong size t-shirt. Lesson learned.

On race day we showed up early since it was our first time doing this particular race. We were asked to park in the parking lot of Happy Hollow. It was a pretty long walk from there to the race entrance.

There were two port-a-potties at the entrance and another one along the route.
There were supposed to be 3 DJ's along the race route. I saw two and the third I guess arrived late because when he was setting up his equipment, most people had already finished the race.

There were plenty of hydration stations. The kids working those stations did a good job of being energetic and motivating the runners. They did not have any trash bags for the cups of water. Runners would take the cup and throw it on the floor as they kept running. I guess the planners overlooked this small detail.

I found the route to be boring. It was part street and part dirt trail. The 10K was two times the same route of the 5K, which is not an uncommon practice, but the route was already very uninteresting for the 5K and then you had to do it again, which was not very motivating.

My overall impression from this race was that it was weak.