I just have to start off by saying that this race was incredible! I loved every second of being out there on that course. I honestly felt like I was running through a tiny town with all of the community support out there on the course. I never felt like I made a turn without people there cheering, giving out high fives or even sharing their sprinklers with the runners!

We got there on Friday, June 1st and headed straight to the expo. We did get there near the end but not the VERY end and a lot of the booths were either clearing out or already gone. That was rather disappointing because I had seen social media posts all day about how awesome the expo was. I was sad that I didn't get to experience that and would hope maybe in the future they would require booths to stay open until the expo is scheduled to be over, just for those of us who don't have the option of getting there right when it opens or during the daytime hours.

The morning of the race we headed to the start line. Parking was rather simple and we were able to get a spot extremely close which was nice since we don't really know downtown Kansas City that well!

The race was postponed by about a half hour due to weather, ultimately that was the best choice and I can say with all honesty I'm very glad the RD and staff made that call!

Like I said in the beginning, the race was just awesome. So much support and smiling faces all around, it made it easy to be happy through one of the hilliest courses I've ever raced on! I was able to PR this race as well and I know it had a lot to do with the support and community just pumping everyone up at every single turn!

The post race experience was beyond anything I've ever experienced before as well. Such a cool area to hold the after party, plus all of the amenities offered were more than I have ever been offered at any race previous to this one! I ended up hanging out much longer than I usually do at the after party to just take it all in.

I'm already planning on heading back again next year to tackle the hill once again!