My goal for this race was to help my running partner post a BQ time of sub 4:00. Despite a really windy weekend, this turned out to be the perfect course to do it on. And, with all the turns, you were never really faced with the wind for long periods of time. This is a great course to post a fast time and there are plenty of things to see along the way to keep your mind off the task at hand. There were a couple of areas where the pavement wasn't the greatest including towards the very end where it was very sloped. They could also have used a few more port-a-potties scattered throughout the course, but these are all very minor things for a race that I would definitely do again in a heartbeat if I need to post a fast qualifying time. I also liked the fact that you could book your hotel through the race website to get great deals and we ended up just a block from the start/finish line. I highly recommend this race!!!