Kentucky Derby Festival

Kentucky Derby Festival

Kentucky Derby Festival

( 52 reviews )
98% of reviewers recommend this race
  • Louisville,
    Kentucky,
    United States
  • April
  • 13.1 miles/Half Marathon, 26.2 miles/Marathon, Relay
  • Road Race
  • Event Website

James

Skokie, Illinois, United States
2 3
2016
"AAAnd their off!"
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James 's thoughts:

So this is my second year in a row running the KDF Mini Marathon, which is a half marathon. First off I love this race. I am from Chicago and it is only about 5 hours away and worth the drive. The course is fast and flat. The expo is pretty good. Not huge but decent size and you can pretty much find whatever you need and somethings you don't. They have plenty of Official Merchandise to buy. I like the fact that they have a pasta party, for an extra fee, right inside the expo. Decent enough food, who wants to eat a lot right before a race anyway. Now on to the race it self. For the second year in a row it rained...no it POURED! But it was no big deal. The race started with no rain but a few miles in it started to drizzle and became harder throughout the run. It actually felt pretty good, I don't mind the rain while running. I finished before it really got hard, I feel bad for the marathoners. The route is nice, you start downtown and you make your way through the city and then past some cool old Victorian homes. Lost of people cheering on the course. Then you make it to Churchill Downs, what a cool feeling as you enter, such history. You do not actually get to run on the track but you go through the tunnels to the infield. You get a nice view of the entire track.Once you leave you pass by the College stadiums, pretty cool to see. Then you are off through some fraternity houses with lots of people cheering. Back though the city for the finish!

The race is great, well organized lots of aid stations etc. One of the best managed races I have been to. I will be back again!

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