Pro Football Hall of Fame Marathon started their race series this year with this being the third event in the series. If you registered early for this one, you were able to get a hooded sweatshirt instead of the T-shirt - keep that in mind for next year's registration!!

Packet Pickup: There were two locations for the pickup - one in Canton on Thursday, and one in Akron on Friday which is very convenient for those runners living in Akron. Thank you HOF Marathon!! Nothing more annoying than driving 25mins just to pick up your race packet and then driving 25mins back home.

Race Day: We were given a parking pass at pickup for the lot in Monument Park. If you did not get a parking pass then you had to park by McKinley High School and walk down the hill to the start line (not too long of a walk). The race started promptly at 8:00am after the National Anthem was played. The course is flat and fast for those working on a new PR and it routes you through the beautiful grounds McKinley Monument Park and thankfully, the stairs to McKinley Monument are not part of it - save that workout for another day!!

Finish Line: Once you cross the finish line, you are given your medal and get your picture taken...and that's it. No water or food at the finish line. You have to walk back over to the parking lot and get your finisher food. That part is slightly confusing and there is no one, at the finish line, telling you where to go so you end up just following the trail of finishers, AND the finisher tent is on the OTHER side of the parking closer to the start line - which does not make any sense - it should be closer to the finish line so it's more visible. The medals are well designed and will be a great addition to anyone's collection.

I will definitely run this event next year as part of the HOF Marathon race series!!