The Mike Sterling 10K is one of my favorite races! This was my 11th year in a row participating. It's a fun, small-town race. It's also super affordable, at $25. There are custom awards for the top finishers, along with age group awards. There are also some great door prizes, although I didn't win any this year (prizes included running shoes, a bushel of crabs, crab meat, Smith Island cake and more).

The course is scenic and has water views, goes through neighborhoods and then ends with a little more than a mile on Crisfield's main strip. It is pancake-flat. It's easy and free to park right near the start. Swag included a T-shirt and a crab mallet with the name of the race on it.

I think there were three official aid stations, and volunteers were great. Everything was also well-organized. The race went smoothly, it was easy to follow the course, and there were plenty of porta-potties at the start. Packet pickup was held the night before at Wellington Beach in Crisfield. People could also pick up their packets on race morning, but they weren't entered to win the running shoes.

The race includes a 10K run, a 10K ruck and a 5K walk (participants must walk the entire 5K to be eligible for prizes).

I would definitely recommend this race! Check out my recap at She Runs by the Seashore dot com.