The race was held at the Mission auto raceway, which means runners have to run 10 laps of the raceway to complete the half. At first, it sounded a bit scary, but it actually ended up being a lot more fun than expected and has its advantages: it was easy to pace yourself, the course is pretty much flat, you could decide when to get a cup of water or gatorade (vs. having to do it at spread out aid stations) and leave your gels on a wall along the tracks, you could see all the other runners in the race including the elites, and you would get cheered on by volunteers who would get to know you lap after lap. The views were actually not bad at all for an auto raceway as you could see the mountains in the horizon and part of the loop was along the river. The fact that the race is on an auto raceway brings with it a lot of potential to turn this event into an even more exciting event in the future with more music, food, fun cheering, etc. I am curious to see what they will offer next year!