Registration: Online for near $40. First 100 to register received a gift bag. Bib and timing chip included. *I received the "gift bag." The bag is an insulated cooler, had some coozies, pens, socks & headband inside.

Pre-race: Runners could pick up their bibs about an hour or so before the race. Parking on city side streets or ramps. Race takes place outside the Need Pizza restaurant, bathrooms inside. Announcements were made on how the race will work and about the PR Foundation.
"EAT PIZZA, RUN 1/2 MILE--DRINK A PINT OF CRAFT BEER, RUN ANOTHER 1/2 MILE TO THE FINISH!!!
This pizza and beer 1-mile race is put on by the PRFoundation. This is a charitable sports run that will help support veterans through the Freedom Foundation in the Cedar Rapids area as well as a no kill animal shelter, Critter Crusaders of Cedar Rapids! Even though the PRFoundation was founded by Robert Kabakoff of Chicago and "Panini" Pete Blohme of Alabama, they feel wherever there is an event that their cause can support, that money can be used in the community!" - taken from the race website.

Race: The race started with eating a GIANT slice of cheese pizza, then your timing started, run a half mile, come back and drink a can of Big Grove Boomtown, then run another half mile.
-Closed city streets
-flat
-photographers near start/finish
-GIANT slices of pizza
-ICE COLD beer (root beer option)
-views of downtown city scape
-volunteers and police at every intersection
-few spectators

My race: This concept is new to me, but I was very excited to give this a go. I made the day work by joining a group run earlier in the morning for longer miles and then topped off the day with this. I was more worried about eating something than drinking something, I really thought I would puke.

The race started a few minutes later than posted, but I would imagine it's because the pizza was fresh out of the oven. They cut it up and plated it on paper plates. People were invited over to start eating. I picked up a huge slice and tried to chew as fast as I could - which wasn't a great idea as my time would start when I crossed the timing mat. I just couldn't chew fast enough. Once I was done, I started running. I just had to do a loop, I had no issues and I was back at the starting area. I picked a can of the coldest beer ever from the ice tub and started drinking. It was soooo cold I couldn't drink it, it hurt my throat. I was trying as now it mattered, I was on the clock! This seemed to take forever. I was finally done and I did the next loop. It was great to be able to run the entire street and not worry about cars. I came across the finish line and that was it! No puking. I had run the mile in 11:28.

Finish / Post Race: After everyone was done there were awards and some door prizes I think. The awards were recycled (other sport) trophies.. Participants were given a post race free beer too. Could hang out in the pizza restaurant or in the street. The results were posted to the window.

Overall: Fun! The price is a bit much, but it's outlined upfront that this supports a foundation, plus you get pizza and beer and I had a great time. I see there is already a date for next year and I hope I can better my time.

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