Registration: Online registration or day of race. I registered online and early and with the registration fees it was $77 which is OUTRAGEOUS for a 5K. Next year the price has increased to $88, plus the online registration fees. It's hard to justify paying almost $30 per mile.

Expo: Not sure why packet pickup was only on Wednesday and Thursday when the race was a Saturday. Also packet pickup was at the Baymeadows location only which doesn't make sense for a beach race.

Photos: Pretty cool that you could sign up with Facebook to have photos automatically posted to your wall when they are uploaded. Free photos! Lots of photographers too.

Course: Out and back on Jax beach. Low tide was nice but being in the summer it's still super hot out.

Aid stations: 1 aid station but since it was out and back it was like having 2. It was out of the way and you had to veer off the packed sand and on to the soft sand to get to it. Not a lot of volunteers at it so you had to wait for your water.

Medal/swag: Probably the best part about this race (this was my 7th year doing it) is you get a necklace or watch instead of a medal. I've collected almost all the necklaces and I love them. But it's why the price is insane so you have to decide if it's really worth it. The shirts were a huge let down this year. They were plain and said never quit. In years past we've been able to choose different designs/colors and they were technical shirts or tanks. This year we also got a finisher's shirt but people were snagging them before the race so if you truly waited to finish like you were supposed to they were all out.

Food: Free kind bars and some samples from vendors. Tropical smoothie and Rita's were there but you had to pay for them. And who carries cash while they run?

I have a love/hate relationship with this run. I HATE paying that much to run but I love the nexcklaces so I do it anyway. I gave race management 1 star because after 7 years everything should be organized but it never is. The race has always been advertised as a charity for stroke awareness but the RD refuses to disclose where the profit goes or how much if any actually goes for this. The race is NEVER organized. It started 25 minutes late this year, which makes a difference in the Florida summer heat. Every year I say I'm never doing this again but who knows when I'll actually mean it. I don't want to not recommend it but try it once for yourself and then decide.