If you love bacon, you would love this run! However, there were even people who don't eat meat who ran this race! My friend organized this unusual distance (7K) run on the Naylor Mill trails here in Salisbury, Maryland.

Overall, I thought this was a great race. It was really fun and had the fun bacon theme — I had bacon before, during and after. There was so much bacon available for everyone!

I normally run on roads, so the trails were difficult for me and my average pace was much slower than a regular race. The course includes single track trails and some up-and-down hills (hills are not common in our area).

The swag was a T-shirt with an image of bacon on it as well as the race name. It's not a shirt I would run in as it's a cotton shirt, but it's a soft T-shirt and I like the design. This race was also very affordable to enter -- I believe the highest rate was about $15, and I got in for $12-something because I'm a member of the Pemberton Running Club.

The aid station had water and bacon. I thought it was really cool that there was bacon at the aid station, and the volunteers were great, but I gave it 4 stars because I really like aid stations to have cups. However, I understand the reasoning behind not having cups at an aid station, and I also do not like litter. I carried a water bottle with me during the race.

The scenery was woodsy trails. I enjoyed the different sort of scenery for Salisbury, although I wouldn't consider it breathtaking. Elevation was much more difficult than the rest of Salisbury, with some steep up-and-down hills. I did walk up some of the hills.

The course was very well-marked and I had no trouble finding my way with the pink markings. It was also easy to park close to the race start in the parking lot at the Henry S. Parker Athletic Complex.

There wasn't an expo; just packet pickup the evening before at Smokin' BBQ Grille inside The Pavilion at 1400 South/Hopper's as well as on race day.

Check out my full race recap here: https://sherunsbytheseashore.com/2017/08/19/bacon-before-during-and-after-on-the-bacon-trail-the-naylor-mill-7k/