Unique race to help kick off the RC Cola & Moon Pie Festival in Bell Buckle, TN, one of the smallest towns in Tennessee. T-Shirt is actually for the festival itself but mentions the race on the back. Funny thing is the festival is a year older than the race so like this year, the front says "22nd Annual..." and the back says "21st Annual...". Aid stations are every 2 miles or as the race management deems necessary according to the weather. The local community can be found with their own little stations as well along the course. After the most difficult hill there was a family with small bottles of water if needed and about 3/4 the way through a family pulled their tractor out to the road and attached a mister to the shovel that sprayed over the road. That mister was a God send because it was upper 70s and humid and we got lucky this year, typically the race forecast is sunny and upper 80s to lower 90s. Many very experienced runners I know from the area have sworn off this race because of the combination amount of hills, typical weather, and time exposed to direct sunlight and the everlasting Tennessee summer humidity. Course scenery is very rural. You start and finish in the town of Bell Buckle but it probably is not a mile across. Once out of town you are in cattle farm country. Not so much of an Expo but there is the world famous RC Cola & Moon Pie Festival to experience afterwards. Runners also get a free Moon Pie and RC Cola (or Sun Drop). Also available were bananas, fried chicken biscuits, sports drink and water...some of your more typical post run treats. Elevation is killer!!! The first 5K is rolling hills and about mile 4 or 5 you hit a PR and dream killing hill; my Garmin said I climbed 200 ft over 500 ft but it felt and looked like more. All I know is that nobody I could see in front or behind me was able to run the entire thing. After that hill you go down hill steadily and that flattens out before you have two more climbs in the last mile to get to the finish line. Parking is readily available but you do have to pay, I think parking is how most of the town itself makes money. Lots range from $5-10 for the race and $10-20 afterwards for the festival goers so make sure you bring cash. Not a lot of communication from Race Management but the race is pretty popular in the Middle Tennessee area so find a local Facebook group of some running groups and they will tell you everything you need to know. A well known Nashville Running Club handles all the timing and race day affairs for the town so pretty organized come race day.