At least for St. Louis, the number of half marathon finishers keeps decreasing. In 2011 there were over 17,000 finishers. In 2015 there were just over 8,000 even after they offered a Living Social deal. Early this year I received an email stating that I would get a commemorative bib and bottle opener key chain if I ran it one more year to make it five in a row. And so....I ran it one more year and now post-race I can honestly say that this was my last year running the Rock 'n' Roll in St. Louis.

Remember when we used to get the black bags stamped with the Rock 'n' Roll logo for that particular city? Well those days are over apparently over! The shirts were still cute this year, but the commemorative 5-year bib and key chain took stops at three different booths before I was finally directed to the correct staff. Even during the race, several runners asked where I got my 5 Years Running bib because they never found where to pick it up at the expo.

I still love the course since it takes you through so many historic neighborhoods and volunteer support was great, but I think race is just losing its' luster.