RAM Racing Rock the Night 5k was held on Thursday, July 30. It was another warm, summer evening race, but the atmosphere was light. Most people were there to have some fun.

Things I liked:
+ Multiple days and locations for packet pickup
+ RACE DAY packet pickup - this is HUGE for me, as I couldn't get to any of the other days for pickup, and not working in the city can make it tough on the weekdays to go grab them
+ Craft beer - Bell's was there with Oberon and something else.
+ Post-race food: Burger + corn on the cob - delicious!
+ Different bands playing: I only heard two, but really enjoyed the one that was on stage towards the end while we were eating and drinking - they played a lot of rock music from the 90s that I like haha
+ Bottles of water at the finish
+ Cups of gatorade at the finish
+ I think water and gatorade options at the aid station
+ SWAG = drawstring RAM Racing backpack + a long sleeve purple (or blue for dudes) tech shirt with reflective logo (rock the night)
+ Easy parking at Soldier Field, or easy access via CTA
+ Samples of Nuun and Lara Bars

I honestly don't think there was anything about this race that I didn't like. I was glad I had registered for it again, and had a fun time with my mom. I think my only issue was that I drove in to the city, picked my mom up from the train station, and then had a really hard time getting TO the race, because Lollapalooza started on Friday and the roads were blocked off, so that was a bit of a nightmare - but not the races fault.