Registration was available online and on race day for either half marathon, 7 mile or kids 1 mile. Included with registration: Nike shirt, chip timing, virtual swag bag, & when you finish, a medal.

Expo: Packet pick up and expo was held Thursday and Friday before the race, hours to accommodate everyone. Expo had free stuff, information on nearby races, running apparel, & bourbon. Free parking.

Pre-race: Plenty of clean port-o-potties. 5 waves with pacers were set up for the half, each wave to start 2 mins apart. The 7 milers started after the half. When it was time to get the race started, there was no National Anthem, but the crowd was serenaded with a bugle player.

Race/Course:

For as far as the eye could see there was pasture, wood fence, homes, barns, and horses.
Course was run on paved or asphalt roads through horse country. No cracks or potholes.
There were about 4000 runners, but with a wave start and width of a road it was never crowded.
Dogs were allowed on course.
Each mile was marked with a flag.
7 mile & Half were on same course, but split to get extra miles.
There were plenty of hydration stations, about 7. Each stop had Gatorade, water, Nuun, and Sword. A mix of both plastic and paper cups.
All major intersections had an officer or volunteer
Not many spectators
HILLS! Rolling hills! For every up there was a down.
No food on course
Chip time mat at halfway point - tracking via text
Music groups - drum band, bands, DJ

Post Race: Buffet of post race goodies: bottled water, bottled Gatorade, M & M's, chocolate milk, Famous Amos Cookies, M & M cookies, Oreo cookies, bananas,& fruit snacks. Plastic bag was provided to carry all the food. There were also local products set up to try samples, Kentucky Ale and a slider with steel cut oats in the meat. Due to the weather, the festivities were moved indoors where the expo took place. Expo vendors were still set up and the JD Shelburne band was rocking! Finish times were available to view on computers. The indoor bathrooms were open. There was also the VIP option of a post race meal & separate bathrooms for those who purchased. The kids mile took place.

Overall: Great race, challenging course, due to last minute weather changes the race still went as planned.

It was about 50 degrees at the start with a slight mist, then the rain picked up and the temperature dropped to 43 degrees. The organization had a great race despite the rain.

The entire organization did an excellent job with promoting and keeping the runners informed through social media.