This is my second year in a row running in this festival. Last year I ran the half, this year I finished the hat trick (5k, 10k, half) I can't stress enough how organized this event was. There is what I call "base camp" near the start and finish lines - The Artsquest center, which is perfect for getting in out of the cold before and after events. Free parking Saturday and Sunday with shuttles to the Artsquest center. Plenty of activities, seminars and sightseeing. An awesome and well managed event from start to finish. No matter what your skill level this is a great event to add to your race calendar. Plenty of runners use this as a warm up to a marathon run (Marin Corp marathon is two weeks away), but I also ran in to a numbers of runners who were racing for the first time.