The 2017 event took place on Sunday, October 1 at 9 am. It was sunny and around 50 degrees. It run with the 5k.

Registration: Available online for around $50. Race day registration was available. Included in registration was a short sleeve, cotton , unisex t-shirt; bib with timing strip, and goody bag.

Expo/Packet pickup: There was no expo. There 2 options to get your things, the day before at a cross fit gym or the packet pickup before the race at the school. Just needed to tell a volunteer your name and they got you a bib and shirt. Then they handed you a goody bag.

Pre-Race: Parking was free behind the school. There were port-o-potties set up by the start. There were no pace corrals, but for the most part self seeding worked out fine. There were announcements, but very hard to hear. No National Anthem.

Race/Course: The course was out and back through a forest preserve and on the Old Plank Trail.
-Scenery - wooded trail, and near a school
-Terrain - paved or asphalted trail system. No major hazards, but it was possible to trip on cracked asphalt.
-Elevation - FLAT!
-Spectators - The volunteers were the spectators.
-Aid Stations - 3 water stops, which you hit again on the way back in. All in paper cups
-Course markings- miles marked with signs
-No photographers
-Volunteers - Lots of friendly people at all road crossings and water stops

Finish: The inflatable arch, with clock was easy to stop as runners finished. Once across the timing mat, participants were handed a medal. From there could proceed to the post race festivities.

Post Race: The front parking lot of the school was filled with vendors, including all the post race food options. There was apples, bananas, bagels, chips, granola bars, bottled water, chocolate milk and pizza. There was an area to check to see if you won a raffle prize and many more giveaways.
During the 5k/10k the free kids race was run and kids could also get free pumpkins.

My race: I had just run my last 20 for Detroit marathon training the day before, I wasn't sure what I had in me, however I decided to race this. The weather was perfect and the course was flat. I gave it my all, picking people off and using them to pace me. I finished with a time near 55 minutes and winning my age group. I felt good and speedy.

Couple notes
-my Garmin had 6 miles, but not a huge deal
-there was an issue with timing & results, but was fixed

Overall: This is a great community feeling event. It's also a perfect race to use for tapering for Chicago. The price is right too, especially for all the things I received.

I have more on my blog https://marathang.wordpress.com/2017/10/05/race-recap-running-4-kids-10k/