Overall:
Small, inexpensive race ($15 pre-registration, $20 day-of) with a local feel and great swag. My running club had a great time, and plans to run this race again next year!

Pre-race:
Plenty of free parking right at the start/finish line, and decent space to warm up with pleasant views of Lake Whalom. Bib pickup and registration were held at On the Rocks, a sports bar right next to the start/finish line. Pickup was easy and quick, and registration seemed just as well run. Bonus = real bathrooms in the bar!

Race:
5K walk started at 12:15, race started at 1. Not chip timed, but there were just over 100 runners so there wasn't much of a lag at the starting line. Out-and-back course by Lake Whalom (quite windy!) that winds through rural and woodsy residential neighborhoods. One killer hill right around the half-way point, but otherwise relatively flat. Course open to traffic, but the volunteers did a good job of slowing traffic down and keeping the runners to one side of the road.

Swag:
Cozy fleece hats, a choice of headband or running gloves, and a bag with sweatbands, chapstick, and coupons. The hats alone were worth more than the $15 registration!

Aid stations:
None.

Course scenery:
Lake Whalom is a pleasant sight to gaze upon, and a few rolling fields/woodsy vistas are pleasant as well. Feels very New-Englandy.

Post-race:
After you cross the finish line you have to wait in line in the chute to have your bib number and time recorded. Water was a serve-yourself station outside On the Rocks, which was maybe 50 yards from the finish; would have been a cluster if there had been more runners, as there were only 2 jugs of water and you had to squeeze through a narrow gate to get to it. Great post-race party in the bar with prizes for top 3 male and female finishers, raffle prizes, and cheap beer. The owner of the bar also owns a pizza joint next door, and they served quite a few pizzas to hungry runners as well. Very friendly atmosphere.

Room for Improvement:
I would have loved if the water was closer to the finish line at the end, and I did hear some grumblings about the lack of a water stop on the course (it was unseasonably warm and water would have been welcome!) Also, there is one dangerous part of the course - where faster runners have to cut across the path of runners farther back - that has the potential to be a safety issue, especially if people aren't paying close attention. If the course turned right to approach the big hill, rather than going straight and looping back down across the path, that would erase the potential for collisions.