The Tacoma St. Paddy's Day Half Marathon is always a fun one because the course is great, the event directors do a really good job organizing, and there's always lots of fun costumes on the course! The course goes down Ruston Way and heads up into Tacoma and then finishes back downtown (with a hilly finish). Parking is generally easy to find. The medals and shirts are always great, too! Would definitely recommend. I usually bring the whole family down and the kids do the Kids Run, too.