This is a great race! The timing isn't great for me personally so unfortunately I can't do it every year but when I can, I do! The whole weekend has a party atmosphere and it's just plain fun. The expo is good, the location is great (right along the coast), the weather is perfect and the volunteers are the best. And if you live somewhere cold, this is the perfect excuse to come to some warmer weather for a weekend.

The only thing is you really need to time your packet pick-up. There are times when you can just walk right in and other times when you'll be waiting in line for an hour or more. The worst time seems to be right when it first opens so you might want to chill for a bit before heading over there.