Running at night was appealing to me since that meant no super early wake up time. Running along the water and across the lit up bridges attracted me to this race. I did enjoy the scenery of the bridges and water. The course was well marked and I appreciated that since it was night time and I was worried about not seeing where I was supposed to go. Loved the Owl medal. Super cute! The shirts were great as well. Since the bridges is what was an attraction for me, I loved that they were on the shirts. The course was narrow at points and since both 5k and 8k started together it made for some congestion. That made it hard to keep your pace at times. I think starting in waves or having the 5k starting at a different time may have helped. Also, I heard some participants did not receive medals at the end because they ran out. So maybe a better estimation of last minute/race day entries to prevent that again. Also, after we crossed the finish line it was really dark and hard to see the volunteers who were passing out the medals and water. So some spot lights in that area might be helpful. Since this was the first year on this particular course, they probably just have some kinks to work out. Overall, it was a fun race and I would do it again.