The Rudolph Ramble seems to have been around for a while, and having run it twice before and knowing that it was and is a Fleet Feet race made the decision to run it again pretty easy. Fairly inexpensive for the distance ($38), convenient enough to get to (Diversey Harbor near Lincoln Park Zoo) by transportation and ample parking since the zoo traffic is minimal this time of year. Nice, non-traditional swag (a wool hat) and easy, convenient pick up at multiple Fleet Feet locations made it better than the previous year that I had run it and the weather even cooperated this year with starting temps in the mid-40s. Only complaint would be the weird, 180-degree turn that goes over grass and slightly (and quickly) downhill at the race's northernmost turnaround, that minor quibble aside, this race is highly recommended, year-after-year.