This was the first year for this run in the Tampa Bay area, though I believe they have hosted other runs throughout the state.

Packet Pickup was fine- it was at a local mall.

Parking was plentiful as well- Downtown Tampa has so many parking lots with flat rate fees for parking.

Bling- Was not anything to write home about. (See photo below)

T-Shirt- Was an okay cotton shirt. I always want dri fit shirts just because we're being active and cotton when drenched in sweat is never comfortable.

The course- was beautiful! We ran along Tampa's new River Walk, which is right alongside the Hillsborough River- you run by University of Tampa with the downtown Tampa skyline in your view- the PROBLEM was that the course was not 3.1 miles. It was something like 2.34, which was disappointing. I wish that they accurately measured it out before hosting the race.

Aid Stations- SO horrible. This race lacked volunteers. There was only water maybe once near the beginning of the race and the poor guy had the smallest water cooler I'd ever seen with even smaller cups. Same at the finish line. Instead of having water bottles available, they had one tiny red cooler with tiny cups of water to give out. I'm trying to figure out what the costs of the race went towards. It wasn't for water.

This is Florida and it is hot, so water is essential.

I would only recommend this race because running in your tutu is fun and the scenery is awesome and I'm hoping they learn from their mistakes for next year. They really should've tried to get more volunteers out there.