Sweetwater Creek State Park is a popular stomping ground for Atlanta area trail runners. However, if you're looking for some less known/used trails in the park, the Yeti Heartbreaker is for you! River views, mill ruins, and a hidden lake all within 20 minutes of downtown Atlanta. The race is a great first trail marathon due to it's low key nature, easy access, and really friendly volunteers. A few hiccups during the day didn't deter from an overall positive experience.

Pros:
- 20 minutes from downtown Atlanta
- Packet pickup inside the visitors center with access to real bathrooms, a warm meeting room to leave your gear and hang out before the start.
- Double figure 8 course with single aid station in the middle of the figure 8. Really easy to refuel, don't have to carry a lot of gear, opportunity to use the bathroom every 5-6 miles.
- Only 50 runners!
- Nice shirts with several color choices
- Heart shaped bibs and "medals"
- Challenging hilly course but not technical. Good for first timers.

Cons:
- Course markings somewhat confusing. A group of us got lost after missing markings that were somewhat off trail. We accidentally cut off 1 mile of the first loop. When we came around the second time (after clarifying where we messed up) we found the markings but they were off the naturally occurring flow of the trail and no tape to block runners from going the wrong way. Not a big deal but it was definitely a case of poor markings, rather than runners not paying attention. No one was truly upset about it and we found our way the second time thru.