This was my 3rd year at this race (2nd time doing the half) and I love it. It's simple, pretty, and fun.

Registration: I was actually the first person to register (yay bib #1) and it was $35 for the half as they were offering $10 off for the first 20 people. The starting price for the half was $45. It was online and easy. They use runsignup.com which I like because you can creep on the other participants.

Expo: I picked up my packet the day of the race at the race site. There were a few vendors. It was outdoors and really pretty with Christmas lights and trees everywhere.

Photos: None since it was a night time race.

Course: Pancake flat through the beautiful paved trails of Palm Coast. It's a night run so the course was lined with glow sticks and there were plenty of volunteers to make sure nobody got lost.

Aid stations: Plenty with water and Gatorade. No bottlenecking that I saw.

Medal/swag: Glow in the dark HUGE medal! And a really awesome long sleeve tech shirt that I'll actually wear. Lots of coupons in the goodie bag for food, other runs, etc.

Food: SO GOOD. Taco and quesadilla bar. There was free beer and you were only supposed to get 1 but they gave me 3 because they had a lot (and I wasn't driving). There was also HOT CHOCOLATE AND SMORES!! There were firepits to make smores at. This was my favorite part of the race.

Parking: Plenty of parking close to the start.

I loved this race but I think I'll do the 5K again next year. Palm Coast is great to run in.

Registration: Easy online registration. The price was a little steep for a 5K but it included a ticket to the Jaguars vs. Colts game (nosebleed section).

Expo: Packet/shirt pickup at 1st Place Sports the day before the race. If you wanted to sit with friends you registered with for the game you either had to go together to pick up or 1 person picked up multiple packets. This created long lines at packet pickup.

Photos: Free by 904fitness but not very many.

Course: Pancake flat around the parking lots of the stadium at night then run through the stadium at the finish (but not on the field like what was pictured on the website).

Aid stations: 2 on course all with water. Seemed a little chaotic since only 2 or 3 teenagers at each one.

Medal/swag: Loved the medal! The shirt was cotton shirt but didn't have any sponsors on the back which was nice.

Food: It was advertised that "Jacksonville's finest craft breweries" would be there but in reality it was just a small Bud Light. Not cool.

Parking: Plenty of parking at the stadium.

Was this the best race? No. Will I do it again? Yes, because Go Jaguars.

This year was the 3rd year of this race and I've done it every year. The race starts at the Palm Coast town center and finishes at the Flagler Oceanfront Winery. The course is 50 miles but there's solo options up to 6 people on a team. There's 12 legs to the relay that you can break down however you want.

Registration: Easy online registration. About $300 if you sign up early.

Expo: Packet/shirt pickup the AM of the race. You had to go to the safety briefing before they would give packets. This year they gave teams sunscreen, chapstick, and other little goodies.

Photos: We mostly took our own but there was a photographer or 2 with free photos.

Course: Paved trails, technical trails, and everything in between depending on the leg you ran.

Aid stations: No official aid stations.

Medal/swag: Loved the medal! The shirt was a really cute technical tee.

Food: Free Olive Garden at the end! Although they ran out of breadsticks early which was a major bummer.

Parking: Plenty of parking next door to the start line.

I can't wait for next year's race. If you're in FL I highly suggest getting friends together and making a team. It's like a mini-Ragnar.

Registration: Easy online registration, cheap price for a race. I signed up for the whole series (3 races) for $90. There was on-site day-of race registration and registration at packet pickup.

Expo: Packet/shirt pickup at the JRC store the day before and the day of the race. About 10 vendors there outdoors. There were 3 massage vendors so lots of post race recovery! Moe's was there with food and lots of free beer.

Photos: Free by 904fitness and posted the same day online. Had to go through all of them to find/tag but it was nice that they were free.

Course: Pancake flat around the backroads of an industrial park. Nothing special.

Aid stations: 2 on course all with water. Seemed a little chaotic but no major bottlenecking.

Medal/swag: Loved the medal! The shirt was a long sleeve cotton shirt which was ok.

Food: Moe's and free beer (had 6 options to pick from). Also Jax Sports Nutrition was there with protein and BCAAs.

Parking: Plenty of dirt lot parking next door to the start line.

Pretty competitive race. Although I don't think it's fair they let their employees podium.

Super fun race by Jacksonville Running Company. Hope they do this series again next year!