I had signed up to run the full but had to cut back to the half due to some muscle tightness.

The town of Missoula is a fun and great place to visit, so going there for the race is a great idea.

The bib pick up was easy and the expo was small but had a good selection of products. I did get the watch the 5k on Saturday morning and it looked really fun.

On race morning they bus you to the start as this is a point to point race. The start area was big enough for everyone to space out and they had water and coffee and plenty of portopotties. They enjoy the use of fireworks so just be prepared for that. The race itself has some beautiful views. The aid stations were good and the course was well marked.

The finish in downtown is very fun and great. The afterparty is really nice, lots of food and massages.

I can't recommend this race enough, and in fact, I want to take my BF to Missoula so I might have to do it again it was so well done

Let's start off with one thing on this race...IT WAS HOT. Now the race has 0 control over the weather but I always like to mention it. The race was at Six Flags New England which is in Agawam, MA, a bit off the beaten path, but overall very easy to get to. And the parking, SO MUCH PARKING so big thank you for that. There was bib pick up race morning, or you could select to get your bib and swag mailed to you and I chose that. Sent in plenty of time and really made for a nice calm race morning, so I do recommend that. The race started in the parking lot and had a costume contest before which was fun to watch and the announcer was great and very good at keeping the crowd enthused as we were all, already sweating.

The race took off, and ran through the parking lot to the entrance of the park, now here is my 1 complaint, we had to run up and down stairs to get to the park, which I understand, the parking is across the street from the park, but I just feel they should have let us cross the street instead of using the stair bridge. First we got to run through Hurricane Harbor (the water park) then through Six Flags where I could see them warming up the rollers coaters which was cool. You then run back to the parking lot and finish where you started.

This was a run walk race, it was just soooo hot. Also, don't dye your hair the day before a race, it will run down everywhere.

Overall, fun and enjoyable race and would recommend.

This race was lovely, until mile 9 lol.

Bib pick up was easy to access and quick. They also did ID check there, so you could get your bracelet for the after party which made it much quicker to get into that.

The race starts off nice some hills but nothing too crazy, it is a on a bike path, so not a ton of room, but the views are stunning. Then at mile 9 the hills start and they do not really stop until the finish. I am not talking rolling hills. like steep hills and S curves too, oh man.

Still a great race that I would recommend, also, the Old Port is just a fabulous place to visit

First off, if you are traveling in, stay at one of the race hotels, they are all so close you can walk to everything.

The race expo is small, but well done, bib pick up was easy and there was still plenty of cool things to check out and pet a dog.

The race is a bit hilly but nothing crazy and the crowd support is pretty nice. My only issue is with water stations didn't seem to be enough, especially when it was so humid that day.

Overall. the race is fun and the medal is so damn cool I would recommend this race