The course was beyond beautiful. We ran around Lake Washington at Seward Park. It was a gorgeous day and the mountains were on full display. There was one killer hill but in Seattle, that's to be expected.
The course description said the 10k was a 5k loop run twice, which is usually miserable. And when the majority of the first mile was a huge hill, we were beginning to regret our decision. Come to find out, the second loop was different from the first loop (we almost kissed the poor girl that was directing runners to bypass the hill). Aside from the initial elevation, it was mostly flat and beautiful. The sun was shining, and the lake was breathtaking.
The water stop was in a huge white tent (aptly named "The Tunnel of Love") with decorations, music, and chocolate...ohhh chocolate!!! Running that part of the loop twice was just fine with us. Naturally, we ran away from the tunnel with our hands, pockets and pants stuffed with chocolate.
To sum up, this race was super organized. There were plenty of bathrooms, gear check was easy, registration was smooth, and the food was delicious. We had a blast at this race and plan to run it again....now to decide if next time we're signing up as besties, bromance, or lovers. 😂😁

At first, we thought there weren’t enough port a potties…which is a huge no no. But we never had to wait in line, so I guess they knew what they were doing. The course was pretty, and fun to run with a bunch of different terrain, although there were several bottlenecks, which is annoying. But it’s not like we were going to PR anyway, so it wasn’t a deal breaker. Running into the lake was part of the race so there wasn’t a chance to chicken out, don’t worry, there was time for a selfie…
Overall, we had a blast. This race was well organized, the volunteers were nice and helpful, the course was fun, parking wasn’t a problem, and remember the shirt?! The most difficult part of our day was the walk back to our vehicle, soaking wet in 32 degree weather. Once we cranked the heat and stopped the uncontrollable shivering all was good! We’re totally doing this race again next year.