This is a really fun race! All the proceeds benefit the Children's Miracle Network, so it's a great race for a great cause.

The cool part is that this 5K is completely at night, but the roads are lit by luminaries. I will be honest and say that it can get a little dark, so it's important to keep your eyes open. It gets crowded in the midpack, so you'll be doing some dodging of people for a little bit.

The course runs through San Marco, and it's really cool to see all the houses lit up. The race starts and finishes in San Marco Square, which is set up into a little Christmas village, complete with a Santa!

All participants are given jingle bells to wear on their shoes, and a lot of people dress up. It's a great Christmas themed race!

I've done this race twice, in 2012 and 2013. My experience was the same both times.

I have nothing but good things to say about this race. It's an awesome idea, and it's a tough challenge...especially during Jacksonville's really humid summer.

The course takes you around the Jacksonville Jaguars' practice fields, then up and down all the levels of the stadium. You do one lap around the football field, and finish just outside the field. If you're like me and don't train on hills, this is tough. Just when you think you are done with the inclines, there's another round to climb.

Parking is free and plentiful at EverBank Field, and you get a medal and a tshirt. My one "complaint" is that I never saw any representation from the Jaguars. It would have been cool to have the mascot or some players there. I know it's not a Jaguars themed race, but it's based around the building they play in, so that would have been a cool addition.

I ran this race in 2010 and 2011 when it was still brand new to the Long Island area.

The expo was great. It's your standard race expo, but I love how they got so detailed that there was glitter all over the floor. I didn't wait in line for very long to get my race number, which is always a good thing. The shirt is a high quality tech shirt, and each city of the race gets its own custom "Diva" design.

The course is very similar to the Long Island Half Marathon, except that it starts and finishes in Eisenhower Park. For me, parking was very easy. My mom dropped me off at a bank across the street from the park, and it was an easy 1/2 mile walk to the start.

Just like the LI Half, the course is a little boring at times, and I didn't notice a lot of crowd support (locals cheering). Of course, since it's a similar course to LI, it's flat, flat, FLAT, which makes it a great course to PR on. The water stops were great, and the volunteers were awesome.

The thing that makes the Divas Half different is that you get different things on the course. At Mile 11, there is a boa and tiara station. Running with the boa is a little confusing at first, especially if you almost strangle yourself with it like I did. I was afraid of breaking my tiara, so I held it. Most people around me slowed down a little to put it on.

The medal is HUGE. I have a lot of race medals, and this is easily the biggest one I own. It screams "Diva" and is so awesome (but a little heavy to walk around wearing!) that it was my main reason to run the race again. The race is during a perfect time of year in New York where it's not humid, and just cool enough (without being freezing) that the weather is great.

I ran the half marathon for this in 2009 and 2010, and the 5K in 2011. All times I had pretty much the same experience, and they were positive ones.

This race is pancake flat, so if you're a new runner, it's absolutely perfect. The expo was run a lot smoother the 2nd year (as far as picking up numbers goes at least), and the "swag" was always great. From all three years combined, I got things like lunch bags, a cool hat, and a keychain. It's also a really affordable race. The medal is okay (hey, that matters!)

The biggest issue I had with this race was parking/traffic at the start. The start line is on Charles Lindbergh Boulevard, and getting TO the start line was always a huge issue. We always left early enough that it wasn't a tremendous issue, but it was another stress we didn't need.

The only other issue is the course is really kind of boring. You get a great view of scenic Merrick Avenue, and from what I understand the marathon course is pretty much all on the Wantagh Parkway, which is booooooring.