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How long did you wait before event started... I did several on the Cold Spring Hudson River 10k and don't remember waiting long nor the one in Texas I ran... cold spring was in the forest so that was interesting

None had beautiful photo opportunity

I arrived early because these are decent sized events and parking can become a nightmare if you arrive too late. Everything started right on time but on Saturday, I arrived at 6:30 for a 7:30 start. Today we arrived around 6:15 for my 7:15 start. There are also photo ops, stretch sessions, performed national anthem, and all kinds of booths. After the races, there’s food, drinks (including green beer), awards and more photo ops. So, you always add in extra time.

This one is a 3 day race event with over 1,000 participants. Friday was a kid race and 5k. Saturday was the full marathon and the first of the two half marathons. Today was the second half marathon, a quarter marathon and a 5k.

This race series has beautiful coastal and marsh scenery but it’s a mixed surface. I was on pavement, crushed granite, boardwalk, dirt and grass.