Great expo. Great crowd support. Beautiful scenery. The weather was cold and rainy, but who cares. Running through those areas was worth it. This is a good race for beginners. The cutoff is 6 hours, which I trained for. I rolled my ankle just after the halfway point. I knew I was not going to finish in 6 hours. Even so, the race officials made sure I got an official finishing time. They mailed me a medal and finishing shirt with my official time. This meant a lot to me. I don't have a great runners body and sometimes I struggle, so being able to finish was nice. I would love to revisit the Twin Cities in the future and give this race another try.