Mountains 2 Beach is a great race to get a PR, either in the half or the full. The net downhill course leaves you with a little juice to push at the end. The expo the night before was small, but decent. They had free samples of products and even old race tech shirts you could buy for $1. The morning of the race we had to get up early since it is a point to point course. However there was a great energy prior to the race and everyone was rearing to go. I felt full of energy at the start and really enjoyed the scenery and the runners surrounding me. Everyone seemed to be smiling and enjoying the run. Usually at the 10 mile point I start to feel tired, but not at this race. As you get closer to the ocean, the crowd support thickens and it is an encouragement to keep pushing to the end. The last part was along the path near the ocean and you finish with magnificent views! In fact I was so energized that I walked a few miles back afterwards and paced my friend running her first marathon 5 miles in. It was a fantastic race and one I would do again.