This is a nice, small town run coordinated by the local YMCA. It's sponsored by the local brewery, Leinenkugel's. Running a race in August may not have been my brightest idea; it was quite warm and sunny. I kind of gave up around mile 10.5 but was able to finish. It is near the Twin Cities and was an easy drive there and back the same day. It's a very affordable half-marathon, I think I paid $30. You get a nice t-shirt, but no medal. I have two sort-of gripes: the t-shirt does not indicate that it's a run, let aone a half-marathon. I'm still swag-oriented, and I need some evidence I ran a tough race, so not having anything printed that I ran a half was a bummer for me. Secondly, the start was somewhat chaotic. There is nothing to indicate where the start line is, and 8 minutes before the start I and others were wandering aimlessly. Lo and behold the street is suddenly blocked (surprising drivers), a guy yells, "This is the start line," we line up and race, all within about 2 minutes. LOL