Great experience for a BIG 10k/5k. This is definitely a fun race and a cool experience. Great views of the city. The only draw back is that for a shorter race, there is a lot of work to get to the start line. You park downtown, then line up in massive lines to board city busses to take you to the start lines. It is jam packed at the start. This process takes a bit so while the start is later (9am), you have to be there early still by hours. I don't love that aspect of it but its a very fun race with a big race atmosphere. You get some awesome views and it's just a fun run with a lot of excited runners. Most of the race is downhill!