Pam Begnaud's Staging Area

I’ve never received so much swag and witnessed such Amazing Crowd Support in the pouring rain – it brought tears to my eyes – they were Awesome! We combined Flying Pig with Kentucky Derby Mini, Indy Mini and Flying Pig! Stayed at the Hyatt (host hotel) and the start, finish and packet pick up were all within walking distance. The Expo was Huge and Lots of Swag! It’s a hilly course and what they say about Eden is Very True – It’s a Big Hill! It rained the entire time but the crowd never left – they stayed out and cheered until the last runner finished – Fantastic Race!!

Planned this race a year in advance and partnered with Indy 500 and Flying Pig the following weekend. We stayed at the Courtyard Marriott Downtown Louisville. Across from KFC Yum Center – did not rent a car – packet pick up changed – read your emails – I missed – A nice couple drove us to packet pick up. We received a Shirt and Bib – Shirt was nice – we took an uber the following day to spend time at expo. Day of race we walked to start and were able to walk back to our hotel. In the morning the hotel had goodie bags for all the runners – very nice of them! Lot’s to do in the area – We chose this race for the course going into Church Hill Downs! Our only disappointment was our gps tracked 13.43 Miles – And others were running on the side of us were saying the same??

We Did It – 4 Half Marathons in 4 Days and it was Amazing – You want to find out what you are Capable of – Do 4 Corners – It will push you to limits you never thought you could achieve!! We are leaving and feeling VERY Accomplished – Everything about this 4 Day 4 State Race is Awesome!!! The Staff, The Runners, Swag, Scenery – All Over the Top!!! We stayed in Cortez at the Holiday Inn Express – 100% Recommend!!! Do this Series!!!

Utah was Day #2 of the 4 Day Series and it was a Challenge but the View is Absolutely Gorgeous!! Runners are now becoming friends and helping each other – The Staff is Amazing and the Swag is over the Top – Highly Recommend – You will Challenge yourself and be Very Proud of Your Accomplishments!!

We were originally doing Savannah, Georgia that race was cancelled and we chose San Jose. Weather was Gorgeous! The race started late and it was seemed to get colder. First corral was supposed to take off at 8am and I think it was about 20 minutes late. Our corral finally took off around 8:45am. Plenty of water stations and crowd support along the route. We stayed at the Signia Hilton and was absolutely perfect to walk to start of 5K and Half Marathon and end of both races. The after race events were right in front of our hotel! Great restaurants in walking distance. We took an uber to San Francisco one day to visit Pier 39 and Alcatraz. It was a great trip to complete State #8

Very Well Organized, Expo had some great vendors and the Medal was Awesome! Very impressive and huge! The finish line was packed with lines of great food and drink. We stayed at Downtown RV Park and rode our bikes to the Expo! There was a chance of rain but turned out to be a beautiful day for a run!

We did Gulf Coast 2 Years in a Row – Year 1 we both did 5K and Half Year 2 did 5K and Husband did his First Full Marathon and I did the Half! Well organized, we received 3 Nice Medals (the crab is a can opener) Weather was great. We stayed at Beau Rivage – you walk across the street to meet the buses and you finish at the Hotel. 2nd year we stayed at Margaritaville – and drove to the Beau Rivage and parked in their parking garage.

Our son was a patient of St Jude Children’s Hospital and this race was a must for our Family. It was cold and had a delayed start due to forecast of ice and snow. We ran around St Jude Children’s Hospital and the patients were along the sides holding signs and thanking us – I cried and hugged and took lots of picture’s!! A few hills – one big one around mile 9!

I’m from Louisiana and NOLA is only 2 hours away. The roads/course is beat up so you need to be careful and look down often! The course brings you to some historical places, you run behind the Farmers Market and around the French Quarter. Used to Love running RNR Races but the lack of communication if frustrating and makes it difficult to plan for Accommodations

Did this race a few years ago and I just remember it being cold. You run around LSU – #geauxtigers. Parking can be a challenge. Good Expo and Post Race.