Overall I really enjoyed this race. The expo is very small which was surprising. I wish they would have had more vendors. Packet pickup was very easy. The course was … MORE
Overall I really enjoyed this race. The expo is very small which was surprising. I wish they would have had more vendors. Packet pickup was very easy. The course was not difficult and enjoyed the scenery. The medal is very nice. The highlight of this race is the afterparty. The band was amazing and very engaging! There was plenty of bourbon to try and the pizza was good. The location of afterparty was great within walking distance of race hotel.
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Great afterparty
Overall I really enjoyed this race. The expo is very small which was surprising. I wish they would have had more vendors. Packet pickup was very easy. The course was … MORE
Overall I really enjoyed this race. The expo is very small which was surprising. I wish they would have had more vendors. Packet pickup was very easy. The course was not difficult and enjoyed the scenery. The medal is very nice. The highlight of this race is the afterparty. The band was amazing and very engaging! There was plenty of bourbon to try and the pizza was good. The location of afterparty was great within walking distance of race hotel.
Scenic race in beautiful Louisville!
This is the perfect time in run in Louisville and celebrate Kentucky bourbon! The course is beautiful, but tough while in the parks. Train on hills and you can do … MORE
This is the perfect time in run in Louisville and celebrate Kentucky bourbon! The course is beautiful, but tough while in the parks. Train on hills and you can do it!
Bourbon, Party, and Hills
A great race with great support along the route. Like hills? Many, many hills in this race plus a final steep climb to the finish. The scenery through Cherokee Park … MORE
A great race with great support along the route. Like hills? Many, many hills in this race plus a final steep climb to the finish. The scenery through Cherokee Park is beautiful with wide paved roads to run through. Shots of fireball from spectators along the way to keep you going! The after party with free pizza, beer, bourbon and more was excellent! This is now one of my favorite Louisville races!
Great event - top notch
Overall an excellent race from packet pickup to the post party. The start is first class with the bugler that plays the call to post for the Kentucky Derby playing … MORE
Overall an excellent race from packet pickup to the post party. The start is first class with the bugler that plays the call to post for the Kentucky Derby playing that, My Old Kentucky Home, and the National Anthem. The course is scenic for a large city. The post party is best seen to date. This was my fourth time running & I plan to continue running it. A++
Best Run
I love this race. I travel from Ohio to do this run. The swag and the post race adventure makes it my favorite run. I have done this race 2 … MORE
I love this race. I travel from Ohio to do this run. The swag and the post race adventure makes it my favorite run. I have done this race 2 years and it is going to be a yearly tradition for me.
Beautiful Scenery
This was my first time running the UBHM. It was a beautiful course, mostly through scenic Cherokee Park. Communication leading up to the race was very clear. The only difficulty … MORE
This was my first time running the UBHM. It was a beautiful course, mostly through scenic Cherokee Park. Communication leading up to the race was very clear. The only difficulty I encountered was parking. The free parking that was mentioned in the pre-race information had been reserved for another event so had to find an alternative. Will definitely be back!
The most fun EVER!
This was one of the best half marathons I have ever done. From the great volunteers at the packet pickup, the VIP experience the night before, the start of the … MORE
This was one of the best half marathons I have ever done. From the great volunteers at the packet pickup, the VIP experience the night before, the start of the race (the bugle call to the races REALLY?), the spectacular race route and the fantastic after party! Oh my gosh, this race was incredible. It rivaled much larger races and the people of Louisville ALL seemed happy to make this a wonderful experience for us!
Great Race with the BEST after party!
Nice scenic course with minimal hills but it has the best after party of any race I’ve ran! The Crashers perform on 4th St. Live! and there is bourbon, beer, … MORE
Nice scenic course with minimal hills but it has the best after party of any race I’ve ran! The Crashers perform on 4th St. Live! and there is bourbon, beer, pizza and burgu at the finish!
Very good
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Great all around, just for $85 more than a T-shirt would be nice
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Beautiful course and awesome after party
The after party for this race is amazing!! Love band, bourbon, beer, food, and a great atmosphere!!! The course does have some hills as it goes thru Cherokee park, but … MORE
The after party for this race is amazing!! Love band, bourbon, beer, food, and a great atmosphere!!!
The course does have some hills as it goes thru Cherokee park, but the beauty of the park definitely makes up for the extra effort.
(Or you can always relax and walk/jog up the hills).
Definitely doing this race again next year!!
The after party was very nice
The after party was fun the band did a great job. The race course was full of hills. The scenery was beyond boring and there wasn’t a lot of crowd … MORE
The after party was fun the band did a great job. The race course was full of hills. The scenery was beyond boring and there wasn’t a lot of crowd support. The packet pickup had bourbon tasting which was nice but I wish they had more vendors. Here is video
https://youtu.be/bZ0M1f_1gNE?si=gsFeLK0cnbddiGJp
Loved this fun race!
I waited for this race for a whole year and signed up as soon as it opened. The race does a great job with communication before, during, and after. I … MORE
I waited for this race for a whole year and signed up as soon as it opened. The race does a great job with communication before, during, and after. I strongly encourage you to follow their Facebook group. The race hotel, The Galt, was close to the start and finish party and most everything else was walkable, plus it is close to the airport. It was very reasonable and I had an awesome view of the Ohio river. The only thing is that they need better food options and a microwave in the room. I did VIP packet pickup but still stopped by the expo. Be sure to check out the Mohammed Ali Center which is walking distance and is a great interactive museum dedicated to The Greatest. Don’t expect a big expo, it’s really packet pickup with a few vendors and of course, bourbon tasting. Louisville takes their bourbon very seriously…lol! I got a wonderful custom shirt made on site that I actually like more than the race shirt, though that is nice as well. You could pick from multiple decals and have them placed on your pick of shirt or sweatshirt. VIP packer pick up was ok. It was at a local bourbon joint and there was….bourbon! lol! and cheese, fruit, and meat platters. It was ok for a one time experience. Race day was wonderful because it started at 8 and was walking distance from hotel. You self seed and that worked out fine. Quite a few people went to the back to start, along with me, a true back of the packer. They started on time and the weather was good running weather, very cool when still but once you get warmed up it was awesome! I rated scenery as tops, but that will depend on if you enjoy running through a couple of parks, one was Cherokee Park, we spent the first few miles on the streets passing the stadium and a few other points of interest. Then, the dreaded hills!! It started in the park area around mile 3 or 4, I think, and lasted through about mile 8 or 9. I decided to walk the hills, so most of the middle of my race was walking. I do run walk intervals as it is. Another runner told me that after those hills end, it would be rolling hills. This ended up being true, except they added a pretty good incline right around mile 13… when I got up that hill, I said to a volunteer, “so they thought that would be funny, huh?” The volunteers did a great job. Water stations about every 2-ish miles, so that helped break things up, and fuel was about every other stop. The route also went through what seemed to be a historic area and in the park, at least I think I was still in the park, there were some very beautiful houses that we passed. The bourbon bash was the after party and it was the best thing ever! You cross the finish and there are bananas and bagels. They also had a place you could get your medal engraved, which my sister got for me. She flew in and got there in time for my finish, which was awesome! Your race bracelet gets you burgoo (a soup), pizza, a beer, and 4, yes 4, small shots of bourbon! The soup was good and the pizza was awesome! Hot, thick and doughy, not that thin, cold, greasy pizza I normally get when it is at races, especially since I am back of the pack. The band was THE BEST! The singer did a wonderful job and came down into the crowd and sang and had people dancing, it was a real experience and I will definitely do this one again. Highly recommend! Even with the hills and me walking them, I still came in around my average time for a half, so that made me very happy as well.
Fun time in Bourbon Town
This was a good race. Well programmed and started on time. There was a large queue for porto-john before the race and then at the first couple of aid stations. … MORE
This was a good race. Well programmed and started on time. There was a large queue for porto-john before the race and then at the first couple of aid stations. Not a lot of people out cheering and volunteer levels were a bit light.
If Bourbon is your thing, you can have your fill, after the race (and even during the race!) at the amazing post-race. I was surprised at the hills in the middle/end of the race, so I was too whipped to go grab multiple shots of bourbon — but if you’re prepared for a hilly track and don’t completely feel exhausted — the post-race would be amazing. So I don’t recommend you go for a PR on this course. Take it easy and leave some in the tank for the party…and check out the vertical profile and train accordingly.
Very Happy , great production
The night before restaurants were slammed packed , there were multiple events occurring in the city and long waits to be seated. Highly recommend the race. MORE
The night before restaurants were slammed packed , there were multiple events occurring in the city and long waits to be seated. Highly recommend the race.
I really enjoyed the race and stay
After party was probably the best I have seen, beer, bourbon and great food and great live music. Course was scenic with a good mix of bridge, city and its … MORE
After party was probably the best I have seen, beer, bourbon and great food and great live music. Course was scenic with a good mix of bridge, city and its neighborhoods and water views on bike path. I would recommend this race
Best Miles for Beer and Bourbon!
Great showcase race for the city, possibly best after party I've ever attended! They changed the course to cross the Ohio which gave a nice challenge at the beginning when … MORE
Great showcase race for the city, possibly best after party I’ve ever attended!
They changed the course to cross the Ohio which gave a nice challenge at the beginning when you legs are fresh.
Positioned in October, typically Great weather for a PR.
Great race with excellent crowd!
Great race, this was my first race at Urban Bourbon and 2nd half marathon. It blew my 1st half marathon out of the water! I loved the cheering from spectators … MORE
Great race, this was my first race at Urban Bourbon and 2nd half marathon. It blew my 1st half marathon out of the water! I loved the cheering from spectators as well as the positivity of the volunteers along the course.
Great race, awesome experience!
Not only is the race great, but the whole bourbon experience from the post race bash to collecting pins on the urban bourbon walk is so much fun! Make this … MORE
Not only is the race great, but the whole bourbon experience from the post race bash to collecting pins on the urban bourbon walk is so much fun! Make this a weekend experience, not just a race.
First timer
If you’re a bourbon drinker or you like a party atmosphere after a race, this race is for you. I’ve done numerous races in Louisville but this was my first … MORE
If you’re a bourbon drinker or you like a party atmosphere after a race, this race is for you. I’ve done numerous races in Louisville but this was my first UBHM. It wasn’t a bad morning – just not what I was expecting considering the old course was “urban legend” for how awesome it was. The thing is, I registered for this in January 2020 … it was moved in 2020 to a very non-urban course so I deferred. The 2021 course was closer to the original course but I deferred again since it would be on my regular running route (no challenge for me). I didn’t want to defer again and I’m glad I ran it – but there were so many different elements: asphalt, sidewalks, concrete, sloped roads, crushed gravel, tree roots popping through paved trails, potholes, plywood covered bridges, pea gravel/sand covered concrete bricks that sloped down to the Ohio River – if someone wasn’t careful or paying attention, there could have been some injuries. I did pass one guy who must have had a spectacular fall and the EMTs had him on a stretcher – basically, it was not a course to race on but one to have a nice jog on. The run over and back on the walking bridge was chaotic – it was early enough in the race that the runners were still clumped together (hadn’t spaced out enough yet) and since the other lane was full of runners coming back, there was no passing. One other issue – even with all the weaving and trying to get around the other runners, my tracker showed the course short. Several others had the same complaint as well. It was a great day weather-wise and I like supporting local races. More water stops and a course more open to spectators would be great.
Loved this race!
Corse was scenic! I trained for hills. There were definitely lots of hills and one at the freaking finish line! Not cool! BEST AFTERPARTY EVER!!!!! MORE
Corse was scenic! I trained for hills. There were definitely lots of hills and one at the freaking finish line! Not cool!
BEST AFTERPARTY EVER!!!!!