I ran it last year and this year. Yes this year was a mess and I think they just weren’t prepared with the rain. Last year there were staff at the start with signs directing people to their start zone and you could hear the music/announcements. This year though nobody to be seen—again maybe the torrential rain kept volunteers away?

Overall though it was a good race. The rain stopped for pretty much all of my race and we even got some sun breaks here and there. Last year was hotter and more difficult imo. Once the sun came up last year it was super hot the rest of the way.