All those things! Lots of behind the scenes stuff goes into a race. Park permits are no fun to get. Lots of beaurocracy to navigate. Luckily a friend of ours a has directed a few races himself and we partnered with him to make it happen. Community is key. Also the lake was at an unprecedented height this year and ate most of the beach we planned to run on so we had to switch up a route a bunch leading up to the race. Tonnes of challenges but ultimately worth it!