Fun first race of the season and first time racing a trail half marathon

This race was the earliest I have tried to prepare for a half marathon. The start of the day was so cold there was still ice on the course.  In spite of that, the course was well marked and scenic. A large portion of it was spent close to the river.  

I have a long term goal of racing a half marathon in every state so this allowed me to check off Maryland.  

Lesson that I learned during prepartions was the warm gloves MATTER.  I am so thankful for the warm gloves I wore the entire race. 

Overall definitely a fun race and signing up for something early made me start training earlier with longer runs.