This is an evening race held during fair week, which gives it a character most road races do not have. The fairgrounds are lit up, there is crowd noise and the smell of fair food, and the kids dash goes off first, so the atmosphere is already warm by the time the main race starts. The distance runs a touch longer than a standard road race.
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