Did anyone run the Brewers Mini this past Saturday? I started running last summer, this was my first half marathon, and my legs were not prepared. I had gotten up to 10 miles in training and never had any issues, but those last three miles just killed me. Stamina wise I was fine. It was perfect running weather, 50s and overcast, I was never out of breath, but my calves were just hating me by mile 11. I pretty much couldn't walk at all for the rest of Saturday, was somewhat better yesterday, but today is the first day I feel back to normal. The race itself was fantastic and well run. The best parts of the course was going through Miller Valley and Miller Park. The finisher's medal is amazing, the tech shirt is very nice, and the free ticket is a loge level which was better than I expected, I figured it would be terrace. All in all, well worth the price of the entry fee. I wish I could have enjoyed more of the post race stuff, but I was in so much pain I just wanted to get home ASAP. Of course, I realize I'm addicted to running when I go from hating life and wondering why I put myself through this for the first couple of hours following the race to looking forward to doing another one once the pain subsided. The only real issue with the race was due to the course, the lots behind the stadium were closed and the only entrance being used was Mitchell Blvd. Even though it was only 5000 runners, when there's only one entrance it caused major traffic backups. I was coming from the Fox Valley, made it to I-94 around 6:20 and barely parked by 7:00. If the race hadn't been delayed due to the lightning I might not have made the start, and there were a ton of cars behind me still waiting to get in.