After hearing many wonderful things about the Brookhaven Bolt 5K from friends over the years, I finally ran it for the first time in 2016 and LOVED IT. I had to miss it last year due to a schedule conflict, but could not wait to run it again this year. When it was time to make my calendar for May, I had a few options on for this weekend, but knew I needed to return to this one for another go at it.
The first half of the course is pretty flat (for Atlanta) with some slight downhills along the way. The back half of the course is different though with a series of long, gradual uphill and one steeper hill. Is it the most challenging course? No, but it isn't a "flat and fast course."