The race had a small expo but was very easy to find your way around. I do wish the expo was open a little later the day prior(Saturday). The race started early in the morning at 7AM on Sunday but they recommended arriving by 5:45 to avoid road closures. At the start they had race pace signs so that slower runners did not get in the way of faster runners and it worked great. There were about 4000 people in the race ensuring that there were always people around you. They had water stops about every two miles except for the last 3 miles where they had one every mile. There were also a lot of locals outside cheering on the runners with some offering water and one household even offering strawberries. The course was scenic although mostly through the beutiful city of Frederick. The course was fairly flat and although the elevation shows a few hills they are mostly small and I actually only remember 2 of them with the one being fairly early in the race and the second being around mile 12. The medal was fairly big and the design was the Maryland flag which should speak for itself with how awesome it is. The medal also has a spot on the back to place a wallet sized picture. The shirt is also very nice. The race finished on the track at the Frederick Fairgrounds giving plenty of room for spectators at the end of the race. The race also gave out free race photos taken by multiple photographers at the start, in the middle of the race in various points, and the finish. The race also offered race tracking where you could have the race post or text your time, pace in 3 areas into Facebook which is a great feature. I signed my parents up for the texting and they loved it allowing my mom to know when to go to the track to watch me finish and my dad to keep up to date on how I was doing despite being unable to make it to the race. This feature also sent a picture of you finishing the race. Overall, it’s a very well organized race and is very worthwhile to run. I highly recommend running this race sometime.