So this was my second marathon in 12 years but I have worked several throughout the years. My first one was in 2005. Overall I think this was a great marathon with wonderful support. The expo was ok for a regional marathon. I have seen better and I have seen worse. I liked the t-shirt but the cut of this shirt wasn't perfect.I took advantage of the hotel shuttles which made getting to and from the marathon start and finish very easy. I liked having the race start at 7, it was still cool and you were able to finish earlier in the day. The course is challenging but doable. I loved running into some of the neighborhoods because the residents were so supportive. The volunteers on the course were wonderful and plenty of aid stations. Psychologically the last 4 miles were tough for me and of course there aren't as many spectators on the bike course. The only negative thing that I would share, is I think the pace groups went out way too fast and lost a number of people along the way. I didn't start with a group but based on my time I should have been running with the 5:30 pace group the whole time and they were way out in front. Other than that it was a fabulous race that I would encourage everyone to try on Memorial Day Weekend.