What a great experience! You couldn't ask for a better setting. The course was good. There were some challenging hills but I thought it was fair overall. The weather was perfect and you always had a view of the mountains. Finishing on the field at the Rose Bowl was amazing! Packet pick up was easy. They had multiple locations set up around the area. We chose to pick up at the Rose Bowl so it was a little more crowded. There wasn't an expo which is fine with me. The t-shirts were average but the medals were awesome. After the race you could spend as much time on the field as you wanted and two beers were provided at the post race party. Overall a great experience.