This was my first time running NYC. After missing out on the lottery every year...including 2018...I won a bib to the 2018 race. It was a special race and a great experience. There’s so much energy in the City.
The pre race transportation is excellent. There were plenty of aid stations. Definitely get the poncho. My only complaint was that we had to take the subway back to the hotel and boy was it hard to make it down that many stairs!