Packet Pickup:
I wasn't able to pick up the packets because I'm out of town for school, so I left that to my husband. The packet pickup takes place at the Armory near the RFK Stadium. Husband reported that packet pickup was smooth... DC traffic (which never really ceases) was the only bad part of packet pickup. 
The Goods:
You get a long sleeve technical shirt and a challenge coin.
The Race:
Weather reports were not good for the race. Rain was expected and the humidy was really high. I made a call to just take it easy and enjoy the race, with an intent to keep my HR below 165 for the race. kept my pace pretty slow and even with the weather, I genuinely enjoyed this race! I'm usually pushing so hard that I don't take the time to actually look around and enjoy the monuments... But I was able to this time and it made the race so much more enjoyable. 

As mentioned before, the weather was terrible for this race. It was in the 70s with extremely high humidity. It started to rain a little during the beginning of the race, but it quickly passed (and added to the already terrible humidity). There were times when it felt like I was suffocating, not because I was exerting myself, but because the humidity was so terrible. There were water points every couple miles, which helped... but I feel like the volunteers should have spread the tables and waters out to every mile once the weather started to turn. After around 10:15 or 10:20am, I overheard another runner saying that the course was downgraded and would be a "fun run" without official times for runners on the shortened course. There were several heat injuries, seemingly a lot more than usual... 
But... other than the weather, I really enjoyed the race and will run it again next year.