Ran this as my first marathon. Overall, had a great time and the race and expo was well organized. It's a flat course, and there was great support from the local community. The aid stations were well equipped and the volunteers were friendly and helpful. Only disappointment was the swap. Other than a race shirt, not many giveaways at the expo. Not much new gear or interesting vendors at the expo.

They had shuttles to and from the expo and race day that made it stress free to book a local hotel (I'm from out of town) and not have to worry about parking.

Race course was nice but not exactly the most scenic run. The race course passed through a few parks and crossed the Willamette river a few times. The race is mostly asphalt and the last 10 or so miles is on concrete bike paths. However, finishing inside a track stadium more than made up for the lack of scenery!