This was my first full marathon and I could not have asked for a better experience. The weather was perfect and the race was exceptionally well organized. Plenty of aid stations and great crowd support.The course I thought was pretty flat, I live in the Ozarks so a minor hill or two is nothing special. Plenty of hotels near the start/finish line make getting to the race easy if you are coming in from out of town. I will defiantly run this one again.