I didn't have a great race when I ran this a few years ago. I went out to the course to seek redemption. While I did redeem myself. This is not a great marathon. There is no spectators. There is not enough aid station at all. The course while beautiful is slightly boring you do a couple zig zags through the park but a majority of it occurs on the oak leaf trail. The only redeeming feature is you run along the lakefront so you get some beautiful views over the bluffs.