This was my first marathon and I think I picked a great one to start off with.

The whole experience of this race was pretty nice. The expo was not bad. It was maybe medium size compared to some of the sizes of others I have been to. We got a long sleeve tech shirt and a pair of gloves. The gloves were much needed because it was cool that day.

The course was pleasant with some hills, but I hill train so I didn't think it was that bad. I did note that there was not much crowd support from what I can remember. The course took you downtown and the only possibly drawback would be that this is a double loop course, but since it was my first marathon I didn't find myself getting bored or caring that much. After the race you got an awesome medal that was the Benz logo and a hat that stated you were a 26.2 finisher.

The after race expo was nice and they had free beer and coke products and free BBQ!!

Overall I really enjoyed this race and was happy I picked this one to be my first full marathon.