I really enjoyed this race, however I was shocked to see the elevation gains were so low but didn't really think anything of it as I lined up to run the race. Everything was organized well, the portapotties were very numerous, the parking garage wasn't far from the race. The volunteers were great! The main thing I didn't like about this race was around mile 11 it climbed UP and then it was a LONG downhill. So this downhill made the elevation gains not look so bad in comparison to Atlanta's courses. The scenery was nice but I was expecting to see more history and more of Raleigh's city then to see a lot of neighborhoods. The crowd support was nice for the 13.1 but from what I understand the 26.2 not so much. I also had to go to the medic tent afterwards because the hills were pretty rough along with the downhills. I had to get ice to be put on my knee (never had a knee problem) and I noticed about 4-5 people behind me were also going to get ice put on their knee too. The medic tents had tons of ice on the tables outside which told me they expected this to happen and they knew how brutal of a course this was. I won't go back but I did have a good time at the race and the expo. The expo was well organized and the people were knowledgeable with the things they had to sell. This was also my first Rock N Roll Race. They have discontinued the marathon, I assume, because it's not as popular and I'm sure people also complained about how rough that course was. I hope you run Raleigh and if you do, please be prepared for hills, long uphills along with long downhills.