Either you love Rock n Roll Races or you hate them. I actually like them with the exception of the swag truck they employ from time to time to pick up people who are not going to make the time limit. The DC race is good with the course going by most of the most popular sight-seeing places in town. There is one huge hill at mile 6 but other than that it is not bad all all (unlike the second half of the marathon). Awesome medal and nice finish line area at RFK stadium (which badly needs a paint job). Would do this race again.