The expo is fairly large but packed into a small space. add in all the runners and it can get crowded real quick.

Bib and shirt pickup is easy to get through. Unfortunately, some of us didn't get our shirts as they ran out of multiple sizes. I'm not sure how that could happen at a race of this size but it did.

Race day parking is kind of crazy. If you want to park close then you should plan on arriving early. The first two lots I pulled into were full, so I had to park at the convention center. They have shuttles that run to the start line, but since it took a while to find parking I ended up having to start with the last corral.

The race course is primarily on PCH which affords great ocean views. For the most part this is a flat course. There are a couple hills around the 3-4 mile mark.

Water Stations- the race has a lot of water stations, they're roughly every mile. During the last half of the race the stations were running out of water/cups.

The crowd support is great and the views are nice.

The only negative thing I can say about this race, besides the fact that they ran out of shirts, is that there was no fruit left when I finished. I saw multiple people walking around the finish line with gear check bags full of fruit. I get that people are hungry after running, but don't hoard all the fruit. other people might want some too