Expo:
It is the day before at the Convention Center - lots of booths of items to buy and health-related vendors as well

Swag:
In addition to a tech shirt, you get a loaf of bread and a box of cookies

Logistics:
Lots of places to park downtown including several parking garages. This year, the location changed due to construction so you gathered in City Hall park. Bib were colored according to finish times. Everyone was called by color to line up. Very organized if you followed instructions.

Course:
As I mentioned, it was different than previous years. The art as a result was not a steep incline but an incline as the same. Then you ran around the park and back down to the finish.

Post race:
The nice spread of chocolate milk, fruit, bagels, cookies, bars. A long line but it went fast.

Conclusion:
The Freihofer Run for Women is my favorite race:

It is ALL women – all ages – all sizes – veterans – newbies – elites – walkers
It is a real USATF race with Olympic runners in it.
It feels so good to be a part of its excitement.
You always meet someone you know.
It ends with a downhill :)

Logistics-
takes place at Central park in Schenectady - lots of parking
real bathrooms in addition to portalets
Lots of space to hang out in the pavilion with tables to leave your belongings

Swag:
Nice bright tech shirt and a flower when you finished

Course:
Beautiful - you ran around the park, around the lake, on a trail, a lot of variety and pretty flat

Post race:
the best post race food I've seen - chocolate fountain, non-alcoholic mimosas, chocoltemilk, pastreis, etc.

Age group awards were plants.

I highly recommend this race especially for women with daughters.

Expo: The expo was at the convention center - lots of booths, anything you wanted you could find.

Swag: You got a nice tech shirt (but it was not gender specific) and a coffee mug (which was a nice addition)

Race course:
It starts/finishes in front of the Art Museum and the famous steps! The race runs through downtown Philadelphia for a bit before running out along the Schyulkill River up a hill (that was the only hill) past the Please Touch Museum, and back towards the start line. The course was flat overall. I had taken a trolley tour of all the famous sights in Philly the day so it was nice to run past them during the race.

Logistics:
It was in walking distance from many hotels. Since I didn't drive, I can't comment about parking.
After the race, there was a hot chocolate fountain and they gave you a bag filled with goodies. It was nice not to have to wait online to get food.

Conclusion:

I loved this race (and would have loved it more if it didn't rain). I would recommend it for a first time visitor to the city.