Great race. Thought it was put together nicely. The parking and shuttle was very convenient compared to other races. I enjoyed the crowd support was great. I heard a ton of great things about this race so I was pleased to have my first marathon be with the Marines. Will definitely

"Note - I did the Aquabike, not the full 140.6 - there is no option to select this.

This was the first year this race was offered so take this with a grain of salt.
Pickup - Rinny and Macca were there. Got pics were both. Triathlete geek heaven.
Swim -

"Ran this in 2013 and 2014. Last year, I followed it with the NYCM the following week.

Fairly standard NYRR race -- typical packet pick-up/ race start/ corral set-up/ run through Central Park.

The difference is the vibe. Given the ""kick-off"" to marathon week, all of the runners are pretty excited.