The course was awesome, yet challenging with all the bridges and the small rolling hills on the roads. The crowds were cheering at every section of the course with the bridges being the only exception.

"Having failed to secure a spot in the NYC Marathon (the only marathon I've run -- and only once), I looked for a race that would be close to home, and have good crowd support. I read up on Philly, saw that it was fairly flat, and that there was

Great race, amazing race expo, the crowds on the course are awesome plus running through all the diverse neighborhoods in Chicago there is something for everyone.