Chicago is one of, if not the best marathon. The crowd is packed along the route, cheering on all of the runners the entire time. The course is almost entirely flat. The volunteers and workers are incredibly supportive and helpful and everything runs like clockwork. This was my 4th time running

Cincinnati is built on seven hills, so anticipate a challenge! However, there is so much crowd support along the route, you might not even notice! There are aid and cheer stations everywhere! Twizzlers and Swedish fish are handed out by agruntsa� and asquealersa� along the route, along with graHAM crackers and

My first half marathon. Gorgeous New England woodland scenery. Not much of an expo or anything beforehand (at least, not in 2015) but fantastic Smuttynose beer afterwards. I might have had one or three while waiting for my wife to finish the marathon.