"Tips and Notes:
- you don't need to get there as early as they say
- mentally challenging to pass the halfway mark with others finishing - as with almost all half/full marathon races
- good crowd support in the beginning, a bit less on the second half
- work in hill training - not

I loved almost everything about this race. The course was interesting and flat, the spectators were amazing and the expo was easy to navigate. My only complaints would be the lack of merchandise at the expo and that some of the roads were in poor condition (uneven or loose gravel)

By far the best race I've ever run. The hills made the whole experience so painful and the crowds made the whole experience so worth it there is nothing I could suggest NYC marathon improve. The expo was really good compared to Chicago's 2016 and the atmosphere at the finish line