This was my first half and I had so much fun!! I had a really great run, and including a stop to meet Black Widow and some other pics and potty breaks, I ran faster than I anticipated. It just felt really great.
I did think there was an awful lot of people. Especially on the horrid river bank portion, I just would get stuck behind so many walkers. It was mentally very frustrating, and I have bad knees that do not do well with constant start stop- I tend to just slow down my run speed rather than break to a walk. No one moves over to the right side when they walk, either, which made it that much harder. That was really my only complaint. One minor quibble is that the course is not terribly interesting. I run on roads at home, so I'm used to no scenery, but for a race, it was a little bit of a bummer. Not sure there is any way to really fix that though, as there isn't 13.1 miles of park to run in.
Anyone else not get there at 4AM? I decided that was ridiculous, and based on conversations with people who ran the 10K, I didn't arrive until 4:45 and then got into my corral at 5. Since I was in F, I waited a very long time to start. I'd love if they could fix that somehow.
Otherwise, it was a lot of fun, and I especially enjoyed all the bands and cheer groups.