This was my first 1/2 marathon but, I have ran many races in the Washington state area and have talked to a good deal of other racers who feel this race was a complete disaster.
The signs for separating marathoners and the" halfers" was not very clear, making it a very difficult run for fast marathoners.
There was only one electrolite replacement station along the way.
The picture taking after finishing the race clogged the finish line area so bad that people who just wanted to get warm and out of the cold were inadvertently made to stand and wait for no reason at all.
The Gear Check area was terribly inaccessible with countless scores of people crowding each other with along with separate Micheal Jackson convention revelers and National Finals Rodeo folks all vying for the same convention hallway. In my estimation there must have been 40 to 50 runners who fell ill in these hallways due to hypothermia and dehydration.
They ran out of half marathon medals.
The organizers said afterwards that "The race was a complete success" but if you ask many people who ran the race, there would be a completely different point of view. The organizers need to cap this race with 10,000 fewer runners and draw up a more fluid and practical Race. I do want to thank all the people who volunteered, they were greatly understaffed.