This organization sent out emails weekly, so there were no worries about checking into the hotel, picking up packets, or morning shuttle. The run was not boring at all and we knew what to expect with respect to finishing and eating. Very organized and a very friendly city.

I disagree with Chicago A.B.; a boring course running through parking lots? Really? This course ran through some predominately scenic areas, historic neighborhoods, new construction of the BOK Center, recently rejuvenated downtown, and finally along the natural Arkansas river lined with unique statues of animals commissioned by Nature Works. The course also presented some minor challenges in hills, so it is not like you ran a race with no elevation change; that would be boring. I would be offended if you called the road that ran next to my $2 million-plus home a parking lot. Having run over 115 marathons across the U.S. from the very small to the largest in the nation, this is a good, well run marathon for its size and one that is relatively new to the marathon calendar. Every year it seems to me the organizers have listened to the participants make both bad and good comments, and have endeavored to make improvements. I urge you to come for the scenic and very marginally challenging course, the medal, and to experience a nice and friendly town. Anything you do not like - outside of telling the millionaires to remodel - I believe attempts will be made to correct.

Boring course - mostly out-and-back, running through parking lots and industrial areas. Poor organization. Volunteers were helpful and the medal was worth it!

Excellent marathon. Very hilly the first 13 miles and mostly flat (and very windy) the last 13. Great finisher's shirt and medal. If you are one of the slow marathoners like me (just under 5 hours), don't expect any food at the end of the race. Very limited selections. Long lines at the end of the race for food and shirts. Need better planning for crowd control. Overall an excellent experience. Just bring your own food.

This was our first, so please take the info with a grain of salt!

We had a blast. The only downside was the host motel and their food service.

The corrals worked well for the most part. You have to run around people on every race at the start and this was no different.

The expo was great, with a lot of helpful people.

The volunteers were amazing and supportive.

The course was great. I would call them "grades" - not "hills." We train on a similar course in our neighborhood and were ready for it.

I highly recommend this race for people who want to have a fun experience put on by supportive fun people. Well organized!

Very warm, humid, and windy, but that's out of the race organizers' control. This was my second fall marathon this year with temps 15 degrees above average. This seems to be the case with most fall marathons in the middle part of the country this year. When looking up weather facts, it would be best to look up record high temp; and that would be close to race-day temp. Maybe race organizers should start their marathons at 6:30 because of global warming.

Anyway, I'm done complaining because late November should be a safe time of year not to be warm. Volunteers and organization of this race were great, but not many spectators. Overall, a well put-together race.

I have run the half in Tulsa 3 times and the full marathon once. The Tulsa Route 66 Marathon is a class-act from start to finish. The course is challenging with some hills mainly in the first few miles. The expo is great; packet pickup easy and well organized. The start is also well organized. The finisher's medal last year was awesome, as was the Brooks finisher's shirt, which is provided in women's sizes as well as men's - much appreciated. Pasta dinner is a great place to socialize and visit with other runners, and last year was at the famous Cain's Ballroom.

As others have posted below, the first 13 miles are a series of switchbacks through downtown Tulsa. It's very hard to find your bearings as you are constantly turning corners. It's not particularly comfortable on the joints. Once you enter in to the more residential portions of the first half, it becomes easier to settle in for the run even if those who live in the houses you pass wish that you were anywhere but on their streets.

At mile 13 you make the turn and run along the river. It's very pretty, but there is no shade and at this point the rough becomes rather tedious. When you turn around and begin the double-back return to the finish line, the rough becomes even more grim. There are very few spectators at this point and the very slight incline in most unwelcoming.

The finish at the park was a blast. While there might not have been loads of food, many marathoners were simply hanging out enjoying the sun, free massages, the music, and one another's company.

We stayed at the "host" hotel, which had no information regarding the marathon: no info tables, no volunteers the day before, no pasta dinner the night before, no one the morning of race-day even to point runners in the right direction of the starting line. Next year, whichever hotel becomes the host hotel should give some thought to what they are going to provide to their marathon guests.

The volunteers were great - warm, welcoming, friendly.

Volunteers were great. Course shows most of the things worth running past in Tulsa. Finish area is a park. It's nice to be able to lie in the grass with a beer (and plenty was available). Overall, I'm happy to have this race in my home town.

Tulsa is a good smaller marathon. The organization was solid, the people nice and the course not bad (the out-and-back at the end was a bit dull). My only complaint was that I didn't realize the full met back up with the half during the first half. I thought I had goofed up until I saw some marathon bibs. I ran a 3:41 and the only food was sparse pizzas. Not my thing, so I just skipped out and went to my hotel (Hotel Ambassador was awesome and just up the street). I would run it again.