Overall, this was a great marathon but there are some flaws. Mediocre expo, undertrained but friendly volunteers, below average post race food. My race shirt was defective (Torn). Well organized start and finish. Motivated Stealth Bomber fly over at the start. Great course that handles the crowds well with shaded areas on the latter part of the race. Good bands on the course but sparse spectators. Excellent race medals. I'm sure that this race will improve every year. Shouldn't have to pay for live runner tracking. Race results don't give splits. I would definitely run it again.

Incredibly well organized. All the runners I encountered were just as pleased as I was. Could not have asked for a better first time experience.

This marathon had a good course, mostly flat. For a 4hr runner catching the half marathoners is less a inconvenience as it is motivation. The biggest problem with this race is it is mostly on a military base, which means it doesn't have the spectators all along the course. Mile 10 was great but some of the back stretch from mile 13-20 can be pretty dull.

Coming off an injury, just took it slow. Never been to Dayton so found it hard to get around. Book your hotel early! Usaf rocks. I loved the museum & was glad I went to the pasta party. Love the hat in swag bag. Course pretty flat. Fly over was great. Wish more fly overs had been going on during the race like in marine corps marathon.

After hearing about the snags in this event i was a little worried about how it would go.. I am Happy to say it was way better than i expected.

Pros:
* Parking was a breeze, after hearing all the bad comments we were going to just take the shuttle but we were directed right in and parked easily (Just make sure you leave with plenty of time like suggested)
* Aid stations were plenty and well staffed
* Shirts were Great
* The fly over at the beginning was incredible
* The medals with the featured plane and placed around your neck by a senior Air Force Leader
* Results were quick, walked up to see what my time was and before i could ask they had already put my bib number in and printed me out my results
* Starting by the Museum, make sure you see it while you are in town.

Cons:
* Pace groups were fast, I ran a 3:28 and finished well behind the 3:30 Pace Group
* Not enough Pizza... I skipped the line because of the wait thinking i saw some outside.. i did but would have had to pay for it

The pros well out wiegh the cons... i would run it again and recommend it to my friends

Nice course and unique to run a race mostly on a military base. Seemed every time you ran a few feet there were water and hydration stops :-) Decent course...not many spectators compared to most others I have run. REALLY need to improve bus system from Nutter Center to start... some folks stranded and were thus very late to start. Volunteers were wonderful! GREAT medal!

Changes to the half marathon this year took out the best part of the base: running around historic Huffman Flying Field (under beautiful 100+ year old trees and past the Wright Bros hangar and catapult). Food tent was especially disappointing because you were herded through quickly after getting some water and a piece of pizza and were denied getting anything else. (Plus food ran out and it backed up for the marathoners.) Spectators were enthusiastic as usual when you encountered them. After five years of running this event, I can no longer recommend it - the organizers are great marketers but lack in experience in the details of the race (lead runners got lost twice in the half marathon because the lead car didn't know which way to go!).

Thank you to our Men and Women that serve our Country so we can enjoy such a great experience. The Volunteers as always did a great job .The weather was perfect and the Staff did an A+ job ..
I will be back ..

This is an incredibly moving race and makes me proud to be an American! The course offers a huge variety - cheering spectators at some points (the city of Fairborn is beyond belief!!!) and quiet, reflective miles as well. The families on base who come out to cheer are awesome, as are the active duty military men and women who are working the course. Goodie bags are great, shirts are beautiful, and the medals...let's just say that size DOES matter when it comes to AF marathon medals! The organization and volunteers are top-notch, aid stations are plentiful, well-stocked and motivating (someone at every aid station cheered my name!), and you have to be dead inside if the flyovers don't bring a tear to your eye.

As a daughter of a former Air Force member, this was a race that I felt I needed to do, but I will keep coming back year after year for the experience.

This was my second marathon and I found it to be very well-organized. We volunteered at the expo on Friday morning at shirt/goody bag pick-up and found that to be handled very efficiently as well. I loved the course, the fly-overs, and the scenery, especially being on the base and the there were plenty of water stops/medics and entertainment. The camber of the road on the base was a little bit of an issue for me, but I will DEFINITELY be back next year.