Continually rolling course, none of the hills individually were that difficult, but between lots of turns, the hills and the number of runners it was tough to find a rhythm. No complaints about it, just the way it was. Interesting course overall, a few non-descript protions. Excellent support at the water stops. The food at the end was pretty minimal, could have used something more substantial while listening to the music. I'd run it again.

Great course, hilly and interesting. Friendly crowds. Aid stations were well stocked and friendly. I prefer to run full marathons when there is not a half marathon also, though, due to the focus on the half (20,000 half marathoners versus 2,500 runners in the full). I will do this one again.

This was such a hilly course, for the full marathon, just to many for me, I will probably not do it again if the course stays the same. Not to much going on at the expo and it was very crowded. The people at the water stops and along the way were great. Maybe they should think about just making it a half only

The course, for the most part, was good. Nice rolling hills and goes through neat STL neighborhoods. A few comments:
- Lots of turns
- The last 4 miles of the marathon are along side the half marathon, at my time (3:23) staying on pace while running next to half marathon walkers was extremely frustrating.
Competitor Group always puts on a well-organized event, you get what you pay for. Typical Rock and Roll Marathon.

Wanted to try a Rock 'n' Roll marathon once. Once is enough. Too much hype, too little (none) swag, and definitely meant for those who run the half, not the full.
St. Louis is a great city and it was fun to be here at the height of Cardinal fever.
The course had lots of turns, small hills, fans, and water stops. People staffing the water stops were *wonderful*. Traffic control was fine. The course was hard for supporters to get to if you didn't live in south city. Some of the bands were better than others (and there was one singer who made us all run faster), but there didn't seem to be all that much more music than at any other well-supported marathon. These other marathons have lower entry fees, better swag, better shirts. Shirt was white with uninspired design and they didn't have the right sizes.
Expo was crowded, took forever to find where to donate running shoes - information didn't know - and there were few give-aways or samples.
Corrals and wave starts worked beautifully, and there were lots of porta-potties at start, you just had to look on the other side. I was third in line once, and the second time there was no line at all!
Love running in St. Louis but wouldn't do this one again.

If you need tons of other runners around and bands and rah rah RnR series is for you...it was just too much for me. Plus the headliner ended before I finished the Marathon(4:50) and they seem to only care about the half runners. Nice course.

St. Louis is a great city and has become a great running town over the past 6 or 7 years. Decent crowd support and the bands were good, but that seemed to be the focus. There were many times I felt in danger because cars were driving on the course and I actually had to stop as cars repeatedly drove onto the course at several un-manned intersections. After looking over the course map I can't blame them. These folks were trapped for hours with nowhere to go.

The Rock & Roll folks did a great job organizing and running this marathon. The locals provided great support on the course, every mile of the course. The music was great, distracting the mind from the pain (Thanks musicians!). I noticed around mile 6 that I heard my feet (hitting the pavement) for the first time. Be aware, this is a hilly course and may limit many from running a PR.

PS: A suggestion. The cheer squads were nice, but I like drum lines better. Can you add a few marching band drumlines?

I was very pleased with the St. Louis Rock-n-Roll Marathon. I stayed at a downtown hotel in walking distance to start/finish. Well organized expo, gear check, bathrooms, wave start, pace group. Good fan support on course and big crowds in downtown areas. Ran through a variety of neighborhoods, including by Busch Stadium. Course had some rolling hills; a couple long gradual uphills but nothing too tough. Plenty of water stations. Race was crowded until half marathoners turn off course. I appreciated all the volunteers, security, and traffic control.

Thankful for volunteers at the finish!! Best thing I can say is that this was a large half/full marathon 20,000+, but it didn't feel that way because it was so well organized. Glad I rocked St. Louis.

This is the first RnR in St.Louis, which is a fairly run-friendly town. It was nice to get off the beaten path-away from downtown, Forest Park, and Clayton;where most courses traverse, but these are the jewels of the city. Lots of residential neighborhoods, esp during the marathon, including lots of parks. Decent spectator turnout (nothing like Chicago, of course). Bands were well placed, well supported; I really enjoyed the music. Well organized expo, good vendors. I gave organization 3 stars as I was disappointed with the race shirt (pretty generic, nothing special for StL), and the postrace refreshments were disappointing in a race of this magnitude (bananas were gone, had some orange slices, bland whole wheat bagels, and water/electrolyte drink). Will I run it again? Probably. Will I run another RnR elsewhere? Probably.