Bergamo is a nice place to visit, but I would not take part in this event again. The kilometre markers were often wrong, and it was often hard to tell which way the route was going. As an international runner, I was also denied the winning money prize (first place overall female runner). No information about this was given on the event website. It was frustrating to say the least! The race was also routed through another festival that was taking place the same day, so we had to fight our way through the crowds. It's flat and fairly quick, but I will NEVER go back there. It's unfortunate as it has potential as a race, but treats non Italian runners terribly unequal. Misleading. They also start the 1/2 and full together, no blocks either, therefore some very slow runners started right up front. Very little support from spectators (cars often on the course and pedestrians in the way...) Worst marathon experience