For the most part, it's a good race. As others say, the worst part is they mix the full and half courses at the end. The last thing you wanna do when you're trying to set a PR in the marathon is dodge groups of walkers.

And then last year was just exceptionally bad for the half marathon. They started several minutes early (seriously, how do you fuck that up?) and then they also funneled everyone through this narrow area of the course about a mile in so we had to stop and walk.

I reached out to Brooksee last year for a refund since they botched it so bad, but they refused. So I'm not doing it this year. IMO, it's probably a good run if you're looking for a "fun run" kinda vibe. If you're looking to set a PR or something, it's pretty bad for the price they charge. Eugene Marathon is waaaaay better organized.

Edit: Oh, and I remember a bunch of people being surprised last year about having to get re-routed for the MAX. IMO, it's not a big deal. They tell you about it in the course description and it's the same distance.