Strong fields for the marathon. But, only two Kenyans and one Russian making up the remainder of the international field.
Some course changes have taken out some little hills on the first few miles. With good weather, a 2:05 is certainly possible for the men.
The US Half field is devoid of the entire US 2012 Olympic team, save and except for Meb. Becky Wade is running the half on a quick turn around from Cal Int'l. No big debuts from anyone moving up from the track. Good chance for someone to have a breakout performance.
Should be a great chance for runners to chase the trials standard in the half. Changes to the half course took out the U-turn at mile 9 and took out a the small hills in the first few miles. Course is pretty much flat now. As good a chance to run under 65 as anywhere in the US.