text: I visited the convention center as part of the expo for the Rock N Roll marathonhalf marathon and this review sprawls across both of these entitiesnnAs for the convention center it is certainly in the upper half of Convention Centers I have known The rooms are spacious and it is easy to get up and down floors The design is nice with easy access to the stairs and escalators and they have the exitonly designs that are conveniently located It may not be the greatest endorsement when I say that the convention center can be quickly exited but I appreciated these benefitsnnThe Rock N Roll expo was also reasonable they have a similar set up at all their races and the number and scope of vendors is impressive Now I have always considered these things the equivalent of runners porn and typically try to get out as quickly as possible It only takes a momentary distraction to have you stop in front of a stall and decide that you must have the new Saucony socks But these are ULTRA wickingnnIve taken the Jason Bourne in an embassy in Switzerland approach when you walk in the entrance you put your earpiece in rip the diagram of the building off the wall analyze the quickest route between the points you need to go and then march This typically works fairly well and you can navigate through the whole affair in a few minutes Not too shabbynnA friend of mine has a different philosophy He claims that you want to take the more circuitous route through the hall since people tend to congregate in the center of the place He probably has a point although I will never admit that to him there is actually a hierarchy of vendors and the less desirable ones tend to get stuck along the back walls When you navigate this path the crowds are sparser and the vendors are listlessly standing next to stalls of Used Running Socks and Backwash Gatorade I tried this manuever at the Phoenix expo and found that I could exit the building a little faster An idea to try the next time you are at one of these things