No different to my experience in years prior, I absolutely love this race. If you're looking for a race that epitomizes Southern California into 13.1 miles, this is it. Run through orange groves and lemon orchards, peak at the top of the hill that allows you to see the snow-covered San Bernardino mountains in the process. Stunning, just stunning.

The race went through an image re-design, so all new logos, medals and t-shirts this year that certainly do not disappoint!

Because of the snafus in distance last year, they really went all-out to make sure that frontrunners were guided - extra volunteers at EVERY single corner and turn, chalk-mnarked turns to indicate through the winding parts of the course. Riverside Road Runners did a great job to ensure that the course was as planned!

I'll be back again, for sure.