Such a great experience running the Irvine Half Marathon! Highly recommend! They offer bib mailing, which makes a big difference to me when choosing races, especially since I do not live locally. Race morning was a breeze. There is a large parking lot at the park where the race start/finish is. Plus the race doesn't start until 8am which makes it so much easier to get ready in the morning! Slightly chilly at the start but warms up fast. Great announcer at the start, a little short on port-potties though, but we all made it work. The course is on a nice path that winds through Irvine, very easy race with pretty much no elevation. The aid stations were well stocked and packed with volunteers! The finish line area had lots of booths and stuff to try, plus the medal was beautiful! Overall a really well done race!