There was special pricing on this race so I signed up for it. For a half marathon to be under $100 is a great deal! The expo was great, it was smooth and there was alot of sponsors there that I can look at to see if I needed any last minute stuff or food. One of the booths, Represent Running held a Shake Out 5K in conjunction with my CRew, Concrete Runners so that was great & it was just around the block. I didn't run it because I had prior engagements. I brought my dad along with me and he was excited as much as I was because well.. there's free stuff! Who doesn't love free stuff!

The swag was good for this race. I got some free stuff from Toyota for owning one of their cars which was cool and there was the shirt & luna bars. The medal was great at the end as well. It is one of my heavy medals that I have on my race hanger.

Now for the race course. As you know San Francisco is definitely known for the hills. I have raced a few in San Francisco but this race has so many hills so be prepared but it was a great race because of the entertainment along the way. There were a few big huge hills the first few miles especially towards the 3rd or 4th mile then it was a mixture of uphill and downhill around mile 9-11 to go towards the finish line.

Access to the race was okay, just a bit traffic to get to the starting line at Ocean Beach. But the pick up at Civic Center is something different. I suggest you take public transportation such as Muni (Bus) or you can also opt for uber or lyft to Market Street because it is hard to get picked up by family at the Civic Center since there is no designation for pick up.

Overall, this would be one of my must do races of the year!

Link to this review