As stated on my blog, runstrongrun.com, this was my first time running in San Diego. Going into the race, I had heard from several people to be prepared for the hills. I. however, was still not prepared for the hills! Why was I not prepared for the hills? Well, it was probably from my lack of hill intervals during training, my lack of hills around where I live, and taking a month off of running right before this race. For those who properly train for hills and are running, I'm confident that you'll have no problem crushing this run!

The race expo was held at RoadRunner Sports and was well organized, quick, and easy to pick up my bib and other swag. They were even passing out coupons, so I just had to buy a new shirt! ;)

There was ample parking race morning and it was easy to get to. There were plenty of shuttles to get runners to the starting line. Once at the starting line, there were bathrooms set up along with water.

As for the course, although it wasn't the most scenic, it was safe, well marked, and wasn't a looped course. Yes, there are rolling hills and one major hill at about mile 10, but I'd still say it is a good course and one to be repeated. The aid stations throughout the course were well stocked with water, Nuun, and Honey Stinger products.

Once at the finish line, I was greeted by ice cold beer from Green Flash Brewery. It was SO delicious! There was a whole area outside of Green Flash Brewery set up for those 21 yrs. old and older with bathrooms, games, photo booths, merchandise, and more beer. I could have stayed there all day!

Overall, a fantastic race! I'd highly recommend you check out Craft Classic San Diego and the other Craft Classic races within the series!