This event includes a full marathon, a half marathon, a 5K run, Mayor’s Walk, and a Kid K run.

The registration fee was reasonable at $70.

At packet pick up you will pick up your bib and race shirt. I thought the expo was fairly small. I was in and out in less than an hour.

If you’re coming from out of town I would recommend staying at the host hotel (Hyatt Valencia). It is literally right in front of the start line.

If you dislike hills like I do then you’re going to hate the first mile. That first mile is all uphill! After you turn on Tourney road its smooth sailing. Somewhere around the 2.5 mile mark it felt weird cutting through the parking lot of some apts. to get to the bike trail. You run on the bike trails for most of the race. On this day I found it to be quite peaceful. I zoned out for most of my run.

The volunteers were awesome, there was plenty of aid stations, and a lot of crowd support at the Start, Finish and even along the course.

I’m not sure what it is about this event apart from the others that I ran, but I really enjoyed it. I will definitely be back to run it again in 2016

This is a medal race for the California Half Marathon Series. If you are running the series.