The organizers described the course as "gentle, rolling hills", but it was a very difficult course. Worse than the hills, much of the course was on concrete. Distance running on concrete is very difficult. I hope the race can survive, but it isn't likely without a change to

The La Jolla half is the second race of the Triple Crown (Carlsbad Half, La Jolla Half, America's Finest City Half). This course is BEAUTIFUL! It is also a very challenging course, as it has a little over a mile straight up starting at mile 6. This challenging uphill goes through

This is a really well run medium size race. There is one really big hill up to mile 3, but after that the next 10 miles are pretty easy, so just take it easy and don't plan on a PR for the first 3 miles and then enjoy the views. Some