This race was in a fairly common running route in San Diego - Mission Bay. It was fast and flat. I enjoyed the atmosphere and positive encouragement. Lots of young girls were running with their moms and I overheard a lot of women saying this was their first race, so I

I thought the race was beautiful and extremely well run. There was tons of aid on the run course which helped a lot on the hot day. A choice of local wine or beer growlers made the awards worth aiming for!
Challenges include one rough mile or so on a bike path

I pre registered for this race but got hurt and couldn't run in it today. My friend Keith is the RD and went down to the event to check it out.
I did speak with 4 runners who completed the event and they said they enjoyed it and would return