July 23 was a hot day, but the breezy ferry ride was a great start to the race. The race was well staffed, wonderful community support, beautiful tour around the island, a fun running club all around the event. We had family running and watching/exploring the island, all as

I think the best part about this race is that the race director truly cares about raising as much money for the Ronald McDonald House as possible while still listening to the suggestions of runners. I originally did the race in 2013 as my very first 5K and had a

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