The Balboa Park 8 Miler is one of my favorite local races. It combines both road and trail running through one of the biggest draws to America's Finest City. Even though Balboa Park is essentially my back yard and I run in the park frequently, I still love participating in this

"Having failed to secure a spot in the NYC Marathon (the only marathon I've run -- and only once), I looked for a race that would be close to home, and have good crowd support. I read up on Philly, saw that it was fairly flat, and that there was

This event was so good. I signed up the day after the race for next years race in 2022. Yes, it was that good and it rained so hard during the awards ceremony that everyone had to run for their cars.

Finisher medals & 1st through 3rd place medals.

Make this race a