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

The Newport Half Marathon was my first half marathon. The course was flat with beautiful scenery of the Manhattan skyline. The start line and the first few miles were a tight squeeze with all the runners but I imagine that is what ever race is like. Unfortunately, the race occurred the

This was a fun neighborhood race with a very scenic route. It was well organized, started on time, and it felt like the whole local community came out to cheer us on, which was fun. The course had a good mix of uphill and downhill, but beware...Gallows Lane is no joke!