Excellent course by far. One of my favorite. Professionally done. Only bad thing is the awards are awarded to 10 year age spans rather than 5 years which is a mistake.
Top of the line shirts they give out.

This is an event you will want to do each year. 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

If you ever wanted to feel rebellious and free ride your bike on the freeway! Of course it was shut down to motor vehicles but wow what an experience. The organizers make the finish area like the tour de france with a finish chute and live bands.

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