For the kind of small, full of heart, fundraising 5K that this is, it gets 5 stars!…read more I have participated in SOAR's (Students Off And Running) MGM5K for the last two years and this is a very fun little race. It is a fundraiser for the aforementioned running club, which trains students on distance running and culminates with participating in the Los Angeles Marathon. This event has the easiest and most efficient parking and packet pick-up system ever. Parking is plentiful at the Bridgeport Maketplace (where the starting line/packet pickup/warm-up/expo is) and your car is literally a few hundred feet from the action. The packet pickup volunteers know what they are doing and before you know it you've got your shirt, bib, and swag bag. The warm-up is always enjoyable and I take away a new move each year. This last year they added a silent auction - great idea! Still bummed I didn't win that Disney movie basket. The course is a down-and-back route and is pleasant. There are lots of enthusiastic volunteers along the route, ready to "bead" you with the traditional mardi gras accessory. This race has a timed/competitive 5K, a fun run/non-competitive 5K, and a kid's Mini Madness 1K. You can also get your pooch involved as a 5K-9! If you do both the timed 5K and the fun 5K, you are awarded a Mega Madness goodie. Another improvement with the 2014 race was the finisher's medal. Thanks for the bling, guys! Chris Schauble from KTLA is very involved with SOAR, so you can expect him to be there and emcee the race. I look forward to participating in the 2015 MGM5K! :)

They have moved the start/finish a few miles south to the mall, and it's actually a 5k, 10k and…read morekiddie 1k but still with lots of reasons to join this event. For those in the running community, SOAR (Student's Off And Running) is Students Run LA's well-behaved cousin. This is SOAR's biggest fundraiser with their athletes not walking 5 across or cutting you off during the race, but instead providing race support. Water tables, bead throwers and just general cheering comes from their members. The course is 99% on the Santa Clarita trail system with a mix of asphalt, concrete and gravel. Cheering support is minimal (its a 5k & 10K so no biggie) but easy parking, painless packet pickup and the Red Bull girls handing out samples made me one happy runner! You can find lots of discount codes which will bring this race under the $30 level, a rarity with today's race fees. That will get you a decent goodie bag ,tech shirt, medal and knowing you're supporting a great charitable group. See you at the start next year!

What an amazing place! They have a little bit of everything and although I can understand how it…read morecan get pricey, compared to K1 speed I prefer here so much more. There's laser tag, bowling, arcades and axe throwing which is helpful for wait in between races. Cameron and Rychie have always been so kind, welcoming and fun to coordinate with. All the gals are sweet too. I bring my son here often, and because of their welcoming spirit I always come back with more kids.

Super expensive i paid $93.96 for exactly 20 minutes ride each ride was 10 minutes…read more And $39.99 was weekday special regular price is $49.99 People of SYLMAR avoid this place!

In 2015, & 2016 the Los Angeles spartan sprint has been the last west coast spartan race for the…read morecalendar year. The hilly mountains in Castic Lake just 10 minutes north of Magic Mountain offers a nice challenge for first time & veteran Spartans. A plus for this particular Spartan race is it's at a park so there are areas with real restrooms not that far from the race entrance for anyone that doesn't want to use a porta potty. Tips for the race, wear tech type/under armor type clothes, the dirty/mud & water pretty much wicks off the material, thicker material like cotton or basketball shorts absorbs water & mud & will weigh you down. Bring towels, plastic bags, flip flops, & a change of clothes for after the race to change & store your dirty race gear. Leading up to the race weekend make sure to check your email for final race instructions from Spartan. Since this time of year the sun sets early they required all races that started after 12pm to have head lamps, a lot of people had to buy head lamps from the merch stand that ranged from $15-$45. By Saturday all the $15 were sold out so a lot of people on Sunday were stuck paying $45.

FML. Hills for days…read more My buddies and I had been preparing since we registered back in March of 2016 for our race on December 10, 2016. Wait did I say preparing?? Not really. :( We were all a little hyped up as we got to the lake. First off, $10 per car. I gotta say management did well in the ease of the ins and outs of the vehicles. We were able to find parking (it was like a mile walk to the Spartan camp) with ease. We were also able to get out of the parking lot with ease as well and right to the 5 freeway from Castaic Lake. Since other runners had different times, there wasn't a cluster of people at one time. Porto-Potties and park restrooms throughout the area. Our race yesterday was 4.9 miles. Easy right? Wrong. For the first timers like us, it was crappy lol. We paid $ for this, got a nice heavy red Sprint medal, a free Bud Light, finisher shirt and some other freebies. I also took home a headache, sore legs, arms and body, and mud in every part of my body after the muddy water dunk! It took 4-5 q-tips after a full hot shower to clear all the brown mud from each of my ear holes!!! Yeah the course was 4.9 miles, the obstacles were challenging (I won't tell anyone about the 20+ obstacles to ruin the surprises), but all I can say is watch out for them damn hills!!! Everywhere I looked it seemed like we kept going up and up (elevation change was about 1K feet). There were numerous times when I looked at my buddies and shook my head with bitterness! Overall, after the fact, it felt good to finish the Spartan Sprint Castaic Lake without dying. Will I go for the trifecta? Probably hell no, but it was a good experience to run it. The others running with us, along side us, before and after us were ALL supportive of each other. We didn't see or hear anyone being a$$holes, showing off or putting anyone down at the race. That was super cool! Btw..make sure you bring a change of clothes and another pair of shoes/slippers for after the run. We all pretty much threw away our shoes that we used to run, climb, walk the course! Hydrate tons before the race, wear sun block and wear comfy clothes. Good luck first timers!! I popped my Spartan cherry on 12/10/2016!! :)

Dangerous race course in the rain, need to warn runners in advance, esp those who are unfamiliar…read morewith course. If you get hurt in between aid stations you are on your own unless fellow runners help you out. Event should have been organized in way to prioritize runner safety.

I'll be honest I wasn't the biggest fan of extreme speed when I first got into racing, but with the…read morenew management it has been much better. Run groups have been good with little issue. They are now my preferred run group for cheap test and tune days

I did an event with this organization at the end of June. It was my first track day in about 12…read moreyears. I had read the reviews that this group was "unorganized" and "unprofessional" but my experience was the complete opposite. The event was very well organized and professionally ran. The day stayed on schedule for the most part with only other drivers causing delays to the day (tighten you lug nuts folks!!) There were complaints about too many cars in some of the run groups but I found the amount of drivers in track at any given time to be acceptable. As the day wore on people began to leave, after all it was hot and the turbo cars were getting fussy. This left ample time at the end to get more laps in, which I did. Overall, Extreme Speed put on a safe, well-organized event where I got to put nearly 100-track miles on my car. I can't wait for my next event with them!

Postponed Aug. 18, 2019 Sprint Triathlons without any clear explanations…read more Be careful! Your payments are non-refundable even when they cancel the event because there's not enough participants! Read their cancellation policy very well! They can take your money and say there's not enough participants and you won't get a refund! They can move you into next year's event but you have to ask them! If you can't do next year, say goodbye to your money! Good luck if you get any email responses! Don't expect any responses if you write them an email through the website!

Did this race on Sunday August 17th. It was my first triathlon - sprint distance. I will do this…read morerace again, no question. Other reviewers are pretty spot on. I would add that the lake you swim in is actually very clean and filtered. Temp was 77 degrees. The run is tough though, and more than makes up for the shorter bike. I ran my worst 5k in months! :) I welcome the challenge. My only caveats with this race is that (1) the volunteers that were working the transition area at 5:15am were cluelessly sending people to the wrong transition spots, (2) the race started 20 minutes late, which meant it was that much hotter when we finished, (3) they had no volunteers on the bike course, and most specifically at the merging area coming out of transition. They also talked a lot about safety on the bike course, and some "trouble spots", but nobody on the course giving us a heads up......I chalked this up to lack of volunteers, but then when I came in to transition I saw a huge grip of them warning me about the dismount line. Well, ok ok riding in to transition can be dangerous.....but we don't need 10 dudes patrolling the dismount line ;) On that note, there were lots of police helping with traffic management. That was awesome.....and impressive. I felt super safe and had a blast running red lights ;)

Super fun but ! one of the workers at the batman ride a old guy w shoulder length hair working on…read morethe batman guy was a little rude and honestly i feel like he was kinda racist he accused us of tryna ride the ride twice and even though we told him multiple times it was our first time riding the ride plus we were just minors plus a little kid he still was trying to kick us out he was taking the other guys side and saying he believed them more and would rather take theyre words than ours i just found that weird or he couldve phrased it differently taking another white persons side being white himself while im hispanic? Another worker helped us and moved us to open seats so it was all fine in the end but it was definitely still an upsetting experience !

I'm scared of heights, but I love the roller coasters and I love Six Flags…read more Always have good memories here