I recently ran the 2022 San Diego resolution run in Mission bay and it was quite entertaining for…read morethe half marathon! Registration was easy as to where you sign up online and pick which race you will be completing In as for the 5K, 10k, or half marathon. I decided to go with the Half marathon to challenge myself and expierence the long run of 13.1 miles. The BIB pick up was at Road runner sports the day before in Kearny Mesa where it was quite organized and easy as where they also handed you your shirt. The race began on a Saturday at 715AM in Mission Bay with a nice upbeat crowd! The views were spectacular and breathtaking running along the bay seeing the water and that San Diego Sun shining down on you. The race started out great for the first 6 miles which was well put together while it was secluded for the runners participating in it but suddenly fell to anyone and everyone on the ground walking and riding bikes and also to people walking dogs. The race then felt as if it was a public race where anyone can join in the park and wasn't blocked just for the participants. It was a great event to attend and the volunteers did a great job handing out water and Gatorade. The shirt and the medals were absolutely beautiful and there were prizes for the top 3 in each age group which was a plus. Other that that I had a nice time at the Resolution run and looking forward to attend next year!

What a great run to start out for the year! I haven't been to the years previously but from the…read morereviews I guess they really took the runners feedback seriously and did some major changes to it. Registration was easy, parking was so-so and the communication up to the race was on point. Thank for the email informing us that Sea World Drive would be closed! I ran the 5k while my friends walked it and two others did the 15k. It was smart to have the 15k start 30 mins before the 5k group. The path they had us on was one of the best runs I've been on. It was a continuous loop around the island which was great for runner to keep going and not having to avoid other runners if there was a turn about. No one was fighting for space or running to avoid trees, objects or incoming runners from the opposite direction. I liked how the 5k finish line and the 15k finish line were in two different locations. This really opened up the space and people didn't crowd around the finish lines. It was also a pretty good distance away from the vendors. The "medal" was unique in where you got to write down your resolution with chalk/pain chalk. (too bad it rubbed off after moving around so much) but it also doubled as a magnet! Def a great run to benchmark the rest of my runs this year.

My experiences with this wonderful event was just amazing and it's my hometown of Encinitas! I…read morecouldn't ask for anything better because I love running and doing for my home town! This is a great feeling to support my hometown, I can't wait for 2019 Encinitas Half Marathon! All my Best! Elisa Randle Legacy Runner from Encinitas Half Marathon

The inaugural Encinitas Half Marathon was held March 26, 2017 in the lovely seaside city of…read moreEncinitas, CA in northern San Diego County. The Start/Finish line was at Moonlight Beach, with the majority of the course heading being on The 101, complete with 7 miles of oceanside running. This was my first time running a course of this design where you head out one way, then backtrack and come back to the start line area before heading out the opposite direction only to return again to the finish line. There are several steep downhills, which then become steep uphills on your way back. Oh, and the starting line is on a hill going up, so you'll start the race going up a hill. Once turning left after crossing the starting line, you will immediately encounter a very steep downhill only to enjoy a longer but not as steep uphill climb just around the next corner. I personally found this race to be a little boring, but the citizens of Encinitas sprinkled throughout the course were fantastic. I'm sure the excitement will only increase as the race continues and crowd support grows. The finish line festival was great and offered many vendor booths. The only critiques that I would offer is to provide aid station locations for water, electrolytes,and gels on the course map to allow for runner planning, and a more accurate elevation chart. Also, final instructions and bib number information could be emailed to the runners. Perhaps they did send, but I received no correspondence other than my registration confirmation. Nor,did I receive the tech shirt when I picked up my bib on race day morning. All in all, it was a very nice race with plenty of aid stations, port-a-johns, and a large and colorful finishers medal at the end. Shout out to the organizers and volunteers on doing a great job. I totally recommend.

Overall fun race experience & I would like to run it again…read more. It's along the embarcadero/Seaport Village.. So I personally like the view. But I also used to run here on the reg when I lived close by. It just makes it hard to find parking since it's limited in the area. Loved the vibes before & after the race. They had a fun DJ/MC with dance offs & warm ups. Everyone was dressed up too! And a lot of booths giving away free things like hats you can bling out, water bottles, sunglasses. Coolest medal ever! The guy dances! Not a fan of their white t-shirt though. They had nice gold winners medals! I unfortunately didn't know they gave it to top 3 in age categories so didn't even check the booth to collect mine or wait for the awards ceremony. I've never been able to receive a winners medal so I was so sad when I found out I could've gotten one but missed the opportunity. So I tried to contact the event coordinators via e-mail & facebook to see if I could pick it up at their Long Beach race, but no answer! I'm obviously still bitter about this. Otherwise would've been 5 stars and I would've done their LB race..

This was the first year for the Disco Fever 5K to be run in San Diego. I've never run a race in SD…read moreso I'm can't speak to how it compares to other races in the area. But compared to other races I've run myself, this was on the small side. Packet pick up at Road Runner's Sports was easy; the process took me less than 10 minutes. The t-shirt is nice and there were some nice snacks and goodies in our race pack. The race is set at the Embracadero and run along the running path along the harbor. Despite it starting at 730am (first wave) there are still tourists taking a stroll and other non-race runners out so you gotta watch out for them too. I loved the warm up--even if you weren't participating, it was nice to have the music playing and the emcee keeping things fun and light. There was some runner support with volunteers cheering on the racers at a few different points and the water station half way through. I didn't dress for the theme (sorry!) but I did appreciate the different disco costumes I saw. Kudos to the guy who ran in full disco Elvis attire, including wig! And the sparkly disco dresses were fun and flirty. Every finisher got a medal--yeah! and of course special medals to the top finishers. There were bananas, water, gatorade and other snacks afterward--a lot more than what I've seen at other races. Everyone working the race were friendly and supportive. A really fun atmosphere. Glad I was in town to run the race!

Decided to sign up for this race vs. the SGK Race for the Cure for 2011. I had done the SGK for…read moreseveral years and needed a change. I have heard of the IG from several friends so wanted to check out the girl power. Traffic was crazy exiting off the 5 freeway and Via de la Valle to get to the Del Mar Fairgrounds. However, parking was a breeze. Parking was free and tons of spaces. There was a 5k and 10k, and this time I opted for a 5k since I had just done the LA RnR Half a week prior and I was going to run the Silver Strand Half the following weekend. The 10k started about 15 mins before the 5k. If you're wanting a PR, you're in the wrong race. There are no corrals, and everyone starts at the same time. Also consider there are a lot of mother/daughter teams and lots of kids and strollers. Perhaps I should have started right at the front since we were in the middle of the pack and got stuck behind some walkers and some pretty slow pacers. I didn't care so much for the route. The first mile was just too crowded and there were too many people you were running into. It wasn't until mile 2 was when you're on the open road and you were able to spread out. Mile 2 was uphill, which sucked. Mile 3 was downhill and you finish back at the fairgrounds track. The race was an experience. It's a good way to run/walk with your mom/daughter or to empower your girl spirit. I considered this my combo recovery run post-half and training run for the upcoming half... ================================================ Stats: Overall 88/944 Division 11/156 Gun 29:34 Chip 28:51 Pace 9:19

Hey ! Hey ! Hey ! It's another one !…read more The fifth annual 'Athleta Iron Girl' was at the Del Mar Fairgrounds this year ! The course started and finished on the fairgrounds. It was one of the easier runs for me since it was mostly a flat course with a slight incline towards the end. Great for newbies and experienced runners. I only participated in the 5K since I'm slowly incorporating short runs in between my training for my next BIG race in January: Disney's Tinkerbell WOOOT !!! I enjoyed seeing the mother/daughter teams and even little girls running while they held hands with their mamas. Uber cute ! Although, I think they should have had a separate wave for the young daughters and mama teams just to avoid any mishaps or collisions. Perks: post-race breakfast goodie bag, giveaways, performance tech t-shirts (so femme), professional timing, personalized race bibs, and love the custom finisher medal ! Proceeds go towards the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) to help find a cure for all children with cancer. WIN ! Not so perky: When a little girl can run just as fast as me towards the finish line. Yup yup. Little rugrat was as tall as my knee. haha. She almost bruised my ego by nearly beating me. ooh wee it was close ! (note: still recovering from a knee injury)...not that I'm making excuses or anything. Overall, it was a fairly organized event and their website has more than enough information for participants. Great job Iron Girl ! I would LOVE to make this an annual run and hopefully get my mom involved. We both can go all out with matchy-matchy pink outfits to support breast cancer awareness and hold hands while we sing along and run ! OH JOY !

5 for FUN, but there were some kinks along the way…read more Packet pickup was avail at 2 locations on 2 different days. I opted to go during my lunch to RoadRunner. A tad disorganized - the person behind the table didn't know what to do when I presented with my number, no safety pins were offered and the people giving out the shirts used a verbal system in giving the shirts away vs. reviewing bibs. Nonetheless, since I went early, I was done within 10 mins. Pros: -Course was relatively flat (YAY.) -We actually got real medals. -Loved how everyone dressed up in 80s attire!!! -The band for the after-party was BAD ASS!!! Cons: -Traffic was horrible!!! If you're coming down on the 5, get off at Mission Bay Drive vs. Sea World Drive and park. Trust me, you'll be grateful... -When you leave, there is only 1 way out (if you parked north of Sea World Drive). -I was late to the start, so I got stuck with all the walkers and strollers. It was hard to bypass some groups since they took up the entire walkway. HELLOOOO!!! -Weather was very crisp and cool. When you round the bend on Fiesta, you get a lot of headwind, which also contributed to an even worse sore throat. -Line to take pics with the Dolorian was waaaay too long. The photographer took several shots per group, which resulted in a very long wait time. -There were mini cups of water and orange slices for post-race. That's it?! It was unfortunate that (1) I hadn't trained due to my surgery and (2) I woke up sick. This course is definitely PR-able, but it was mostly all about having fun. This is a great 5k for beginners or for those wanting a PR.

Neon, leg warmers and the best 80's theme music that made me feel like I was 10 again…read more This was my first Awesome 80's run and it was quite a fun and simple run. I guess they changed the location this time because parking and traffic was easy. There was plenty of signage to find where the run started. People seriously dressed up for this event yet most of them were running the 5k vs the 10k. The best costumes were the two guys dressed up full on arcade games. I really wanted to see them run in those. While running, we saw He-Man. That was unexpected and well, the guy actually had the build of him and his costume was legit! Overall the course was flat with the occasional curve or small elevation change since we ran Mission Bay. Pack up pickup was easy and the t-shirt was a tech material vs the cotton one. I wore the t-shirt on the run and it kept me pretty cool. My only complaint is that there was no timing chip on the bib for the race but they had a timing clock so you can see when you finished. Not that relying on my Nike Run to calculate my time but if you are going to give me a bib, at least have a timing chip or someone taking photos for the event. What's the use of a bib if it doesn't do anything. Really anyone with the basic Road Id bib could of just joined the race. The medals were pretty cool. It was a boombox with the awesome 80's logo on the side. No year or date though but whatever. the volunteers at the end though could be a bit nicer giving out the medals. When me and my friend finished the volunteers holding the medals just looked at me like "what?" Um...did you just see me cross the finish line? I'd like my medal please. It wasn't like I wanted them to put it on me but damn, smile, say congrats and hand one to me. The girl just stared at me with all the medals hanging from her arm and pointed to her friend. Ugh, teenagers. Now was the price for the 10k different fro the 5k? Because if it was, the only thing your paying for is to run a longer distance. Damn.

Fun run before Thanksgiving! It was our first time doing the Oceanside Turkey Trot, and the first…read moreafter Covid. It was still packed and lively. We did the 5K just to get some calories burned for our thanksgiving feast. It was nice, flat and you run thru PCH then the beach. The run was fun and close to home and easy to park and get to. There's a finishers medal for the 5K (score!) and at the end there's some apples, bananas and canned fruit. Not to bad! Fun family and friends event.

The O'side Turkey Trot is truly the best 5k! I've been doing it for 8 years ( with the exception of…read morethe year it was cancelled due to Covid) and I'll keep on doing it as long as I can! The sign up is easy and I love that $5 of each sign up fee is donated to the charity of your choice (from their list- which always includes local schools who really benefit)! The process for picking up race day materials is very efficient! Every year they have a new cool shirt and medal design. That's always awesome! The course is easy and amazing! Right on the coast and finishing on the strand. What could be better than running right next to the beautiful ocean! The crowd is always fun and energetic! This is a great way to "Move your feet before you eat" on Thanksgiving!

This is an incredibly frustrating race because I love the idea, but the execution is poor. It's…read morepart of the Holiday Bowl, which means that there is a big crowd with lots of energy and a parade to follow. The waterfront course is flat, the view is fabulous, and the cool breezes are very refreshing. The late start means you can sleep in, but December weather keeps it being from being too hot. So what's the problem? There is a wide range of people who run this race, including some people who were just standing around by the harbor and decided to sign up an hour before. I love the idea of making a race a family event, and think it's great the people who don't normally run decide to give it a try. However, new people aren't familiar with race etiquette and there are no corrals or rules for where people stand. The result is tiny children, walkers, and parents with huge strollers lined up in front of people who want to race. I was hoping things would improve when they added chip timing a few years back (no need for everyone to crowd near the front), but no such luck; I still spent the first couple of minutes trying to weave around the strollers and kids. This would be a great race for kids or as a first 5k (there's even a water station in the middle of the course), but I wouldn't suggest it if you're serious about racing. Oh, and take the trolley! With the parade and the football fans, you don't want to try parking.

Great run through SDSU's campus - I will say I got a little nervous when I realized that most of…read morethe first part of the course was downhill. That meant the second half would surely be mostly uphill. Yikes. The good news is that it's a slight grade, and there were plenty of flat stretches between the grades. Very well organized race, and the post-race set up was great too. Definitely fun for the whole family and a perfect run for the kids (there were quite a few on the course, and most seemed to really enjoy the autograph session featuring SDSU's baseball team as well as former pros post race.)