Rock n Roll San Diego Half

[itsme]

Anyone run this one?  Thoughts on it?  I was supposed to sign up yesterday before the price went up but I keep holding off.  It'll be my first half and I'm scared.    

[runblondie26]

I ran it a few years ago, and really enjoyed it. We treated it as a mini vacation and ran it with friends.

clseale and @kirkette also have good things to say about it

[clseale]

I ran the full in 2010 & 2011. This was back when it was the old course, but race wise, everything was well organized & well executed. That race is a pretty well oiled machine at this point. I'm not familiar with the new course, (although a lot of the race covers some of the same areas, I think), but it's San Diego! I'd be willing to bet it's nice. I really enjoyed it.

[itsme]

I am a little sad the half course isn't near the water at any point. Were there really bands a lot of the way?

[clseale]

Apr 1, 2015 22:04:42 GMT -5 itsme said:

I am a little sad the half course isn't near the water at any point. Were there really bands a lot of the way?

I've heard that the course is an improvement from earlier years. There were definitely some boring sections on the old marathon course (even though overall it was a great course). When I ran it, I remember there being a bunch of bands. I actually think that for at least the first half of the course, they held fairly true to the whole "a band every mile" thing that they used to advertise. 

Did you "like" their FB page? I know Savannah usually advertises a discount on the 13th of every month, but I think it's for the entire series. 

[itsme]

I'm getting a discount through Govx.com but I did like the FB page. It sounds like a good first half to run. I just have to get the nerve up to register.