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California > City of Laguna Hills Memorial Half Marathon
& 5K
Laguna
Hills, CA
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Date
Monday, May 25, 2009
Event
Details
Formerly known as the Saddleback Memorial Half Marathon, the newly
renamed City of Laguna Hills Memorial Half Marathon & 5K
celebrated its 10th annual running in 2008, welcoming more than 2,500
runners and walkers for what has become a Memorial Day tradition in
this Southern California city that has been made perhaps most famous in
recent years by the MTV television show Laguna Beach.
Both scenic and challenging, the race offers plenty of rolling hills as
well as a three-mile stretch through Laguna Hills' Aliso and
Wood Canyon Park.
Run entirely on paved surfaces through Laguna Hills' city streets, the
race features a point-to-point course that starts at the Saddleback
Memorial Medical Center near the Laguna Hills Mall, and takes runners
first around the mall and then southward along Paseo de Valencia and
the Alicia Parkway. The next several miles follow the parkway, taking
runners all the way south to Awma Road and Aliso Creek, where the
course enters the park and then begins the long trek back northward
toward the finish line at the Laguna Hills Community Center.
Along the way, runners get a chance to run through
local parks like Wood Canyon, Hillview and Foxborough Park, as well as
Aliso Viejo Community Park. Runners will start their race at 7:00 AM to
beat the sun and the (possible) heat, and will have a
three-and-a-half-hour time limit to complete the course -- which means
they'll need to keep a pace of at most 16 minutes per mile.
Race
Weather & Climate
Located near the now famous Laguna Beach area southeast of Los Angeles,
the city of Laguna Hills tends to experience mild to moderately warm
conditions in the late spring and early summer, with little to no wet
weather. In May, average monthly temperatures range between
73°F and 55°F, while rainfall amounts average just over
a quarter of an inch for the month.
Fees
$50 for the half marathon if registered before February 28, 2009
$55 between March 1 - May 11
$65 after May 11
Registration
To reserve your spot in the spring 2009 running of the City of Laguna Hills
Half Marathon & 5K, register online at Active.com.
Website
www.lagunahillshalfmarathon.com
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