California's Wounded Warrior Half Marathon takes runners on an out-and-back tour of Point Mugu and Naval Base Ventura County, which lies just over an hour's drive west from downtown Los Angeles. The race unfolds mostly through the base, and includes a stretch along the Pacific shoreline in the second half.

Here, a group of children gather to wait for their parents running in the race at its September 2011 running, which saw just over 660 runners and walkers cross the finish line in the 13.1-mile, 5K and one-mile race. The race is run as a tribute to American service men and women who have been injured in combat in recent U.S. conflicts, especially those in Iraq and Afghanistan.