From the starting line on the McBean Parkway just a couple of blocks over from the Valencia Town Center mall, runners head out for the first couple of miles along Valencia Boulevard and Tourney Road around the Valencia Country Club. After traveling briefly along Magic Mountain Parkway, runners then head along the biking trail along the river, running along the South River Trail and the San Francisquito Trail for much of the course.
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