Parking is always a hassle so if you can take other means of transportation is definitely…read morerecommended. My friend paid an extra $35 on top of the $25 regular parking fee to get upfront VIP parking. You can get the best bang for your bucks on Wednesdays and Thursdays with their Unlimited ride wristbands for $55 between the hours of 11:00 and 8:00 p.m. Downfall with the rides is that there are super long wait lines. From the time we arrived at 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., we were able to ride five rides. Easy to find bathrooms all throughout the fairgrounds. However, every single one I went to always had a really long line out the door. Bathrooms were fairly clean for the amount of people there. Fair food is definitely expected to be expensive but for some reason I felt like they were a lot higher this year but the quality was not there. My son went to go get a drink and was charge $18 for a large soda. My daughter got a bacon cheesy mountain of fries for $20 and a Double Patty Smashburger for $22 from the Juicy booth. Smashburger was perfectly cooked with the patties being medium rare however the fries were well done and super crunchy. Definitely recommend wearing shoes. I made the mistake of wearing sandals and had to take them off on some of the rides and walk barefoot.

I love the Del Mar Fair . I go every year. It's always been amazing to go with family and enjoy the…read moregames and food and entertainment. You have to go .

On time and well run event that snakes through Balboa Park. I heard the course this year was…read moredifferent than in years past, however, this was my first time running the 5K in San Diego. If you have a car, free parking was offered for this event at Inspiration Point, however, you can easily get here from downtown via rideshare or on foot.

Independence Day on Coronado is jam-packed with fun! Not only is there the Independence Day Parade…read moreand the Art in the Park, not only is there the annual Rough Water Swim and the Concert in the Park, and not only is there the Adrian Empire Demo (2015 schedule) and fireworks, but there is the Crown City Classic 12K/5K! And since so much is going on, there are many flocking to Coronado Beach for the day's festivities. Arriving early--and I mean early--is well-advised. The Crown City Classic emails possible parking locations; but, again, it'll be busy. We arrived before 6am to pick-up our bibs and shirts, but it still wasn't early enough to get free parking. It had already been claimed. However, The Marriott's parking lot was available. Of course, there was a fee ($11 for the first two hours), but that's life. Besides, parking at The Marriott placed runners directly next to the race's start and finish. Next time, we're bringing our bikes, parking a bit further away if need be, and riding in. There are plenty of places to lock up bikes, and many runners had thought the same thing. I have to say that the best part of the race, the most creative addition, was the start: we all ran underneath Old Glory, majestically flowing above our heads within hands' reach. It really was a nice touch to begin this classic run. Coupled with running through the Coronado Naval Base, runners' patriotism flourished. Red, white, and blue proudly wound around this course, as spectators encouraged everyone to keep it up! It's a great way to kick off the 4th of July festivities. Of course, the route bottlenecks here and there at first; however, it eventually thins out. But this race, it's all in fun. And the themed shirts and the medals--you know I love running for super cool medals--made this celebration complete. =]

As a 5k, and as a something fun to do on Fourth of July if you're on the island, this race was…read moregreat! :) I had been wanting to sign up for a 5k for Fourth of July and it was great that this was on Coronado because it's where I spend the day. I checked out the details and map on the website, which was easy to navigate and made it looks even more fun. If you want to sign up, save yourself some money by signing up early, and looking for discounts for the race (I actually got 15% off just by searching 'Crown City Classic Discount' on google). It came to around $35 I think. The race has two days to pick up packets. 2016 was at roadrunner sports in Kearny Mesa 2 days before the race, and on Coronado one day before the race. I wasn't able to pick them up at either one so I had to get it at the actual event. I actually found a good parking spot, and that's considering I got there a little later than I wanted (I got there at 6:30) but I'm sure even getting there 10-15 minutes more, finding parking would have been almost impossible, so make sure you get there early. The event was really well organized and made finding everything easy. From packet/shirt pick up, to the start and finish line. They had a DJ and a guy warming people up before the race started. The race starts in waves, and by class. First ones to go are the 12k (7.4 miles as patriotically explained). If you're running for the win/time, they'll have you up at the front. If you're doing it for yourself or some other reason, they'll have you in the back. Second start was the 5k, with the same starting classes, and people walking in the back. There's also a kids half mile fun run, but I wasn't around for that so I'm not sure where they do it or how that goes. I'm sure it was good though. It gets crowded when you first take off, especially under the flag(which was VERY cool btw), but the chip on your number will get your exact time. The course was pretty linear and marked so you know where to go. It was an easy run as there weren't any extreme uphills or downhills, just a couple slopes here and there. However, when you're on the street, look up for the speed bumps! I almost tripped on one while I was running LOL! There were 2 water stations up and down the course for the 5k runners, and 4 for the 12k runners. Volunteers were great. Once you finish, they hand you your medal and have tables with water, banana's granola bars and some other snacks. Very cool of them to have that their! They also take your picture when you're coming in to the finish to post on the website for you to download later. So definitely be aware of that, people! :p Overall, it was such a fun race and unless I make plans to go somewhere else for 4th of July, I'll definitely be signing up for this one again. Thanks for making it great, guys! :D

Well I've never been the first to review any place or event, but I searched high and low and could…read morenot find this awesome race listed so here I go. The Moon God 5k is a night race at UCSD. All the proceeds help support UCSD Outback Adventures leadership programs. It was $15 for UCSD students and $22 for everyone else this year. That's pretty cheap for a 5k. Granted you don't get a medal, but the thrill of running at night at UCSD? Awesome feeling. Not going to lie. I've been at UCSD for longer than I'd like to admit and there were definitely some places that I did not recognize while running. It just makes me realize again that UCSD is humongous. The race takes you through some unique UCSD features (snake path, the stone bear in Warren, falling houses, Sun God, etc). It was a great feeling just running under the Sun God. It gave me that extra boost that I needed to finish the race. They give you glow sticks to wear, which was a nice touch. Although it was at night, the paths were pretty straight forward. They had chalked out the course on the ground and there were a lot of volunteers to help direct the race. It was fun and I'd definitely do it again. There's just something about running a race at night. Gun time: 25:35 Pace: 8:14 min/mile WOOT!

The Color Run is the first and only 5k run I've ran. I've been coming here since 2013, and it…read morenever gets boring. Basically what happens is that for every kilometer that you run, a different colored dye gets thrown at you, so by the end you're all splattered with dyed cornstarch. Best thing to wear is white so that you can see all the colors, so basically wear your complimentary color run shirt! The cornstarch does get in your nose and sometimes your eyes as you run through, so to make it easier I recommend bringing a pair of glasses/sunglasses, and maybe even a mask for your nose and mouth. For the next day I'm pretty much blowing out green and black boogers. 5k is a little more than 3 miles, like 3.1 miles, so it's an easy, flat track. They also have a water station in the middle. You can walk or run it, so nothing's really pushing you, except yourself. The only time restriction is that usually the waves run every 10 minutes from 7:45 am to 8:45 am, so you have to be starting the race before 8:45 in order to complete it. I do, however, recommend getting there early because the traffic is RIDICULOUS, coming from both the south and the north. What should've been a 10 minute car ride turned into 45 minutes because of the traffic getting into the stadium. There's a different theme for every year, so it's exciting and different every year. This year's theme (2015) was glitter, so we ran through clouds of glitter, and it was amazing. After you run the race, there's also a color party at the main stage where everyone dances and throws up color packets. It creates this beautiful colorful cloud that rains color down on everyone. Remember to hold your breath while all the color packets are thrown up! While you're not guaranteed to get one, they like to throw out random freebies out to the crowd, and that includes bags, caps, and drawstring bags. But, even if you don't get any, the complimentary color run packet is more than enough to remember it by. I highly recommend experiencing this run at least once, especially with good company!

I did the Color Run back in 2012 and just noticed on my account that the company who processed…read moretheir race and payments posted an unauthorized charge of $89.95 for a yearly membership 7 and 8 years later! I was charged in 2019 and again for 2020. I just noticed it and tried to call ACTIVE NETWORK but they had heavy call volumes so I reported the unauthorized charges to my bank and BBB.org who are currently investigating it. If you check them out on BBB.org there are NUMEROUS complaints on the same issue. ActiveNetwork.com even has a Q&A on the annual fee. So it must happen pretty often. I logged into the account and looked at my history of charges from them. I attached a photo with this review. I hope races and marathons stop working with this shady company.

I run the San Diego Rock 'n' Roll Marathon every year. Years before, it was a blast, with lots of…read morefreebies, tons of photo ops, a huge area of fitness-related vendors, a DJ, and new surprises every year. Unfortunately, it has completely lost its momentum. Last year, I noted that it was the smallest it had ever been, though still had a few fun remaining pieces. This year, it has gotten worse. It moved from the convention center to Waterfront Park. I guess there, we don't have the mandatory $30, and since this is also the area of the finish line festival, they can leave some of the stuff up all weekend. However, the few minimal fun points are now gone. Last year, even with the small size, they at least had a DJ, photo ops representing several of the San Diego neighborhoods, and some digital messages popping up at the exit to wish us a good run. Now, it is all outdoor and smaller than ever. I had trouble finding any parking at all. I know it was partially because of the construction on the roads, but there will always be some construction. Once I did find parking, it was free, but only 30 minutes. I knew that would only give me time to get my T-shirt and number, and it barely did as they make you walk all the way to the back to get to the number and the T-shirt. Since I did walk to the back, I saw the decrease in vendors, that the photo ops were no longer there, and that there was no longer a DJ or any of the fun digital messages. At this point, I feel like they should get rid of the expo altogether and have a spot, hopefully with more parking, to pick up numbers and shirts. I still give the expo two stars, as the volunteers who work there are always very friendly and helpful.

Rock n Roll marathon health and fitness expo is located in the San Diego convention Center starting…read moreon the Friday and Saturday race weekend. I came here on a Friday right before noon and picked up my race bib. It was fairly easy picking up my race bib because of all the emails I received prior to the expo on directions and dates and times. After I picked up my bib, I went straight to the station where you would receive your shirt. After receiving your bib and shirt, you can take a tour of history on how and when the RnR marathon started and see all the different medals throughout the years. The next part of the expo was all the runners' swag and products different vendors are advertising. They had everything from clothes, hydration mixes, and massage guns. They also had some free biofreeze creme handouts with coupons. They also were pre selling the next year's marathon for more than half the price for an early bird special. Overall, the expo was well organized and planned. I literally walked in, picked up my bib, and my shirt browsed a little and left happy. Great job for the RnR organizers and event committee for setting up a proper event for the community.

Who would have known that this one of America's oldest half marathon? I sure did not…read more This race starts and ends at San Dieguito County Park.This is one of Kathy Loper's event so expect the price to be very reasonable if you register early. You run your race and you eat tons of chili. I am not a beer drinker but from what I was told, you can drink all the beer you want. What a way to build an appetite running through rolling hills. To avoid potential traffic problems we were asked to park at the Del Mar Fairgrounds and we were shuttle to the start of the race and you get shuttled back. This worked out well, if you are early enough you can actually drive yourself to San Dieguito and park by the streets. It is highly discouraged due to the limited parking. What can I say, it was a great experience and I am looking forward next year's run.

I am a supportive active friend. A good friend of mine who happens to be a stay at home mom wanted…read moreto do this race. We had quasi trained for and ran the Carlsbad Half marathon three weeks earlier and she had decided that the weather was good enough to try this race. There were signups at Roadrunner the day before the race. The sign-ups were from 1-4 and I show up around 3:00 and my friend calls and tells me to run in because there were only 5 spots left. Of course this increases my sense of urgency and I dont even have time to try and talk myself out of it! oh CRAP! no preparation and a birthday party the night before. Some how I made it without dying. Unfortunately, I will continue to push the envelope to see what I can get away with! This race is actually not a bad race but there are several areas for improvement. Lets start off with the good. It is sponsored by the Hash House Harriers! they describe themselves as 'alcoholics with a running problem'. There is beer on the course, at mile one which is too early, but I had some at mile 12 just because I could. The scenery is nice, it did not feel like I was in San Diego rather in the country. And it is hilly but I like the rolling hills. Beer garden at the end!!! I had Stone IPA, but I saw Ballast point and Green flash. Most people in this race were runners and were friendly to talk to. Negatives: Parking. stinks. No. Chip. timing. Walking UPHILL after the race to the beer garden. the 1.5 mile walk back to my car. Starting the race 5 minutes after everyone else. no mile markers at every mile. Waiting on the freeway exit for 30 minutes trying to get off on Loma Santa Fe. They gave out the same medal from 2 previous years.

Naomi organizes great day and longer retreats and has a way of combining just the perfect…read moreactivities. I went on an evening hike, yoga, Soundbath combo and signed up for a 4 day Sedona trip and it was fantastic. She had healthy delicious food, variety of hikes including a creek one and her energy is pure bliss and magic. She connects strangers ending up with new friends! Love it. So grateful to have met her and can't wait to sign up for many more!

Absolutely unforgettable hiking retreat in Utah & Arizona canyons!…read more I just came back from the most incredible hiking trip and I'm still glowing from the experience. We hiked every single day, explored beautiful trails, did yoga stretches, and spent so much time in nature that my whole nervous system finally reset. A huge part of why this trip was so special is Naomi. She organized everything with so much love and attention to detail. She cooked delicious, healthy meals for us every day, prepared snacks, handled all the transportation, booked and planned every activity. All we had to do was relax and enjoy! Her energy, care, and planning made the experience feel smooth, safe, and deeply grounding. I left feeling refreshed, inspired, and so grateful. If you're thinking about joining one of her trips.. just do it! It's the perfect mix of adventure, nature, and soul-level reset!