Mary K.  5/14/09

I did the half-marathon in 2008. There is a 5K and 10K that starts at almost the same time. It's lovely to see all those women running and walking along such a beautiful course. Lots of aid stations, and the course is well-marked.

    Marie S.  4/29/09

I'm always a fan of women only events, I don't mind the boys, but sometimes it is fun to race against only women. I did this race almost two years ago with two friends and remember it being rather difficult. Yeah, I know it was only a 10K but I was out of shape and it was really windy. One of the race's saving graces is that the view is pretty nice as you run along the SF Bay. As the morning fog lifted you could even see San Francisco.

As I remember it, it was a pretty bare bones race, but that may have changed as the race series has gotten more well known. There was some water at I believe only 1 stop on the course, but again, for a 6.2 miler, how much fuel does one really need. I also recall a pancake breakfast after the race but we didn't stay and treated ourselves to a full breakfast down the road.

I'd maybe do this again, but I have this unwritten policy of not paying to do races less than half marathon distance, just seems hard to justify paying for something that takes less than an hour. Again, that's just my weird point of view. But if you are new to racing, this is an excellent forum to try your first or second race.