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This is the route that Tristan(my 11 year old) and I have taken to prepare for the 2007 Saddleback Memorial 5K.
It is Tristan's first road race. This course has enough hills to be a challenge, yet it has enough flat surfac to get a good run in.
When I first started running, this was the path I took as I built up my mileage.
I enjoy taking with Tristan as he starts his journey as a runner.
The course gets tough from Valencia Hill to Home Stretch. It is all uphill. Tristan runs it with the dedication of a true distance runner. He has the right make up for the task.
We start uphill from "the Compound." and then work our way downhill to Turtle Park. We wind around the park to a fire road and run past the spot where watch fireworks on the Fourth of July. From there, we hit the dirt for 3/4 of a mile and challenge Power Tower Hill, a steep but short climb. Then, it is downhill to El Conejo and the shade of the trees. Once, we pass that spot, we hit the concrete and asphalt working our way through a neighborhood. We come out on Paseo de Valencia and begin a long up hill climb that includes La Paz. The course ends with downhill trip through the neighborhood and an uphill .2 of a mile to "the Compound."
It is 2.84 miles.
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