Run the River for the Ridge
Riverside, CA
- Half Marathon, 10K, 5K, 1K
- Road (Paved)
- Official race website
Peppermint Ridge, local businesses and the community come together for a morning filled with fitness, love and happiness. Run the River for the Ridge participants run along a paved path adjacent to the Santa Ana River. The half marathon course has “legs” that will be repeated more than in previous … MORE
Local Historical Weather (Sep 18):
| 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
| H (°F) | 83 | 102 | 84 | 90 | 82 |
| L (°F) | 59 | 72 | 61 | 59 | 59 |
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Races don't always go as planned
The half marathon runners encountered some problem, which were not intentional. From the start of the race we were told to go in the wrong direction, at one of the … MORE
The half marathon runners encountered some problem, which were not intentional. From the start of the race we were told to go in the wrong direction, at one of the turn around points (for either the 5k or 10k) the volunteers told us to turn around, however we should have kept going. So we had to back and re-run the part we missed. The race coordinator acknowledged the errors and sent an email to the runners asking for feedback to improve next year, which I really appreciate.
The course was stated to be easy – great for first time runners. However, I found this course to be a bit challenging. There were several hills, however the scenery was pleasant.
More importantly, this race is to provide support for Peppermint Ridge which helps individuals with developmental disabilities. While this wasn’t one of my better races, I am still happy to participate and will sign up again next year – probably for the 10k 😉