Things start getting rugged on Highway 1 as you transition from the Pismo Beach area, heading north along the coast and hit the 250 mile mark on the event’s route.  Morro Bay serves as a sort of Southern entrance to this lightly inhabited land, which is both wild and beautiful.

Run Local founder, J.T. Service, lived there for a time as he trained for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials. He welcomes you to his former home in his short video with the impressive, volcanic Morro Rock serving as a back drop.

Enjoy some of our favorite spots, listen to some music or enjoy the meditative release of coloring some pages.