Best of Competitor 2010–Southern California
- By Mario Fraioli
- Published Jan. 31, 2011
- Updated Feb. 3, 2011 at 2:49 PM UTC
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Best Running Store
A Snail’s Pace Running Shop
Fountain Valley, Laguna Hills, Brea, Pasadena
runasnailspace.com
Roadrunner Sports
Torrance, San Diego, Costa Mesa, Laguna Hills, Thousand Oaks, West Hills
roadrunnersports.com
A Runner’s Circle
Los Angeles
arunnerscircle.com
Best Bike Shop/Tri Shop
Moment Cycle Sport
momentcyclesport.com
Hi-Tech Bikes
San Diego
hi-techbikes.com
Triathlon LAB
Redondo Beach, Santa Monica
triathlonlab.com
Best Running Event
Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon Series
San Diego, Los Angeles, Las Vegas
runrocknroll.competitor.com
Surf City USA Marathon and Half Marathon
Huntington Beach
runsurfcity.com
Carlsbad 5000
Carlsbad
carlsbad5000.com
Best Cycling Event
The Arthritis Foundation’s California Coast Classic
San Francisco to Los Angeles
californiacoastclassic.org
Gran Fondo Colnago
San Diego
granfondosandiego.com
Amgen Tour of California
South Lake Tahoe to Thousand Oaks
amgentourofcalifornia.com
Best Triathlon
San Diego Triathlon Classic
San Diego
sandiegotriathlonclassic.com
Nautica Malibu Triathlon
Malibu
nauticamalibutri.com
Avia Wildflower Triathlon
Monterey County
tricalifornia.com
Best Dirty/Wacky Event
MARSOC Camp Pendleton Hard Corps Mud Run
Camp Pendleton
camppendletonraces.com
Columbia Muddy Buddy
Los Angeles
muddy-buddy.competitor.com
XTERRA Race Series
National
xterraplanet.com/races
Best Charity Training Group
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training
San Diego (San Diego/Hawaii Chapter)
teamintraining.org/sd
Challenged Athletes Foundation
San Diego
challengedathletes.org
Arthritis Foundation
National
arthritis.org
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Mario Fraioli
Mario Fraioli is a senior editor at Competitor magazine. A cross-country All-American at Stonehill College in 2003, he now coaches the Prado Women's Racing Team in San Diego and was the men's marathon coach for Costa Rica's 2012 Olympic team. His first book, The Official Rock 'n' Roll Guide To Marathon & Half-Marathon Training (VeloPress, 2013) is available in bookstores, running shops and online.