Photos: America’s Finest City Half Marathon

Ethiopia’s Tesfaye Sendeku Alemayehu, last year’s AFC Half runner-up, returned to San Diego’s scenic streets with a vengeance, dominating the field with a 1 hour, 3 minute and 44 second wire-to-wire victory. Photo: Patrice Malloy

Paula Whiting of New Zealand, who lives in San Diego, won the women's race in 1:16:47. Photo: Bob Betancourt

The 35th America's Finest City Half Marathon gets underway at Cabrillo National Monument in San Diego. Photo: Patrice Malloy.

Tesfaye Sendeku Alemayehu of Ethiopia, last year's runner-up, took the lead early on. Photo: Bob Betancourt

Alemayehu leaving everybody behind as he runs by Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, a little more than a mile into the race. Photo: Patrice Malloy

The chase pack, left to right: Scott Bauhs, Jeffrey Eggleston, Fidele Jefferson and Kirwa Meshack. Photo: David Kloz.

Runners ran a scenic point-to-point course through San Diego, finishing at Balboa Park. Photo: David Kloz

Natasha LaBeaud of San Diego placed third overall in the women’s division, running 1:18:01. Photo: David Kloz

Alemayehu still sailing solo more than 10 miles into the race. Photo: Patrice Malloy

Okwaro Raura of Oceanside was the first San Diego County finisher, clocking 1:12:19. Photo: David Kloz

Runners pass by San Diego Bay with the Coronado Bridge as a backdrop. Photo: David Kloz

Over 8,000 runners took part in the annual race. Photo: David Kloz

Temperatures got well into the 80s with high humidity. Photo: Bob Betancourt