What is Restaurant Row you may ask... it's a group of businesses that offer post-race gnosh for approximately 1500 Race Participants. This year was the 33rd annual event. Vendors included
Albertson’s
Avila’s El Ranchito
Bamboo Bistro
California Pizza Kitchen
Champagne French Bakery & Cafe
Dr. Soy
Five Crowns
Gina’s Pizza
Islands Fine Burgers & Drinks
Jamba Juice
Nekter Juice Bar
Newport Beach Plaza & Retirement Community
Pita Jungle
Restaurants on the Run
Rose Bakery Cafe
Rudy's Pub & Grill
Summer House
The Quiet Woman (offers the famous crème brûlée)
The Place
Trader Joe’s
Zinc Cafe & Market
So for us, the goal is not to "win" the race but to finish and enjoy the course together. This year's trip down to Costa Mesa was really neat because we took the Metrolink train from Glendale -- LA Union Station --Irvine. We rode along the San Diego Creek Trail to our hotel. It was (mostly) downhill for 11.6 miles and we arrived in about 1 hour 15 minutes. We only took one wrong turn which landed us at the Trinity Broadcasting Network International Headquarters where we realized we had better turn around.
On the day after the race, we went for a ride around Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve. All in all, it was a great weekend! We had our panniers and rode home to Glendale from Union Station via the LA River trail (~13 miles). Exhilarating!
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