Thousands Of Ragnar Relay Racers Sprinting Through Lake Elsinore and Wildomar

As Friday afternoon gets late and evening arrives, expect thousands of runners to come through Lake Elsinore and Wildomar as part of the Ragnar Relay So Cal.

The race began in Huntington Beach this morning and will end in downtown San Diego tomorrow – nearly 200 miles!

The overnight race is testing runners’ limits.

“You and 11 of your craziest friends … pile into two vans and tag team running 200(ish) miles, day and night, relay-style. Only one runner hits the road at a time,” the Ragnar website instructs. “Each participant runs three times, with each leg ranging between 3-8 miles and varying in difficulty. So, from the elite runner down to the novice jogger, it's the perfect race for anyone.”

The race will come through Lake Elsinore and Wildomar today and tonight. According to the race map, as runners near the area they will head south on Temescal Canyon Road, cut west onto Lake Street, turn onto Lakeshore Drive, over to Machado and then on to Lakeside High School for a rest stop. Racers will then head west on Riverside Drive over to Grand Avenue through Lakeland Village. They will then trek through Wildomar, ending up on Palomar. They will turn onto to Clinton Keith Road, heading west, and will eventually find their way into Murrieta to continue the southward trek.

Motorists are asked to keep an eye out for the racers, who will be outfitted with lights after dark.

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