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Best of 2003: Best Marathon
Suzuki Rock 'n' Roll Marathon www.rnrmarathon.com 2002's Rock 'n' Roll Marathon was everything the concept promised. It was loud and fast. After a few years of stumbling through -- understaffed and short on supplies (even ...
Best of 2003: Best Jogging Beach
Coronado Municipal Beach This beach is only a mile or so in length, but as wide as our beaches can be. The gently shelving surface of wet, firm sand, especially at low tide, is easy ...
Best of 2003: Best Kayak Rentals
Seaforth Boat Rentals 1641 Quivira Road, Mission Bay 619-223-1681 Seaforth's location on Mission Bay is superior to anything on San Diego Bay for kayaking. You can take a dip in the water to cool off ...
Best of 2003: Best East County Scuba Training
The Dive Shack 787 Arnele Avenue, El Cajon 619-447-7400 Rod and Tami Tuttle sell everything you need -- wet suits, regulators, buoyancy control devices, tanks and dive computers -- but it's the "instructional classes that ...
Best of 2003: Best Half-Marathon
La Jolla Half-Marathon www.lajollahalfmarathon.com The La Jolla Half-Marathon, a 13-mile race held each April, traces San Diego's coastline from the Del Mar Racetrack, through Del Mar, up into Torrey Pines, past UCSD, through La Jolla ...
Best of 2003: Best Cross-Country Skiing
Laguna Meadow off Sunrise Highway Cleveland National Forest www.r5.fs.fed.us/cleveland/ 619-445-8341 Rise before dawn on the day after a major storm from the northwest has swept over San Diego County and moved eastward, December through February. ...
Best of 2003: Best Campsite In A Wheelchair
Salsipuedes About 50 miles south of the border "It's just a little turnoff on the road to Ensenada, about midway through that little mountainous section," explains Vern. "You come around this corner and there's an ...
Best of 2003: Best Bike Ride
Coronado and the Silver Strand For comfort and beauty, the route leading south from the Coronado Ferry Landing is hard to beat. The views across the bay to downtown San Diego are engrossing enough to ...
Best of 2003: Best Beach Transportation Options
Cruiser King 735 Seagirt Court, Mission Beach www.kruiserking.com 858-488-6341 Beach cruisers, mountain bikes, inline skates, and surfboards can be rented by the hour, day, or week at this shop. Prices range from $5 to $8 ...
Best of 2003: Best Baseball School
San Diego School of Baseball www.sandiegoschoolofbaseball.com 619-491-4000 Instruction is offered at four locations throughout the county, and the school maintains a year-round staff of 15 coaches. It also gets help from professionals such as Steve ...
