Hernia Hill at Twisted Oak Winery

The aptly named 'Hernia Hill' Half Marathon, 10K & 5K races takes runners on a tour of the historic California wine country towns in and around Vallecito and Murphys, Calif., for a hilly and challenging race through town centers and neighborhoods and along rural country roads through this mountainous region of the state. Started as the area's first 13.1-mile event by local resident and running enthusiast Ernie Klann in 1988, the half-marathon portion of the race has been run in his honor since 1998.

The summer of 2008 brings the 21st annual running of the aptly named 'Hernia Hill' Half Marathon, 10K & 5K races, which take runners on a tour of the historic California wine country towns in and around Vallecito and Murphys, Calif., for a hilly and challenging race through town centers and neighborhoods and along rural country roads through this mountainous region of the state. Started as the area's first 13.1-mile event by local resident and running enthusiast Ernie Klann in 1988, the half-marathon portion of the race has been run in his honor since 1998.

The aptly named 'Hernia Hill' Half Marathon, 10K & 5K races takes runners on a tour of the historic California wine country towns in and around Vallecito and Murphys, Calif., for a hilly and challenging race through town centers and neighborhoods and along rural country roads through this mountainous region of the state. Started as the area's first 13.1-mile event by local resident and running enthusiast Ernie Klann in 1988, the half-marathon portion of the race has been run in his honor since 1998.