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Balboa Park 8 Miler was established in 1955 and since then has been a fixture on the Southern California running calendar every August or September. For 61 years it used almost the same course (new construction and road and sidewalk alterations forced small changes over the years) until growing popularity forced significant routing changes in 2016. But even now, Balboa Park 8 Miler's course covers much the same ground as it always has. This venerable event spans most of the post-war period and the development of distance running as a popular form of recreation and a serious sport for ambitious athletes. These trends reflect as well as exemplify changes in the surrounding society. So the history of it is more than facts and anecdotes about the event itself.