Running in and around Santa Monica

Santa Monica is a runner's paradise. Here are some of my favorite runs. Distances and elevations are approximate unless there is an associated kml file, which you can load in google earth. After loading the kml file, find the tour or active log in "places", highlight the tour, click on the "play tour" icon, and enjoy a virtual flight over the area!

Low-tide beach runs, various distances. Here is a kml file for a 4.2 mile run.
Los Liones trail: from Los Liones Drive to Parker Mesa, 7.3 miles RT/1300 ft elevation gain/loss. Personal best is 40 minutes from bottom to top. The kml file is courtesy of modernhiker.com.
Santa Ynez canyon: from Vereda de la Montura to Eagle rock, 7.0 miles RT/1320 ft elevation gain/loss. Personal best is 43 minutes from bottom to top. The kml file is adapted from a RunKeeper recording of my run on July 21, 2013.
Temescal ridge trail: from entrance to Temescal SP (Sunset Blvd and Temescal Canyon Road) to Skull Rock, 4.7 miles RT/1125 ft elevation gain/loss.
Backbone trail: from Will Rogers SP to distinctive four-trunked oak tree, 5.6 miles RT/1300 ft elevation gain/loss.

Further afield

Arecibo Observatory to Tanama River. This beautiful trail has a jungle feel to it. The kml file is loosely based on a RunKeeper recording of my run on Aug 16, 2013. My phone was having a very hard time locking onto a GPS signal in these steep and densely forested hills, so the waypoint locations are approximate.
A 5.7 mile loop in the fields and forest surrounding my hometown in Belgium. I used to run ~10 miles in that forest about 5 times a week. The kml file is based on a RunKeeper recording.
A bucolic 3.5 mile loop from my dad's place in Belgium. The kml file is based on a RunKeeper recording.