List of annual
foot races held in
California
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...
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Anaheim, California
Anaheim ( ) is a city in northern Orange County, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city had a population of 346,824, making it the most populous city in Orange County, the 10th-most ...
* Disneyland 1/2 Marathon, 10k, 5k
* Tinker Bell 1/2 Marathon, 10k, 5k
* garbage Super Heroes 1/2 Marathon, 10k, 5k
Arcadia, California
* Santa Anita Derby Day 5
Avery, California
* Hernia Hill 1/2 Marathon, 10K, 5K
Big Sur, California
* Big Sur International Maratho
Carlsbad, California
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Carlsbad 5000
Cool, California
Cool, formerly known as Cave Valley, is a small town in El Dorado County, California, about from Sacramento, the state capital. Cool is at an elevation of 1,532 feet (467 m).
The population is 4,100 according to the 2010 census and is contai ...
* Way Too Cool 50K
Davis, California
Davis is the most populous city in Yolo County, California. Located in the Sacramento Valley region of Northern California, the city had a population of 66,850 in 2020, not including the on-campus population of the University of California, Davi ...
* Fleet Feet Davis Mile
* Fleet Feet Labor Day Races 10K, 5K
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Davis Stampede 1/2 Marathon, 10K, 5K
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Davis Turkey Trot 10K, 5K
Death Valley, California
Death Valley is a desert valley in Eastern California, in the northern Mojave Desert, bordering the Great Basin Desert. During summer, it is the hottest place on Earth.
Death Valley's Badwater Basin is the point of lowest elevation in North A ...
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Badwater Ultramarathon
The Badwater Ultramarathon describes itself as "the world's toughest foot race". It is a course starting at below sea level in the Badwater Basin, in California's Death Valley, and ending at an elevation of 8360 feet (2548 m) at Whitney Portal ...
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Death Valley Trail Marathon, 30K
Elk Grove, California
Elk Grove is a city in Sacramento County, California, located just south of the state capital of Sacramento. It is part of the Sacramento– Arden-Arcade– Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 Census, the population ...
* Nutrition Fuels Fitness 10K, 5K
Fresno, California
Fresno () is a major city in the San Joaquin Valley of California, United States. It is the county seat of Fresno County and the largest city in the greater Central Valley region. It covers about and had a population of 542,107 in 2020, maki ...
* Two Cities Marathon & Half, Ultra, and Rela
Granite Bay, California
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Rio Del Lago 100 Milebr>
Huntington Beach, California
* Surf City Marathon (formerly Pacific Shoreline
Idyllwild, California
* Idyllwild 5K/10K Run and Fitness Wal
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California. It is the 42nd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 466,742 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California.
Incorporate ...
* Jet Blue Long Beach Marathon.
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world' ...
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Los Angeles Marathon
The Los Angeles Marathon (formerly known as the City of Los Angeles Marathon) is an annual running event typically held each spring in Los Angeles, California, since 1986. The marathon was inspired by the success of the 1984 Summer Olympic Ga ...
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Angeles Crest 100 Mile Endurance Run
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Bell-Jeff Invitational
The Bell-Jeff Invitational is an eponymous, annual cross country running, cross country event hosted by Bellarmine-Jefferson High School in Griffith Park since 1973. Starting early in the morning on the last Saturday in September, the series of ...
* Palos Verdes Maratho
* New Year's Race 1/2 Marathon, 5k
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Hollywood Half Marathon, 10k, 5
Hollywood Half Marathon Website* Alive and Running for Suicide Prevention, 5
Alive and Running Website
Mammoth Lakes, California
Mammoth Lakes is a town in Mono County, California, and is the county's only incorporated community. It is located immediately to the east of Mammoth Mountain, at an elevation of . As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 7,191, r ...
* Quake & Shake 1/2 Marathon, 10K
Manhattan Beach, California
* Old Hometown Fair 10
Oceanside, California
* O'side Turkey Trot 5 Mile and 5
Paso Robles, California
Paso Robles ( ), officially El Paso de Robles (Spanish for "The Pass of Oaks"), is a city in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. Located on the Salinas River approximately north of San Luis Obispo, the city is known for its hot ...
* Wine Vine Run Half Marathon 5
* Redding Marathon, Relay and 5k
Redondo Beach, California
Redondo Beach (Spanish for ''round'') is a coastal city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, located in the South Bay region of the Greater Los Angeles area. It is one of three adjacent beach cities along the southern portion of Sa ...
* Redondo Beach Super Bowl Sunday 10K/5
Sacramento, California
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* California International Maratho
* Paul Reese Memorial Clarksburg Country Ru
* Runnin’ for Rhett 10K, 5
San Diego, California
San Diego ( , ; ) is a city on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California located immediately adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a 2020 population of 1,386,932, it is the eighth most populous city in the United Stat ...
* America's Finest City 1/2 Marathon, 5K
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Rock 'n' Roll Marathonbr>
* San Diego Mud Ru
* Costume Party Run - 1/2 Marathon, 5
Costume Party Run Website*SURFING MADONNA "SAVE THE OCEAN" 1K/5K/10K ON THE BEACH RUN/WALK $22,000 PRIZE MONE
EVENT WEBSITE
San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, often referred to as simply the Bay Area, is a populous region surrounding the San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun Bay estuaries in Northern California. The Bay Area is defined by the Association of Bay Area Go ...
Alameda County
Alameda County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,682,353, making it the 7th-most populous county in the state and 21st most populous nationally. The county seat is Oakland. Alam ...
Berkeley
Berkeley most often refers to:
*Berkeley, California, a city in the United States
**University of California, Berkeley, a public university in Berkeley, California
* George Berkeley (1685–1753), Anglo-Irish philosopher
Berkeley may also refer ...
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* Berkeley Half Marathon, 10K, 5
Castro Valley, California, Castro Valley:
* Dick Collins Firetrails 50 Mile
* Eden Medical Center Run to the Lake 10K, 5K
Oakland:
* The Town's Half Marathon, 5
* Oakland Running Festival: Marathon, Half Marathon, 5
Contra Costa County, California, Contra Costa County
Danville:
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Devil Mountain Run, 5K, 10Kbr>
Mount Diablo State Park
Mount is often used as part of the name of specific mountains, e.g. Mount Everest.
Mount or Mounts may also refer to:
Places
* Mount, Cornwall, a village in Warleggan parish, England
* Mount, Perranzabuloe, a hamlet in Perranzabuloe parish, C ...
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Mount Diablo Summer Trail Run 50K, 25K, 8K
San Ramon:
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Primo's Run for Education Half-Marathon, 5Kbr>
Walnut Creek, California, Walnut Creek:
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Forma Gym Turkey Trot, 5K, 10Kbr>
Lafayette:
Lafayette Reservoir Run, 5K, 10K (last Sunday in October every year)
Marin County, California, Marin County
Marin County Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
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Golden Gate Headlands Marathon, 1/2 Marathon, 7 Mile
Angel Island Angel Island may refer to:
*Angel Island (California), historic site of the United States Immigration Station, Angel Island, and part of Angel Island State Park, in San Francisco Bay, California
* Angel Island, Papua New Guinea
* ''Angel Island'' (n ...
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* Angel Island New Year's 8K, 16K, 25K, 50K
Mill Valley
Mill Valley is a city in Marin County, California, Marin County, California, United States, located about north of San Francisco via the Golden Gate Bridge and from Napa Valley. The population was 14,231 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 ...
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Dipsea Race
The Dipsea Race is a trail running event in California, United States. It is the oldest cross-country trail running event and one of the oldest foot races of any kind—in the United States. The 7.5 mile (12 km) long Dipsea Race has been ...
Muir Beach
Muir Beach is a census designated place (CDP), unincorporated community, and beach on the Pacific Ocean. The community is located northwest of San Francisco in western Marin County, California, Marin County, California, United States. Unlike many ...
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Headlands 50k
Sausalito
Sausalito (Spanish for "small willow grove") is a city in Marin County, California, United States, located southeast of Marin City, south-southeast of San Rafael, and about north of San Francisco from the Golden Gate Bridge.
Sausalito's ...
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Miwok 100K Trail Race
Stinson Beach:
* Muir Woods Marathon, 25K, 7 Mile (canceled for 2021)
* Stinson Beach Marathon, 25K, 7 Mile
San Francisco
San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th ...
* Allstate Hot Chocolate 15k/5
Allstate Hot Chocolate Website* Awesome '80s Run 5
Awesome '80s Run Website*
Across the Bay 12Kbr>
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Bay to Breakers, Bay to Breakers 12Kbr>
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Bridge to Bridgebr>
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Coastal 5k & Festivalbr>
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Embarcadero 10K
* Golden Gate Park 10K
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Kaiser Permanente San Francisco 1/2 Marathon, 5K
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King Oscar Presidio Trails Run 5K/10K
* Mermaid San Francisco 5K/10
* Mission Rock 5K
* Nike Women's Maratho
* Polo Field 5K
* Run For Arctic Awareness 10K
* Run Wild (formerly Run to the Far Side
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San Francisco Marathon
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Statuto Race 8K
* Walt Stack 10K
* Windmill 10K
San Luis Obispo County
San Luis Obispo County (), officially the County of San Luis Obispo, is a county on the Central Coast of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 282,424. The county seat is San Luis Obispo.
Junípero Serra founded the Miss ...
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo (; Spanish for " St. Louis the Bishop", ; Chumash: ''tiłhini'') is a city and county seat of San Luis Obispo County, in the U.S. state of California. Located on the Central Coast of California, San Luis Obispo is roughly hal ...
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* San Luis Obispo Marathon, Half Marathon, and 5K
SLO Marathon
* Run For Music 5k/10k
Run For Music
Paso Robles
Paso Robles ( ), officially El Paso de Robles (Spanish for "The Pass of Oaks"), is a city in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. Located on the Salinas River approximately north of San Luis Obispo, the city is known for its hot ...
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* Wine Vine Run Half Marathon 5K
San Mateo County
San Mateo County ( ), officially the County of San Mateo, is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 764,442. Redwood City is the county seat, and the third most populated city following Daly ...
Pacifica, California:
* Coastal 5k Family Fun Run & Festival http://pacresourcecenter.org/blog/?p=459
Pescadero:
* Artichoke 1/2 Marathon, 10K
San Mateo:
* President's Day Castaway 10K, 5K
* Laurel Family Fun Run, 5
Register Online
South San Francisco
South San Francisco is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States, located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area. The city is colloquially known as "South City". The population was 66,105 at the 2020 census. ...
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* Thanksgiving Fun Run & Stride, 5K
Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County, officially the County of Santa Clara, is the sixth-most populous county in the U.S. state of California, with a population of 1,936,259, as of the 2020 census. Santa Clara County and neighboring San Benito County together f ...
Cupertino
Cupertino ( ) is a city in Santa Clara County, California, United States, directly west of San Jose on the western edge of the Santa Clara Valley with portions extending into the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. The population was 57,8 ...
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* Stevens Creek 50K
Morgan Hill
Morgan Hill is a city in Santa Clara County, California, at the southern tip of Silicon Valley, in the San Francisco Bay Area. Morgan Hill is an affluent residential community, the seat of several high-tech companies, and a dining, entertainmen ...
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* Mushroom Mardi Gras Festival and Run (10K and 5
Saturday of Memorial Weekend May 26, 2012
Mountain View, California, Mountain View:
* Mermaid Mountain View Run 5K,10K, Half Maratho
* Human Race 10K, 5K (cancelled as of 2009
Palo Alto, California, Palo Alto:
* Moonlight Ru
* Skyline Ridge 1/2 Marathon, 10K
San Jose, California, San Jose:
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Quicksilver 50 Mile, 50K, 25Kbr>
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Silicon Valley Turkey Trot
Sonoma County
Sonoma County () is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States Census, its population was 488,863. Its county seat and largest city is Santa Rosa. It is to the north of Marin County and the south of Mendocino ...
Jenner:
* Salt Point 50K, 26K, 11
Santa Clarita, California
*Santa Clarita Marathon, Half Marathon, and 5
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College of the Canyons
College of the Canyons (COC) is a public community college in Santa Clarita, California. It comprises the Santa Clarita Community College District. The college is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and has campus loca ...
Cross Country Summer Serie
*Independence Day 5
*Fight It! 5
Santa Cruz, California
Santa Cruz ( Spanish for "Holy Cross") is the county seat and largest city of Santa Cruz County, in Northern California. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 62,956. Situated on the northern edge of Monterey Bay, Santa Cruz is a po ...
* Firecracker 5K/10
* Mothers Day Run/Walk for Shelte
* Nisene Marks Marathon, ½ Maratho
* Race Thru The Redwood
* Run by the Se
* Santa Cruz ½ Marathon, 10
* Surfer's Path 5K/10
* Surfer's Path ½ Marathon, Maratho
* Surfer's Path Hang 10/
* Superbowl Ru
* Turkey Tro
* Wharf to Whar
Sierra Nevada (U.S.), Sierra Nevada, California
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Western States Endurance Run
The Western States Endurance Run, known commonly as the Western States 100, is a 100.2-mile (161 km) ultramarathon that takes place on California's Sierra Nevada Mountains trails each year on the last full weekend of June. The race starts ...
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Lake Tahoe Marathon, ½ Marathon, 10k, 5k
South Lake Tahoe, California
* Lake Tahoe Marathon, ½ Marathon, 10k, 5
Ventura, California
Ventura, officially named San Buenaventura (Spanish for "Saint Bonaventure"), is a city on the Southern Coast of California and the county seat of Ventura County. The population was 110,763 at the 2020 census. Ventura is a popular tourist des ...
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Twilight's Last Gleaming Cross Country Challenge 4 Mil
References
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External links
California Running Race Calendar, RunGuides.comCalifornia races by month, Running in the USA
California sports-related lists, Foot races, annual
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