List of annual foot races held in California, sorted by region:
Anaheim, California
ALS Lou Gehrig 5K / 10K Race Roseville CA - I was one of the timers at this race. This video is the 10K Start ALS Lou Gehrig 5K / 10K Race Roseville CA.
- 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 5K [1]
Avery, California
- Hernia Hill 1/2 Marathon, 10K, 5K
Big Sur, California
- Big Sur International Marathon [2]
Cool, California
- Way Too Cool 50K
Davis, California
- Fleet Feet Davis Mile
- Fleet Feet Labor Day Races 10K, 5K
- Davis Stampede 1/2 Marathon, 10K, 5K
- Davis Turkey Trot 10K, 5K
Death Valley, California
- Badwater Ultramarathon
- Death Valley Trail Marathon, 30K
Elk Grove, California
- Nutrition Fuels Fitness 10K, 5K
Fresno, California
- Two Cities Marathon & Half, Ultra, and Relay [3]
Granite Bay, California
- Rio Del Lago 100 Mile [4]
Huntington Beach, California
- Surf City Marathon (formerly Pacific Shoreline) [5]
Idyllwild, California
- Idyllwild 5K/10K Run and Fitness Walk [6]
Los Angeles, California
- Los Angeles Marathon
- Angeles Crest 100 Mile Endurance Run
- Palos Verdes Marathon [7]
- New Year's Race 1/2 Marathon, 5k
- Hollywood Half Marathon, 10k, 5k Hollywood Half Marathon Website
- Alive and Running for Suicide Prevention, 5k Alive and Running Website
Mammoth Lakes, California
- Quake & Shake 1/2 Marathon, 10K
Manhattan Beach, California
- Old Hometown Fair 10K [8]
Oceanside, California
- O'side Turkey Trot 5 Mile and 5K [9]
Paso Robles, California
- Wine Vine Run Half Marathon 5K [10]
Redding, California
- Whiskeytown 50K
Redondo Beach, California
- Redondo Beach Super Bowl Sunday 10K/5K [11]
Sacramento, California
- California International Marathon [12]
- Paul Reese Memorial Clarksburg Country Run [13]
- Runnin’ for Rhett 10K, 5K [14]
San Diego, California
- America's Finest City 1/2 Marathon, 5K
- Rock 'n' Roll Marathon [15]
- San Diego Mud Run [16]
- Costume Party Run - 1/2 Marathon, 5K Costume Party Run Website
- SURFING MADONNA "SAVE THE OCEAN" 1K/5K/10K ON THE BEACH RUN/WALK $22,000 PRIZE MONEY EVENT WEBSITE
San Francisco Bay Area
Alameda County
Berkeley:
- Berkeley Half Marathon, 10K, 5K [17]
Castro Valley:
- Dick Collins Firetrails 50 Mile
- Eden Medical Center Run to the Lake 10K, 5K
Oakland:
- The Town's Half Marathon, 5K [18]
- Oakland Running Festival: Marathon, Half Marathon, 5K [19]
Contra Costa County
Danville:
- Devil Mountain Run, 5K, 10K [20]
Mount Diablo State Park:
- Mount Diablo Summer Trail Run 50K, 25K, 8K
San Ramon:
- Primo's Run for Education Half-Marathon, 5K [21]
Walnut Creek:
- Forma Gym Turkey Trot, 5K, 10K [22]
Lafayette:
- Lafayette Reservoir Run, 5K, 10K (last Sunday in October every year)
Marin County
- Marin County Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
- Golden Gate Headlands Marathon, 1/2 Marathon, 7 Mile
Angel Island:
- Angel Island New Year's 8K, 16K, 25K, 50K
Mill Valley:
- Dipsea Race
Muir Beach:
- Headlands 50k
Sausalito:
- Miwok 100K Trail Race
Stinson Beach:
- Muir Woods Marathon, 25K, 7 Mile
- Stinson Beach Marathon, 25K, 7 Mile
San Francisco
- Awesome '80s Run 5K Awesome '80s Run Website
- Across the Bay 12K [23]
- Bay to Breakers 12K [24]
- Bridge to Bridge [25]
- Coastal 5k & Festival [26]
- Embarcadero 10K
- Golden Gate Park 10K
- Kaiser Permanente San Francisco 1/2 Marathon, 5K
- King Oscar Presidio Trails Run 5K/10K
- Mermaid San Francisco 5K/10K [27]
- Mission Rock 5K
- Nike Women's Marathon [28]
- Polo Field 5K
- Run For Arctic Awareness 10K
- Run Wild (formerly Run to the Far Side) [29]
- San Francisco Marathon
- Walt Stack 10K
- Windmill 10K
San Luis Obispo County
San Luis Obispo:
- San Luis Obispo Marathon, Half Marathon, and 5K (SLO Marathon)
- Run For Music 5k/10k (Run For Music)
Paso Robles:
- Wine Vine Run Half Marathon 5K
San Mateo County
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, 5K Register Online
South San Francisco:
- Thanksgiving Fun Run & Stride, 5K
Santa Clara County
Cupertino:
- Stevens Creek 50K
Morgan Hill:
- Mushroom Mardi Gras Festival and Run (10K and 5K)[30] Saturday of Memorial Weekend May 26, 2012, [31]
Mountain View:
- Mermaid Mountain View Run 5K,10K, Half Marathon [32]
- Human Race 10K, 5K (cancelled as of 2009) [33]
Palo Alto:
- Moonlight Run [34]
- Skyline Ridge 1/2 Marathon, 10K
San Jose:
- Quicksilver 50 Mile, 50K, 25K [35]
Sonoma County
Jenner:
- Salt Point 50K, 26K, 11K [36]
Santa Clarita, California
- Santa Clarita Marathon, Half Marathon, and 5k [37]
- College of the Canyons Cross Country Summer Series [38]
- Independence Day 5k [39]
- Fight It! 5k [40]
Santa Cruz, California
- Santa Cruz 1/2 Marathon, 10K [41]
- Wharf to Wharf [42]
Sierra Nevada, California
- Western States Endurance Run
- Lake Tahoe Marathon, 1/2 Marathon, 10k, 5k[43]
South Lake Tahoe, California
- Lake Tahoe Marathon, 1/2 Marathon, 10k, 5k [44]
Ventura, California
- Twilight's Last Gleaming Cross Country Challenge 4 Miles[45]
External links
- California races by month, Running in the USA