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Palm Desert 1/2 Marathon & 5K

Name: Palm Desert 1/2 Marathon & 5K
Start: 2027-02-14
End: 2027-02-14
Location: Palm Desert

Palm Desert, California, United States

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About the Event

The Palm Desert 1/2 Marathon & 5K returns to the heart of the desert on Sunday, February 14, 2027! Race the Coachella Valley's only half marathon, run/walk our flat, fast 5K course, or, new for 2027, run the Palm Desert 10K! Kids up to 13 years of age can run our 1K kids run. 1/2 marathon, 10K, and 5K participants receive an official race t-shirt, finisher medal, timing and post-race food. Kids run participants receive a finisher medal and post-race food. This year will be bigger than ever, so register today and join in on the fun!

Races Offered

1/2 Marathon

Feb 14, 2027

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Distance — 21.1K

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Type — Running

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07:00

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$70.00

Virtual 1/2 Marathon

Feb 14, 2027

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Distance — 21.1K

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07:00

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$75.00

Virtual 5K

Feb 14, 2027

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Distance — 5K

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07:30

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$45.00

10K

Feb 14, 2027

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Distance — 10K

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07:45

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$55.00

5K

Feb 14, 2027

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Distance — 5K

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08:30

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$40.00

1K Kid's Run

Feb 14, 2027

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Distance — 1K

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10:00

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$16.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for February in Palm Desert.

thermostat Temperature

10.3° / 20.9°

wb_sunny Feels like

6.9° / 17.7°

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9h 17m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.3 mm

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—

air Avg wind speed

7.4 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Moderate

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (3.0)

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41.3%

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07:28

nightlight Sunset

18:28

About Palm Desert

Learn more about the host city, Palm Desert.

Palm Desert is a city of 53,000 people (2018) in the desert of California between Palm Springs and Indio. It lies in the Coachella Valley at the base of the San Jacinto Mountains. The city is home to many golf courses, attractions, luxury hotels and shops, and spas that make the region a famous getaway for much of Southern California.

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Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Palm Desert 1/2 Marathon & 5K.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Ricardo Workman	M	43	San Dimas, CA	—
🥈	Greg Aniol	M	43	Lake Elsinore, CA	—
🥉	Vanessa Villaran	F	33	Perris, CA	—
4	E. Villaran	M	11	Perris, CA	—
5	RAYMOND ZARATE	M	33	Beaumont, CA	—
6	Dara Aniol	F	41	Lake Elsinore, CA	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Christopher Sullivan	M	67	Newark, CA	—
🥈	Reah Viernes	F	40	Cathedral City, CA	—
🥉	Stacy Matsumoto	F	58	Walnut, CA	—
4	Ann Pickthall	F	60	Thousand Palms, CA	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Bryan Noe Ibarra Akdaco	M	18	—	17:40
🥈	Jonathan Pellior	M	18	Palm Desert, CA	17:41
🥉	Ricardo Franco	M	19	Cathedral City, CA	18:24
4	Michael Heredia	M	39	—	18:43
5	Scott Coracy	M	48	—	20:23
6	Meli Mandujano	M	46	Cathedral City, CA	20:58
7	Tori Irvine	F	44	—	21:08
8	Ana Twigger	F	44	—	21:10
9	Jamie Purser	F	56	Westlake Village, CA	22:17
10	Ethan Cobb	M	16	Upland, CA	22:28
11	Stan Ideker	M	68	San Diego County, CA	22:34
12	Jacob Bosley	M	43	Palm Desert, CA	22:37
13	Omar Sierra	M	48	Las Vegas, NV	22:39
14	Margaret Quigley	F	29	La Quinta, CA	22:43
15	Patti Rogers	F	61	Nanoose Bay, BC	22:50
16	JESSE SANCHEZ	M	63	Cathedral City, CA	22:53
17	Ruth Steward	F	36	Twentynine Palms, CA	23:14
18	Terry Riggins	M	74	Nanoose Bay, BC	23:36
19	Archi Lai	M	25	Cathedral City, CA	23:40
20	Sergio Campos	M	14	Cathedral City, CA	23:41
21	Jose Olivares	M	15	Cathedral City, CA	24:09
22	Shannon Wheeler	F	42	Winchester, CA	24:11
23	Maria Aleman	F	33	Las Vegas, NV	24:14
24	Lisa Inouye	F	51	Calabasas, CA	24:16
25	J. Vild	M	1	Palm Desert, CA	24:16
26	Saundra Vild	F	33	Palm Desert, CA	24:18
27	Michael McVey	M	45	—	24:25
28	Hannah Estrada	F	24	Palm Desert, CA	24:26
29	Grace Booth	F	13	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	24:28
30	Sandy Leiferman	F	51	Panora, IA	24:31
31	I. ARRIAGA	M	10	Coachella, CA	24:47
32	Alberto Dawson	M	31	—	24:52
33	MANUEL ARRIAGA	M	46	Coachella, CA	24:56
34	Barbara Allen	F	66	Edmonds, WA	24:57
35	Debbie Booth	F	56	Rancho Palos Verdes, CA	25:02
36	Michael Matusik	M	32	La Quinta, CA	25:03
37	Yoselin Canseco	F	17	Cathedral City, CA	25:04
38	Sharon Gerl	F	73	Bend, OR	25:15
39	Bridget Miller	F	41	La Quinta, CA	25:22
40	Kirk Knowles	M	52	Palm Desertert, CA	25:30
41	David Head	M	54	—	25:34
42	Hiroko McVey	F	45	—	25:38
43	Gretchen Schmitt	F	60	La Quinta, CA	25:39
44	Jeff West	M	37	—	25:44
45	Robert Winter	M	59	Cypress, CA	25:54
46	Nickolas Steward	M	44	Twentynine Palms, CA	25:57
47	Ryan Grosz	M	66	Redlands, CA	26:01
48	Gabby Canseco	F	14	Cathedral City, CA	26:06
49	Juan Gonzalez	M	33	—	26:08
50	Ruben Bowen	M	25	Indio, CA	26:09

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	William Brancato	M	27	Rutherford, NJ	1:11:48
🥈	Luigi Grullon	M	46	Las Vegas, NV	1:19:51
🥉	Steven Bingham	M	33	Cathedral City, CA	1:20:51
4	Matt Underwood	M	55	Yucaipa, CA	1:23:57
5	Alan Ascencio	M	41	Coachella, CA	1:25:05
6	Mason Rivas	M	19	palm desert, CA	1:25:42
7	Sean Long	M	39	South Pasadena, CA	1:26:51
8	Nick Ventura	M	35	—	1:27:04
9	Mario Zarate	M	49	Santa Ana, CA	1:27:07
10	Michael Connors	M	54	San Clemente, CA	1:27:26
11	Esmeralda Duran	F	24	—	1:27:48
12	Robert Gally	M	37	San Diego, CA	1:27:56
13	Dominick Servin	M	23	La Quinta, CA	1:28:03
14	Marcel Rinzler	M	50	—	1:28:13
15	Jared Stanek	M	37	Palm Desert, CA	1:29:18
16	Adhir Kalyan	M	38	—	1:30:25
17	Gene Lecuyer	M	50	Delta, BC	1:31:36
18	Alissa Coffman	F	38	Murrieta, CA	1:31:55
19	Eric Akin	M	54	Palm Springs, CA	1:31:57
20	Anne Luhan	F	46	Mission Viejo, CA	1:32:18
21	Jeannette Scholz	F	35	Philadelphia, PA	1:32:48
22	Dixie Bright	F	37	—	1:32:59
23	Mirjam Lablans	F	43	New York, NY	1:33:22
24	Ed Bickley	M	63	Calgary, AB	1:33:51
25	Gianfranco Rabaroza	M	41	San Francisco, CA	1:33:57
26	Nicholas Bouchard	M	38	Columbus, OH	1:34:24
27	Marco Hernandez	M	42	Coachella, CA	1:34:39
28	Arian Mayorga	M	17	Cathedral City, CA	1:34:51
29	Noel Figeuroa	M	26	Kingman, AZ	1:35:22
30	Haden Edwards	M	50	Fredonia, TX	1:36:04
31	Kazue Kishima	F	50	Los Angeles, CA	1:36:06
32	Gareth Jones	M	33	Lancaster, CA	1:36:12
33	Len Saichaie	M	39	Palm Desert, CA	1:37:05
34	Aedan Granish	M	15	Lake Balboa, CA	1:37:56
35	Steven Mcgrath	M	43	—	1:38:16
36	Alex Meyer	M	38	Berlin, BE	1:38:18
37	Bill Carlson	M	61	La Quinta, CA	1:38:19
38	Aidan Albano-Bachtell	M	30	Palm Springs, CA	1:38:21
39	Ross Neumann	M	37	Venice, CA	1:39:03
40	Bobby Orellano	M	25	—	1:39:20
41	Jesus Coronel	M	42	Indio, CA	1:39:51
42	Brian Pirie	M	42	Seattle, WA	1:40:18
43	Leon Laub	M	65	Azusa, CA	1:40:22
44	Scott Olenski	M	50	San Francisco, CA	1:40:31
45	Martin Hynes	M	68	Launceston	1:40:34
46	Jeff Kirshenbaum	M	56	Omaha, NE	1:41:08
47	Cory Sager	M	32	Columbus, OH	1:41:28
48	Silvio Spahn	M	67	Berlin, BE	1:41:42
49	Keith Chan	M	59	Walnut, CA	1:41:42
50	Matthew James Bond	M	37	Redlands, CA	1:41:46

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