Run by the Sea returns to lovely Wilder Ranch State Park on Sunday, October 4th! This unique Half Marathon, 12K run, and 4K run/walk meanders along the gorgeous coastal bluffs of California's Central Coast in Santa Cruz and consists mostly of flat, packed dirt trails. Participants will enjoy scenic coastal views while passing along the bluffs and Wilder Ranch park trails. Get ready to take in the natural beauty of the Monterey Bay, the serene flats of Wilder Ranch's meadows, and maybe even catch a glimpse of some dolphins - no other race is quite like it!
Now in its 10th year, Run by the Sea is organized by the Santa Cruz Track Club and benefits the track club's youth program, Bike Santa Cruz County, and Santa Cruz Mountain Trail Stewards.
4K Route
Oct 04, 2026
Distance — Run by the Sea Half Marathon
Type — Running
08:00
$70.00
Oct 04, 2026
Distance — 12K
Type — Running
08:15
$55.00
Oct 04, 2026
Distance — 4K
Type — Running
08:30
$45.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Santa Cruz.
Learn more about the host city, Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz is a coastal city in Santa Cruz County, at the north end of Monterey Bay in California, about 40 miles south of San Jose and 75 miles south of San Francisco.
Read more launchOfficial finishing times from previous editions of Run by the Sea — 2022.
| Place | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | ALEXIS ZACARIAS | — | |
| 🥈 | CONOR GILLIAM | — | |
| 🥉 | GARRETT KOONTZ | — | |
| 4 | LOGAN VALDOVINOS | — | |
| 5 | DANIEL GRANGER | — | |
| 6 | I. PATEN | — | |
| 7 | KATE BATTAGLIA | — | |
| 8 | PETAR KISYOV | — | |
| 9 | S. GRIFFITHJONES | — | |
| 10 | A. PANTOS | — | |
| 11 | W. KOONTZ | — | |
| 12 | T. DAUKSA | — | |
| 13 | CARLOS RUIZ | — | |
| 14 | T. ZUBE | — | |
| 15 | ELOISE NARANJO | — | |
| 16 | OSWALDO CEBALLOS ZAVAL | — | |
| 17 | AMANDA ROTELLA | — | |
| 18 | ELLIE MARTA | — | |
| 19 | DARWIN FRICK HEADY | — | |
| 20 | M. CORTES | — | |
| 21 | W. KOBESKY | — | |
| 22 | NICK SCHEIBLAUER | — | |
| 23 | H. SENKIER | — | |
| 24 | GABRIELLA MILLER-TEMPLET | — | |
| 25 | V. WILLET | — | |
| 26 | STEPHANIE KOBESKY | — | |
| 27 | TANIA DE LA CRUZ | — | |
| 28 | F. MCDONNELL | — | |
| 29 | SONIA HUDSON | — | |
| 30 | ERIC VOELKEL | — | |
| 31 | ARTEM GONCHARUK | — | |
| 32 | B. KOBESKY | — | |
| 33 | JEFF ARNETT | — | |
| 34 | D. SENKIER | — | |
| 35 | JULIE STANTON | — | |
| 36 | HEATHER WOOD | — | |
| 37 | LIZ MURDOCK | — | |
| 38 | HANNAH FARQUHARSON | — | |
| 39 | KRISTIAN HERNANDEZ | — | |
| 40 | JONATHAN CAUSEY | — | |
| 41 | TINA BONAR | — | |
| 42 | L. SANCHEZ | — | |
| 43 | LUZ RICHARDSON | — | |
| 44 | MIKE MORRISH | — | |
| 45 | ARTHUR SWIFT | — | |
| 46 | MICHAEL CONANT | — | |
| 47 | JULIA CONANT | — | |
| 48 | KIRSTIN OLSEN | — | |
| 49 | BRIAN MALONE | — | |
| 50 | H. GREEN | — |
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