Name: SOCAL River Marathon - 26.2 - 13.1 - 10K - 5K
Start: 2026-02-28
End: 2026-02-28
Location: Huntington Beach, California

About the Event

The SOCAL River Marathon has four distances. Full Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K and 5K.

This is a fun course in Southern California. This course runs on the Santa Ana River Trail from Yorba Linda to Huntington Beach State Park. This route truly spans Southern California from the dryer desert land to areas near Disneyland to the Beach. The course is primarily flat and straight but has a gradual downhill slant following the river to the ocean. This route is two years ago was cleaned up from homeless tents and is not fenced in nightly.

Races Offered

Full Marathon

Feb 28, 2026

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Distance — 26.2 Miles

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$100.00

Pacer Full Marathon invite only

Feb 28, 2026

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Distance — Pacer Full Marathon invite only

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$1,000.00

Virtual SOCAL Race (Any Distance)

Feb 28, 2026

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Distance — Virtual SOCAL Race (Any Distance)

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Type — Running

timer

08:00

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$40.00

Half Marathon

Feb 28, 2026

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Distance — 13.1 Miles

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Type — Running

timer

09:30

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$85.00

Pacer Half Marathon invite only

Feb 28, 2026

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Distance — Pacer Half Marathon invite only

terrain

Type — Running

timer

09:30

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$1,000.00

10K

Feb 28, 2026

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Distance — 6.2 Miles

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Type — Running

timer

11:00

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$45.00

5K

Feb 28, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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Type — Running

timer

11:15

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$40.00

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for February in Huntington Beach.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 8.4° / 17.9°

wb_sunny 5.3° / 14.8°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 10.4 /

water_drop 64.1%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 8.4° / 17.9°

wb_sunny 5.3° / 14.8°

air 10.4 km/h

water_drop 64.1%

About Huntington Beach

Huntington Beach is in Orange County in Southern California. Once known as Pacific City, it started as the southern terminus of the Golden West railroad line.