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.
Feb 27, 2027
Distance — 26.2 Miles
Type — Running
08:00
$100.00
Feb 27, 2027
Distance — Pacer Full Marathon invite only
Type — Running
08:00
$1,000.00
Feb 27, 2027
Distance — Virtual SOCAL Race (Any Distance)
Type — Running
08:00
$40.00
Feb 27, 2027
Distance — 13.1 Miles
Type — Running
09:30
$85.00
Feb 27, 2027
Distance — Pacer Half Marathon invite only
Type — Running
09:30
$1,000.00
Feb 27, 2027
Distance — 6.2 Miles
Type — Running
11:00
$45.00
Feb 27, 2027
Distance — 3.1 Miles
Type — Running
11:15
$40.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for February in Huntington Beach.
Learn more about the host city, 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.
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