27 JUNMAP
Western States Endurance Run
California
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- PB
- Character
GPS trace: 1,431 pts / www.wser.org
- Mountainous
- Mountain
- Riverside
- Historic
- Ascent
- 4,960 m
- m/km
- 30.8 m/km
5.7%GAP
Location running guide
California running races
California running race guide with source-backed race pages, mapped-route coverage, elevation profiles, distance breakdowns and curated comparison links where available.
California coverage
66Race pages22Localities22Mapped routes13Elevation profiles33%Map coverage
Featured race pages
Featured California races
13 MARMAP
Catalina Island Marathon
California
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 1,065 pts / www.catalinaislandmarathon.com
- Hilly
- Coastal
- Island
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 1,530 m
- m/km
- 36.3 m/km
11.8%GAP
01 MAYMAP
Hoag OC Marathon Running Festival
California
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 989 pts / ocmarathon.com
- Net Downhill
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- City
- Ascent
- 182 m
- m/km
- 4.3 m/km
-0.1%GAP
01 MAYMAP
Hoag OC Marathon Running Festival
California
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 570 pts / ocmarathon.com
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- City
- Parkland
- Ascent
- 125 m
- m/km
- 5.9 m/km
-0.3%GAP
01 AUGMAP
Summer Breeze Half Marathon (San Leandro)
California
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 1,384 pts / brazenracing.com
- Pancake Flat
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- Parkland
- Ascent
- 0 m
- m/km
- 0.0 m/km
0.0%GAP
15 AUGMAP
Tamalpa Headlands 50K
California
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 1,342 pts / www.headlands50k.com
- Mountainous
- Coastal
- Countryside
- Mountain
- Ascent
- 1,966 m
- m/km
- 39.3 m/km
11.6%GAP
13 MARMAP
Catalina Island Marathon
California
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 601 pts / www.catalinaislandmarathon.com
- City
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- Island
- Ascent
- 398 m
- m/km
- 39.8 m/km
13.2%GAP
15 MAYMAP
La Jolla Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
California
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 286 pts / lajollahalfmarathon.com
- Net Downhill
- Forest
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- Ascent
- 76 m
- m/km
- 7.6 m/km
-4.5%GAP
15 MAYMAP
La Jolla Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
California
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 913 pts / lajollahalfmarathon.com
- Net Downhill
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- Parkland
- Ascent
- 47 m
- m/km
- 9.4 m/km
-7.4%GAP
15 MAYMAP
La Jolla Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
California
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 1,412 pts / lajollahalfmarathon.com
- Hilly
- Coastal
- Mountain
- Forest
- Ascent
- 304 m
- m/km
- 14.4 m/km
2.4%GAP
01 AUGMAP
Summer Breeze Half Marathon (San Leandro)
California
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 831 pts / brazenracing.com
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- Parkland
- Trail
- Ascent
- 0 m
- m/km
- 0.0 m/km
0.0%GAP
13 MARMAP
Catalina Island Marathon
California
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 460 pts / www.catalinaislandmarathon.com
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- Island
- Mountain
- Ascent
- 254 m
- m/km
- 50.7 m/km
20.1%GAP
21 JUNMAP
Tahoe 200 Endurance Run
California
Event weekend
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 1,239 pts / www.destinationtrailrun.com
- Mountainous
- Mountain
- Forest
- Lakeside
- Ascent
- 13,097 m
- m/km
- 40.6 m/km
13,097 mAscent
17 APRMAP
Mountains 2 Beach Marathon
California
Event weekend
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 894 pts / www.mountains2beachmarathon.com
- Net Downhill
- Coastal
- City
- Historic
10 APRMAP
San Diego Beach & Bay Half Marathon
California
Event weekend
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 734 pts / sandiegobeachandbayhalfmarathon.com
- Flat
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- Countryside
17 APRMAP
Mountains 2 Beach Marathon
California
Event weekend
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 534 pts / www.mountains2beachmarathon.com
- Net Downhill
- Coastal
- City
- Historic
25 APRMAP
American River Parkway Half Marathon
California
Event weekend
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 146 pts / www.parkwayhalf.com
- Parkland
- Forest
- Riverside
- Countryside
06 DECMAP
California International Marathon
California
Event weekend
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 429 pts / runsra.org
- Net Downhill
- City
- Riverside
- Historic
17 APRMAP
Mountains 2 Beach Marathon
California
Event weekend
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 244 pts / www.mountains2beachmarathon.com
- Coastal
- City
- Historic
- Parkland
17 APRMAP
Mountains 2 Beach Marathon
California
Event weekend
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 314 pts / www.mountains2beachmarathon.com
- Coastal
- City
- Historic
- Parkland
01 AUGMAP
Summer Breeze Half Marathon (San Leandro)
California
Event weekend
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 512 pts / brazenracing.com
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- Parkland
- Trail
06 DECMAP
California International Marathon
California
Event weekend
- Map
- Character
GPS trace: 429 pts / runsra.org
- City
- Riverside
- Historic
- Parkland
10 OCTSCORE
2XU Long Beach Marathon
California
Event weekend
- Character
- Flat
- Coastal
- City
- Historic
25 APRSCORE
American River Parkway Half Marathon
California
Event weekend
- Character
- Pancake Flat
- Parkland
- Forest
- Riverside
09 MAYSCORE
Beer City Half Sacramento
California
Event weekend
- Character
- Pancake Flat
- Riverside
- Waterfront
- City
13 MARSCORE
Shamrock'n Half Marathon (Sacramento)
California
Event weekend
- Character
- Flat
- Riverside
- City
- Parkland
05 FEBSCORE
Surf City Marathon
California
Event weekend
- Character
- Flat
- Coastal
- Parkland
- City
10 OCTSCORE
2XU Long Beach Marathon
California
Event weekend
- Character
- Flat
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- City
01 MAYSCORE
Hoag OC Marathon Running Festival
California
Event weekend
- Character
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- City
- Parkland
07 MARSCORE
Napa Valley Marathon
California
Event weekend
- Character
- Net Downhill
- Vineyard
- Countryside
- Waterfront
01 FEBSCORE
San Francisco Half Marathon, 10K & 5K
California
Event weekend
- Character
- Net Downhill
- Coastal
- Parkland
- Countryside
08 NOVSCORE
Santa Barbara Half Marathon & 5K
California
Event weekend
- Character
- Gently Rolling
- Coastal
- City
- Waterfront
05 FEBSCORE
Surf City Marathon
California
Event weekend
- Character
- Coastal
- City
- Desert
- Waterfront
05 FEBSCORE
Surf City Marathon
California
Event weekend
- Character
- Coastal
- City
- Desert
- Waterfront
14 JUNSCORE
The Dipsea Race
California
Event weekend
- Character
- Mountainous
- Mountain
- Coastal
- Countryside
10 OCTSCORE
2XU Long Beach Marathon
California
Event weekend
- Character
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- City
- Historic
16 MAYSCORE
Bay to Breakers
California
Event weekend
- Character
- City
- Coastal
- Parkland
- Waterfront
16 MAYSCORE
Bay to Breakers
California
Event weekend
- Character
- Rolling
- City
- Coastal
- Waterfront
09 MAYSCORE
Beer City Half Sacramento
California
Event weekend
- Character
- Riverside
- Parkland
- City
- Countryside
09 MAYSCORE
Beer City Half Sacramento
California
Event weekend
- Character
- City
- Countryside
- Riverside
- Waterfront
26 APRSCORE
Big Sur International Marathon
California
Event weekend
- Character
- Hilly
- Coastal
- Waterfront
- Mountain
08 NOVSCORE
Monterey Bay Half Marathon
California
Event weekend
- Character
- Flat
- Coastal
- City
- Historic
25 JULSCORE
Napa to Sonoma Wine Country Half Marathon
California
Event weekend
- Character
- Net Downhill
- Vineyard
- Countryside
- Historic
07 MARSCORE
Napa Valley Marathon
California
Event weekend
- Character
- Countryside
- Vineyard
- Waterfront
- Parkland
07 MARSCORE
Napa Valley Marathon
California
Event weekend
- Character
- Countryside
- Vineyard
- Waterfront
- Parkland
30 MAYSCORE
Rock 'n' Roll San Diego
California
Event weekend
- Character
- Net Downhill
- City
- Waterfront
- Parkland
10 APRSCORE
San Diego Beach & Bay Half Marathon
California
Event weekend
- Character
- Coastal
- Parkland
- Waterfront
- City
10 APRSCORE
San Diego Beach & Bay Half Marathon
California
Event weekend
- Character
- Coastal
- Parkland
- Waterfront
- City
California races by distance
| Distance | Race pages | Mapped routes | Elevation profiles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marathons | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| Half Marathons | 17 | 5 | 3 |
| 10Ks | 9 | 4 | 3 |
| 5Ks | 20 | 5 | 2 |
| Ultramarathons | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| Relays | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 15Ks | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 12Ks | 2 | 0 | 0 |
California route-map coverage
Marathon route maps
4 mapped marathon race pages in this location guide; 2 with elevation profiles.
Half Marathon route maps in California
5 mapped half marathon race pages in this location guide; 3 with elevation profiles.
10K route maps
4 mapped 10k race pages in this location guide; 3 with elevation profiles.
5K route maps in California
5 mapped 5k race pages in this location guide; 2 with elevation profiles.
Ultramarathon route maps
3 mapped ultramarathon race pages in this location guide; 3 with elevation profiles.
Relay route maps
1 mapped relay race pages in this location guide; 0 with elevation profiles.
California race comparisons
Hoag OC Marathon Running Festival vs Catalina Island Marathon
Lowest-GAP routes compared for fastest available course shape.
Big Sur International Marathon vs California International Marathon
Best race-day conditions compared with route, cost and evidence context.
Hoag OC Marathon Running Festival Half Marathon vs Summer Breeze Half Marathon (San Leandro)
Lowest-GAP routes compared for fastest available course shape.
La Jolla Half Marathon, 10K & 5K vs Hoag OC Marathon Running Festival Half Marathon
Hilliest mapped routes compared for runners who want climbing.
Monterey Bay Half Marathon vs Shamrock'n Half Marathon (Sacramento)
Best race-day conditions compared with route, cost and evidence context.
La Jolla Half Marathon, 10K & 5K vs Summer Breeze Half Marathon (San Leandro) 10K
Lowest-GAP routes compared for fastest available course shape.
California running race guide questions
What California running races are included?
This guide includes race pages whose source-backed event region is California. It does not include nearby races by radius.
Which California races have route maps?
22 California race pages currently have stored route geometry. Route traces appear only when stored geometry exists.
How are featured California races ordered?
Featured races are ordered by available evidence first: stored route geometry, elevation profiles, route metrics, cost data, dates and race-character tags.