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.
3.1 Miles: T-Shirt
6.2 Miles: T-Shirt
13.1 Miles: T-Shirt
26.2 Miles: T-Shirt
Virtual SOCAL Race (Any Distance): T-Shirt
Pacer Full Marathon invite only: T-Shirt
Pacer Half Marathon invite only: T-Shirt
| Distance | Price | Opens | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 Miles | $40.00 | Feb 18 | Nov 29 |
| $42.00 | Nov 29 | Dec 29 | |
| $44.00 | Dec 29 | Jan 28 | |
| $46.00 | Jan 28 | Feb 12 | |
| $48.00 | Feb 12 | Feb 20 | |
| $50.00 | Feb 20 | Feb 24 | |
| $52.00 | Feb 24 | Feb 26 | |
| 6.2 Miles |
Interested in this race?
| $45.00 |
| Feb 18 |
| Nov 29 |
| $47.25 | Nov 29 | Dec 29 |
| $49.50 | Dec 29 | Jan 28 |
| $51.75 | Jan 28 | Feb 12 |
| $54.00 | Feb 12 | Feb 20 |
| $56.26 | Feb 20 | Feb 24 |
| $58.50 | Feb 24 | Feb 26 |
| 13.1 Miles | $85.00 | Mar 20 | Nov 29 |
| $89.25 | Nov 29 | Dec 29 |
| $93.50 | Dec 29 | Jan 28 |
| $97.75 | Jan 28 | Feb 12 |
| $102.00 | Feb 12 | Feb 20 |
| $106.25 | Feb 20 | Feb 24 |
| $110.50 | Feb 24 | Feb 26 |
| 26.2 Miles | $100.00 | Mar 7 | Nov 29 |
| $105.00 | Nov 29 | Dec 29 |
| $110.00 | Dec 29 | Jan 28 |
| $115.00 | Jan 28 | Feb 12 |
| $120.00 | Feb 12 | Feb 20 |
| $125.00 | Feb 20 | Feb 24 |
| $130.00 | Feb 24 | Feb 25 |
| Virtual SOCAL Race (Any Distance) | $40.00 | Dec 27 | Feb 27 |
| Pacer Full Marathon invite only | $1,000.00 | Jan 27 | Feb 27 |
| Pacer Half Marathon invite only | $1,000.00 | Jan 27 | Feb 27 |
Agenda Friday February 27, 2026 2PM to 7PM - Packet Pickup @ Road Runner Sports - 1835 Newport Blvd, Costa Mesa, CA (Mandatory unless you want to pay a $10 same day packet pickup fee at the race site) Saturday February 28, 2026 - Race Day 6:00AM to 9:30AM - $10 Fee Same Day Packet Pickup @ Finish Line Area Huntington Beach State Park - 21601 Pacific Coast Hwy, Huntington Beach CA (We are sorry but in 2022 over 60% picked up race morning and it delayed the race start. For this reason we n
Race Results - Timing Via Timing Chips on back of race bibs. Chip Start and Finish. Results are live via your smart phone or tablet as long as WIFI is working. We can print them or give you access to our tablets as you finish as well. Electronic Race Packets - We do race Electronic Race Packets. These are emailed 5 Days prior to the race. If you register after 5 Days prior there are links in your confirmation email or on the agenda page. We do Electronic Race Packets for two reasons. One printin