SOCAL River Marathon - 26.2 - 13.1 - 10K - 5K
Race Date
Feb 27, 2027
Location
Huntington Beach, CA
The Experience
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.
Logistics
Race Day
Saturday, February 27, 2027
Start Time
9:30 AM
Giveaway
T-Shirt
Start Location
21601 Pacific Coast Highway, Huntington Beach, CA, 92646
Course Info
Course Type
Loop Course
Terrain
road
Difficulty
Ultra-Flat
Elevation Gain
0'
Net Drop/km
0 m (Flat)
Separation
0.0%
Also Offers
Quality Score
Standout626 years running
~369 finishers a year
shrinking
10% returning runners
2 timing sources · 8 photos
runners from 21 states
winner 1:18:25
typical high 65°F
Race Day Weather
5-year historical avgStart (Low)
47°
Afternoon (High)
65°
Pleasant conditions — light layers at start, comfortable by finish
0.1"
Precipitation
13 mph
Wind
65%
Humidity
Historical Finish Times
How 1,737 finishers actually crossed the line across 6 years.
Most recent
2026
Total finishers
1,737
Median time
2:28:56
Latest turnout
301
States
41
Turnout by year
2019–2026
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