California Half Marathons in May

The first week of May half marathons in California are checked off for the year.  Half Marathon Calendar USA will update the 2018 half marathon dates as they roll in from the race organizer.  Next up, for Saturday May 13th, and Sunday May 14th, there is a mixture of trail half marathons, smaller no frill half marathons, a half marathon for wine lovers .... the Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon, as well as the bigger hype half marathons to consider, such as Disney Tinkerbell Half Marathon.

  On Saturday the 13th in California, there is the Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon, Trail Run at Sly Park 13.1mi, Brocchini Farms Rina's Run Half Marathon, Wolf Pack Mother's Day Run Half Marathon, Cinderella Trail Run Half, Muir Woods Half Marathon, China Camp Trail Run Half Marathon, and the Tommy Scott Memorial LAX Run Half Marathon.

On Sunday the 14th of May, there is the BWR Mother's Day Half Marathon, Coyote Lake Trail Run 1/2 Marathon, Race for Literacy Half Marathon, and Disney Tinkerbell Half Marathon.

The following weekend, May 20th and 21st, also offers a variety to choose from, from trail running to coastline courses.

Taking place Saturday May 20th, you have the Wildcat Half Marathon in El Sobrante, the ZombiRunner Bay Trail Half Marathon in Palo Alto, and the Tommy Scott LAX Run Half Marathon in Los Angeles.

On Sunday May 21st, you have the Kaiser Permanente Avenue of the Vines Half Marathon in Lodi (a flat fast course, starting & finishing at Woodbridge Winery), the Bank of Marin Running Festival Half Marathon in Novato (a scenic, rolling hills course), Surfer's Path Capitola Half Marathon in Santa Cruz (with views of the Monterey Bay Coastline along the course), and Finish the Ride, Run, Walk n' Roll Half Marathon in Los Angeles.

Wrapping up May with Memorial day weekend, May 27th, 28th, and 29th, a handful of half marathons to choose from.  On Saturday the 27th, there is the Nitro Trail Half Marathon (a trail run in Pinole), Danville Half Marathon (an out and back course along the Iron Horse Trail through Danville and Alamo), and the Armed Forces Half Marathon in downtown Concord.

On Sunday the 28th, you have the Clif Bar Mountain 2 Beach Half Marathon (a point to point half marathon starting in Ojai, and winding through Ventura River Valley, ending at the beach in Ventura), and Lake Balboa Half Marathon (a two loop pretty flat course at Woodley Park in Van Nuys).

One half marathon on Memorial day, May 29th, wrapping up May for half marathons in California. The 19th annual Laguna Hills Memorial Day Half Marathon, honoring the United States Marine Corps Dark Horse Battalion, is a scenic, rolling hill point to point course, with a stretch through Wood Canyon Park and Aliso.

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Half Marathons in California March 14th and 15th

For March 14th and 15th Half Marathons in California, we have a little St. Paddy's going on, and a little wine country action going on.

On Saturday the 14th of March, there is the Zombie Runner San Francisco Half Marathon in Fremont, California, and the Badger Cove Half Marathon in Livermore, California.

Taking place on Sunday March 15th, we have Blue Diamond Almonds Shamrock'n Half Marathon in Sarcamento;  California Classic Half Marathon in Fresno;  Go Green St. Patrick's Day Half Marathon in Los Gatos;  Run East County Half Marathon in El Cajon; Wine Country Half Marathon Las Gatos;  and Rock'n Shamrock Half Marathon in Van Nuys, California.

Half Marathons in California March 7th and 8th

Who's all running a half marathon in California this weekend, first full March weekend of 2015?! Hopefully you will all have some nice spring weather this weekend!  This weekend on the docket we have the Bidwell Classic Half Marathon in Chico, California; the Sanborn Park Trail Half Marathon in Saratoga, California; the San Joaquin River Trail 1/2 Marathon in Aubrey, California; Lucky 13 Half Marathon in Davis, California;  The Lost Trail Half Marathon in Granite, California; the San Diego Half Marathon, of course in San Diego; Run-Through-Redlands Half Marathon in Redland, California; and the Beach Dash Half Marathon in Long Beach, California.  For full info on California half marathons March 7th and 8th, visit the California Half Marathons page.

   

California Half Marathons Feb 21 and Feb 22 2015

4 half marathons this weekend in Cool, California; Pacifica, California; Castro Valley, California; and Ventura, California ... 

Montara Mountain Trail 1/2 Marathon, Marathon, 50k, 10k

FOURmidable Half Marathon 13.1m, 50k, 100k

Chabot Trail Run Half Marathon, 50k, 30k, 10k

Seaside Half Marathon, 5k, 10k

For more info visit http://www.halfmarathonsearch.com/#!half-marathons-california/cin9

California Half Marathon Calendar - 2014 and 2015 Half Marathons - New and Improved

New and improved version, more mobile device and tablet friendly version of the half marathon calendar for California Half Marathons at Halfmarathonsearch.com now LIVE!  Halfmarathonsearch.com currently is up to date with 2014 half marathons and 2015 half marathons that have dates set.

Inaugural Merco Credit Union Half Marathon added in California

Another Inaugural Half Marathon in California. The Merco Credit Union Half Marathon in Merced, CA is set to kick off on Sunday June 8, 2014 and has been added to the Halfmarathonsearch.com California Half Marathon Calendar. For more information visit the California Half Marathon Calendar

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Half Marathons Reach a Milestone & Surpass 2000 total mark in 2012

The year 2012 has been a year of tremendous growth for half marathons and marks a new milestone of surpassing over 2000 half marathons across the United States.  Half Marathons are being formed as fast as we can add them to the online calendar directories.  Halfmarathonsearch.com analyzed, searched, and compared the top half marathon directory listings across the United States and came to a total of 2005 half marathons for all US States totaled, reported on August 26, 2012.  California leads the way with the top number of half marathons, surpassing the 250 mark this year and new half marathons being added almost weekly, with Florida following as second with a total of 105 half marathons reached in 2012.  Not too far behind Florida follows Utah, Texas, and the state of Washington for most half marathons in the United States.  Both Florida and Texas hit their 100 milestone this year in 2012.

As events grow, the importance for Race Directors and Event Management companies to understand their audience, not only from a race day perspective, but also an online perspective in presenting the event website is critical.  A past article Event Websites in our Changing World of Technology, Social Media, and Accommodating the Traveling Athlete written by Nicole Blomgren, Founder and President of Fifty States HALF Marathon Club and Halfmarathonsearch.com, provides good insight into what events should be cognizant of in presenting their information for runners, to make finding an event so much easier.

The rate of half marathon additions does not seem to be slowing as we approach this last quarter of 2012, predicting half marathon totals to likely grow to between 2300 to 2500 by the end of 2013.  Half Marathon clubs and training organizations have also seen growth in 2012, such as the national running club Fifty States HALF Marathon Club www.halfmarathonclub.com , which has more than doubled over the past year, and the training organization  PRSFIT Nation www.prsfit.com which also continues to grow, training runners and triathletes, of all levels, globally.

Furthermore, the half marathon 13.1 mile distance event is a nice event to travel on the weekends to. Runners can typically experience a quick recovery after finishing a half marathon, one may not encounter when participating in a full marathon, presenting the half marathon experience to be very enjoyable running distance event for runners.

 ~ Copyright 2012 - Nicole Blomgren

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California Runners - Kick off your Half Marathon Spring Season 2012

California Half Marathon Runners!  Looking for a March Half Marathon to kick off your early spring season in March?!  If you are in southern California, don't spend almost $100 for a half marathon for only a tech shirt and a medal!  There are too many awesome half marathons going on all across California to have to spend that much for your spring event.  San Diego Half Marathon runners, take a short drive up the coast from San Diego and join runners in some of Charlie Alewine's great extremely reasonably priced half marathon races for 2012 http://www.charliealewineracing.com/!  And in addition to already reasonably priced events, if you are a member of Fifty States HALF Marathon Club, receive a discount to their events off their already great priced races.  A great way to kick off your spring season in March and not burn a hole in your pocket!

Take a peek at all their great events (if the new March dates aren't posted yet, they'll be up real soon!):

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There are also some great priced half marathons in northern California, Wine Country and San Fran / San Jose area in March I noticed.  For a list of all half marathons across California, for all months, take a look at Halfmarathonsearch.com

Check out these great Marathon & Half Marathon Events in California!

Check out these great Charlie Alewin races in California! Our Fifty State HALF Marathon Club members receive a 10% discount off all of these races http://www.charliealewineracing.com/

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