List of annual foot races held in California, sorted by region:
Anaheim, California Disneyland 1/2 Marathon, 10k, 5k Tinker Bell 1/2 Marathon, 10k, 5k garbage Super Heroes 1/2 Marathon, 10k, 5k
Arcadia, California Santa Anita Derby Day 5K
Avery, California Hernia Hill 1/2 Marathon, 10K, 5K
Big Sur, California Big Sur International Marathon
Carlsbad, California Carlsbad 5000
Cool, California Way Too Cool 50K, 10 Mile Cool Moon 100 Mile, 100K, 50 Mile, 25 Mile, Half Marathon, 11.5 Mile, 5K
Davis, California Fleet Feet Davis Mile Fleet Feet Labor Day Races 10K, 5K Davis Stampede 1/2 Marathon, 10K, 5K Davis Turkey Trot 10K, 5K
Death Valley, California Badwater Ultramarathon Death Valley Trail Marathon, 30K
Elk Grove, California Nutrition Fuels Fitness 10K, 5K
Fresno, California Two Cities Marathon & Half, Ultra, and Relay
Granite Bay, California Rio Del Lago 100 Mile
Hermosa Beach, California
Hermosa Beach Ironman
Huntington Beach, California Surf City Marathon (formerly Pacific Shoreline)
Idyllwild, California Idyllwild 5K/10K Run and Fitness Walk
Long Beach, California Jet Blue Long Beach Marathon.
Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Marathon Angeles Crest 100 Mile Endurance Run Bell-Jeff Invitational Palos Verdes Marathon New Year's Race 1/2 Marathon, 5k Hollywood Half Marathon, 10k, 5k Alive and Running for Suicide Prevention, 5k
Mammoth Lakes, California Quake & Shake 1/2 Marathon, 10K
Manhattan Beach, California Old Hometown Fair 10K
Oceanside, California O'side Turkey Trot 5 Mile and 5K
Paso Robles, California Wine Vine Run Half Marathon 5K
Redding Marathon, Relay and 5k
Redondo Beach, California Redondo Beach Super Bowl Sunday 10K/5K
Sacramento, California California International Marathon Paul Reese Memorial Clarksburg Country Run Runnin’ for Rhett 10K, 5K
San Diego, California America's Finest City 1/2 Marathon, 5K Rock 'n' Roll Marathon San Diego Mud Run Costume Party Run - 1/2 Marathon, 5K Surfing Madonna "Save The Ocean" (Last run in 2014) Awesome '80s Run 5K
San Francisco Bay Area
Alameda County Berkeley: Berkeley Half Marathon, 10K, 5K Castro Valley: Dick Collins Firetrails 100K, 50 Mile, Marathon Eden Medical Center Run to the Lake 10K, 5K Skyline 50K Oakland: The Town's Half Marathon, 5K Oakland Running Festival: Marathon, Half Marathon, 5K
Contra Costa County Danville: Devil Mountain Run, 5K, 10K Mount Diablo State Park: Mount Diablo Summer Trail Run 50K, 25K, 8K San Ramon: Primo's Run for Education Half-Marathon, 5K Walnut Creek: Forma Gym Turkey Trot, 5K, 10K Lafayette: Lafayette Reservoir Run, 5K, 10K
Marin County Marin County Half Marathon, 10K & 5K Golden Gate Headlands Marathon, 1/2 Marathon, 7 Mile
Angel Island: Angel Island New Year's 8K, 16K, 25K, 50K
Mill Valley: Dipsea Race
Muir Beach: Tamalpa Headlands 50K
Sausalito: Miwok 100K Trail Race
Stinson Beach: Muir Woods Marathon, 25K, 7 Mile (canceled for 2021) Stinson Beach Marathon, 25K, 7 Mile
San Francisco Allstate Hot Chocolate 15k/5k Across the Bay 12K Bay to Breakers 12K Bridge to Bridge Coastal 5k & Festival Embarcadero 10K Golden Gate Park 10K Kaiser Permanente San Francisco 1/2 Marathon, 5K King Oscar Presidio Trails Run 5K/10K Mermaid San Francisco 5K/10K Mission Rock 5K Nike Women's Marathon Polo Field 5K Run For Arctic Awareness 10K Run Wild (formerly Run to the Far Side) San Francisco Marathon Statuto Race 8K Walt Stack 10K Windmill 10K
San Luis Obispo County San Luis Obispo: San Luis Obispo Marathon, Half Marathon, and 5K Run For Music 5k/10k
Paso Robles: Wine Vine Run Half Marathon 5K
San Mateo County Pacifica, California: Coastal 5k Family Fun Run & Festival Pescadero: Artichoke 1/2 Marathon, 10K
San Mateo: President's Day Castaway 10K, 5K Laurel Family Fun Run, 5K
South San Francisco: Thanksgiving Fun Run & Stride, 5K
Santa Clara County Cupertino: Stevens Creek 50K (last run in 2013) Stevens Creek Reservoir Run Half Marathon, 11K, Lollipop
Morgan Hill: Mushroom Mardi Gras Festival and Run (10K and 5K)
Mountain View: Mermaid Mountain View Run 5K,10K, Half Marathon Human Race 10K, 5K (cancelled as of 2009)
Palo Alto: Moonlight Run Skyline Ridge 1/2 Marathon, 10K
San Jose: Quicksilver 100K, 50K Silicon Valley Turkey Trot
Sonoma County Jenner: Salt Point 50K, 26K, 11K
Santa Clarita, California Santa Clarita Marathon, Half Marathon, and 5k College of the Canyons Cross Country Summer Series Independence Day 5k Fight It! 5k
Santa Cruz, California Firecracker 5K/10K Mothers Day Run/Walk for Shelter Nisene Marks Marathon, ½ Marathon Race Thru The Redwoods Run by the Sea Santa Cruz ½ Marathon, 10K Surfer's Path 5K/10K Surfer's Path ½ Marathon, Marathon Surfer's Path Hang 10/5 Superbowl Run Turkey Trot Wharf to Wharf
Sierra Nevada, California Western States Endurance Run Lake Tahoe Marathon, ½ Marathon, 10k, 5k Broken Arrow Skyrace 46K, 23K, 18K, 11K, Vertical Kilometer
South Lake Tahoe, California Lake Tahoe Marathon, ½ Marathon, 10k, 5k
Ventura, California Twilight's Last Gleaming Cross Country Challenge 4 Miles
References
External links California Running Race Calendar, RunGuides.com Upcoming Races in California, Running in the USA