Pacific Beach Half Marathon & 5K

The Hoag OC Marathon Running Festival is a road-race weekend in Orange County, California, featuring a sunset 5K on Saturday and the half marathon and full marathon on Sunday. The longer races begin at Fashion Island, the outdoor shopping mall in Newport Beach, with the 5K starting and ending at the OC Fair & Event Center. The event, held annually, originated from an Orange County marathon that offered equal prize money for its first male and female winners. The half and full marathon course departs from Newport Beach onto Pacific Coast Highway, proceeds through Corona del Mar, passes Newport Bay, and then heads inland along residential streets near Upper Newport Bay. The half marathon diverts towards the OC Fair & Event Center around the 12-mile point, while the marathon continues through Costa Mesa, passing the Orange County Museum of Art, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, and South Coast Plaza, before entering Santa Ana and returning south on the Santa Ana River Trail to the fairgrounds. The 5K route remains closer to Costa Mesa, passing Orange Coast College.