Half Marathon versenyek Santa Cruz közelében

Prepare for a high-energy racing weekend in the heart of Speed City, USA. This event is a Rock 'n' Roll San Jose experience, where the streets become a concert venue and race course. It's a weekend to run, rock, and celebrate, with race-day energy from start to finish. Lace up for an ultra-fast course, known for being flat and built for speed, perfect for chasing personal bests. As you run through the streets, live music plays, turning every mile into a performance. It's a blend of athleticism and entertainment, ensuring a memorable race-day.

The Santa Cruz Marathon is a coastal race series held in Santa Cruz, California. Its routes wind along the beach, bluffs, and the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Participants begin near the historic boardwalk, proceed through seaside streets towards Capitola Village, and then return to Santa Cruz for a finish adjacent to the sand. The half marathon follows a southbound out-and-back course through coastal neighborhoods and Capitola. Marathon participants continue further, incorporating the rugged trails and ocean vistas of Wilder Ranch State Park. The race offers marked courses, hydration stations, on-route support, medals, and refreshments at the finish line.

A Zoom Turkey Trot Thanksgiving reggelén indul a Hellyer County Parkból, San Jose-ben. A futók a Coyote Creek Trailen mennek, a versenyközpont pedig a Buena Vista Pavilionnél lesz. Van 5K, 10K és USATF-certified half marathon is. A 6 év alatti gyerekeknek ingyenes 50-yard Kids Run indul. A rajtok délelőtt eltolva mennek: először a Kids Run, utána a half marathon, majd a 10K és a 5K. A 5K-n és 10K-n külön nevezési kategóriák vannak a fiatalabb futóknak, szóval családos programnak is működik, de annak is jó, aki egy hosszabb ünnepi futást keres. A pálya nagyrészt sík, végig jelölt, és szinte teljesen aszfaltos. Az 5K és a 10K végig burkolaton marad, a half marathonban viszont van egy rövid single-track szakasz. Frissítőpontok 2 to 4 miles-enként lesznek, gyümölccsel, sós nasival, cukorkával, vízzel és electrolyte drinkkel. A verseny cupless, vagyis saját kulacsot vagy poharat kell vinni. A pályaszabályok: balról előzz, szólj előtte, single tracken, útkereszteződéseknél, frissítőnél és a célban ne legyen rajtad fülhallgató, kutyát pedig ne vigyél a pályára. A résztvevők custom medalt kapnak, az előnevezők pólót, a korosztályos kategóriák első három helyezettje díjazást kap. Minden távon a top három férfi és női futó külön díjat és race creditet kap. És igen, van rendes Thanksgiving-díj is: lehet nyerni egy turkeyt.

Summit Rock is an early-winter trail race in Sanborn County Park, just outside Saratoga in Northern California’s Santa Cruz Mountains. The series offers a half marathon, 10K, and 5K on forested terrain, with pines, redwoods, oak trees, and miles of single-track trail inside a park of more than 3,600 acres. It is a timed race with electronic chip timing, but walkers and hikers are welcome too, so the field is not limited to runners chasing a fast finish. The half marathon and 10K climb toward peaks, while every distance uses narrow trail under the tree canopy. The terrain is challenging, with enough climbing and descending that new trail runners are encouraged to walk the hills and save energy for flatter or downhill sections. More experienced runners get a tougher mountain-route outing close to Silicon Valley, San Jose, and San Francisco, and all finishers receive custom medals. The race takes its name from Summit Rock, the park peak tied to the event.

The Horseshoe Lake Trail Run is a 13.0-mile trail half marathon situated in the Santa Cruz Mountains. It begins and concludes at the Skyline Ridge Open Space Preserve parking lot, located on the west side of Skyline Boulevard. The event takes place on a Sunday, with check-in commencing at 8 am and the race starting at 9 am in the horse trailer lot. The race's informal names offer insight into its character: “There’s always one more hill half marathon” and “Steve Patt’s birthday half marathon.” The course navigates both single-track trails and fireroads, passing through shaded woodlands, open hillsides, and featuring rolling ascents totaling 2,535 feet of elevation gain. Participants will travel northwest along the Bay Area Ridge Trail towards Rapley Ranch Road, descend from the ridge in the direction of the Pacific, ascend once more, and conclude with a clockwise circuit around Cathedral Hill. Proceeds from the entry fee support The Hatuey Project, an organization that supplies medicine to Cuban children battling cancer, with the race director matching each entry-fee donation.

Run the trails around Almaden Lake Park, then drink the brews that make San Jose a home base for beer lovers. "Drink local and dig it!" after conquering the Beer City Half™.