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California Half Marathons

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California Half Marathon Calendar event dates grey are delinquent dates not updated by the race organizer yet. We strive to have dates 1 year out for California half marathons, but have no control of when they set, announce or update their dates.

Half Marathon Race Symbols

Official Walker Friendly Half Marathons in California

18:32 mile / 4 Hour Minimum course time limit= (W)

Symbol only applies to half marathon events

Does NOT meet the 4 hour minimum (18:32 / mi)  Time limit = Not Walker Friendly (NWF) 

Trail Half Marathons (T)

California Half Marathons 2024 & 2023
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California Half Marathons January 2024
Location

Mon Jan 1, 2024

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Sat Jan 6, 2024

 

Sat Jan 6, 2024 (W)

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Sat Jan 6, 2024 (W)

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Sun Jan 7, 2024 (T)

 

Sun Jan 14, 2024

 

Sun Jan 14, 2024 (T)

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Sun Jan 14, 2024

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Sat Jan 20, 2024

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Sat Jan 27, 2024 (T)

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Sat Jan 27, 2024 (T)

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Sat Jan 26, 2024

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Sun Jan 27, 2024

Castro Valley, CA

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San Jose, CA

 

Riverside, CA

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Long Beach, CA

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Escondido, CA

 

Carlsbad, CA

 

Woodside, CA

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Anaheim, CA

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Fremont, CA

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Folsom, CA

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San Rafael, CA

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Long Beach, CA

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Santa Monica, CA

California Half Marathons February 2024

Sat Feb 4, 2023

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Sat Feb 3, 2024

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Sat Feb 3, 2024

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Sun Feb 4, 2024 (W)

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Sun Feb 4, 2024 (NWF)

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Sat Feb 10, 2024

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Sat Feb 10, 2024

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Sun Feb 11, 2024 (W)

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Sub Feb 11, 2024

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Sun Feb 18, 2024

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Sun Feb 26, 2023

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Sat Feb 24, 2024

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Sat Feb 24, 2024

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Sat Feb 24, 2024 (T)

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Sat Feb 24, 2024

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Sun Feb 25, 2024

Sacramento, CA

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Death Valley, CA

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Escondido, CA

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Huntington Beach, CA

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San Francisco, CA

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Long Beach, CA

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San Leandro, CA

 

Ventura, CA

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Santa Monica, CA

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Simi Valley, CA

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Davis, CA

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Santa Rosa, CA

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Mission Bay, CA

 

Richmond, CA

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Folsom Lake, CA

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Ventura, CA

California Half Marathons March 2024

Sat Mar 2, 2024

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Sat Mar 4, 2023 (T)

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Sat Mar 4, 2023

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Sun Mar 3, 2024

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Sat Mar 3, 2024 (NWF)

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Sat Mar 4, 2023

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Sun Mar 10, 2024

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Sat Mar 18, 2023

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Sat Mar 16, 2024 (T)

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Sat Mar 16, 2024

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Sat Mar 16, 2024

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Sun Mar 17, 2024

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Sun Mar 17, 2024

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Sat Mar 23, 2024

 

Sat Mar 23, 2024 (T)

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Sat Mar 23, 2024

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Sun Mar 24, 2024 (NWF)

 

Sun Mar 24, 2024

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Sun Mar 26, 2023

 

Sat Mar 30, 2024

 

Sat Mar 30, 2024

 

Sat Mar 30, 2024

 

Sun Mar 31, 2024

Huntington Beach, CA

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Auberry, CA

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Chico, CA

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Redland, CA

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Livermore, CA

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Visalia, CA

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Madera, CA

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Livermore, CA

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Folsom, CA

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Long Beach, CA

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San Francisco, CA

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Oakland, CA

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Irvine, CA

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Los Angeles, CA

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Valencia, CA

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Freemont, CA

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San Diego, CA

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Modesto, CA

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Irvine, CA

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El Dorado Hills, CA

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San Oslos, CA

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Long Beach, CA

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Santa Monica, CA

California Half Marathons April 2024

Sat Apr 6, 2024 (T)

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Sat Apr 8, 2023 (W)

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Sat Apr 8, 2023 (T)

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Sun Apr 7, 2024

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Sun Apr 9, 2023

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Sat Apr 13, 2024 (T)

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Sat Apr 13, 2024

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Sat Apr 13, 2024

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Sat Apr 15, 2023

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Sat Apr 22, 2023

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Sun Apr 14, 2024

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Sun Apr 14, 2024

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Sun Apr 21, 2024

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Sat Apr 29, 2023

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Sat Apr 27, 2024

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Sun Apr 30, 2023

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Sun Apr 28, 2024

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Sun Apr 28, 2024

San Jose, CA

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Long Beach, CA

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Walnut Creek, CA

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Bakersfield, CA

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Santa Monica, CA

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Castro Valley, CA

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Agoura Hills, CA

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Fresno, CA

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Mill Valley, CA

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Camp Pendleton, CA

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San Diego, CA

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Santa Cruz, CA

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Los Gatos, CA

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Carmichael, CA

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San Jose, CA

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Visalia, CA

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Napa, CA

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Ventura, CA

California Half Marathons May 2024

Sat May 6, 2023

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Sat May 4, 2024 (T)

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Sun May 5, 2024

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Sun May 5, 2024

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Sun May 5, 2024

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Sun May 5, 2024

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Sat May 11, 2024

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Sat May 11, 2024

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Sat May 11, 2024 (NWF)

 

Sat May 11, 2024 (T)

 

Sat May 11, 2024 (T)

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Sat May 11, 2024 (T)

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Sat May 11, 2024

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Sat May 13, 2023

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Sat May 13, 2023

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Sun May 14, 2023

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Sun May 14, 2023

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Sun May 12, 2024

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Sun May 12, 2024

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Sat May 18, 2024

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Sat May 20, 2023

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Sun May 19, 2024

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Sun May 21, 2023

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Sun May 21, 2023

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Sat May 25, 2024

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Sat May 25, 2024

Sutter, CA

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San Jose, CA

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Costa Mesa, CA

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Oakland, CA

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Windsor, CA

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Weott, CA

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Bass Lake, CA

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Vallejo, CA

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Santa Barbara, CA

 

Pollock Pines, CA

 

Stinson Beach, CA

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Berkley, CA

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Long Beach, CA

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Santa Monica, CA

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Pinole, CA

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Oakland, CA

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Santa Monica, CA

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Long Beach, CA

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Santa Monica, CA

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La Jolla, CA

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El Sobrante, CA

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Long Beach, CA

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Sacramento, CA

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Santa Monica, CA

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Concord, CA

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Placerville, CA

California Half Marathons June 2024

Sat Jun 3, 2023

 

Sat Jun 3, 2023

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Sat Jun 1, 2024

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Sat Jun 3, 2023

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Sun Jun 4, 2023

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Sun Jun 2, 2024

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Sun Jun 2, 2024

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Sat Jun 10, 2023

 

Sat Jun 10, 2023

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Sat Jun 8, 2024 (T)

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Sat Jun 10, 2023

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Sun Jun 9, 2024

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Sun Jun 11, 2023

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Sat Jun 15, 2024

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Sat Jun 15, 2024

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Sun Jun 16, 2024

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Sun Jun 16, 2024

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Sat Jun 22, 2024

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Sun Jun 23, 2024

Butte Meadows, CA

 

Fontana, CA

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San Jose, CA

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Saratoga, CA

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Westlake, CA

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San Diego, CA

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Lake Chabot, CA

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Los Angeles, CA

 

Olympic Valley, CA

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Oakland, CA

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Ventura, CA

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Long Beach, CA

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Fountain Valley, CA

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Santa Clarita, CA

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Long Beach, CA

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Tahoe City, CA

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Santa Monica, CA

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Tiburon, CA

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Simi Valley, CA

California Half Marathons July 2024

Sun Jul 6, 2024

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Sun Jul 2, 2023

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Thu Jul 4, 2024 (W)

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Fri Jul 5, 2024

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Sat Jul 6, 2024

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Sat Jul 13, 2024

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Sun Jul 14, 2024 (W)

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Sun Jul 21, 2024

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Sat Jul 20, 2024

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Sat Jul 22, 2023

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Sun Jul 21, 2024

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Sat Jul 29, 2023

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Sun Jul 30, 2023

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Sun Jul 30, 2023

Fremont, CA

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Strawberry, CA

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Santa Monica, CA

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Long Beach, CA

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Long Beach, CA

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Santa Cruz, CA

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Ventura, CA

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Napa, CA

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Oakland, CA

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Castro Valley, CA

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San Francisco, CA

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Truckee, CA

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Santa Monica, CA

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San Leandro CA

California Half Marathons August 2024

Sat Aug 5, 2023

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Sun Aug 4, 2024

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Sat Aug 12, 2023

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Sun Aug 13, 2023

 

Sat Aug 12, 2023

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Sat Aug 12, 2023 (W)

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Sun Aug 13, 2023

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Sun Aug 11, 2024 (W)

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Sat Aug 24, 2024 (T)

 

Sun Aug 20, 2023

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Sun Aug 20, 2023 (W)

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Sun Aug 25, 2024

Exeter, CA

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Camarillo, CA

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Oakland, CA

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Shaver Lake, CA

 

Martinez, CA

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Long Beach, CA

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San Francisco, CA

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Arcata, CA

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Pollock Pines, CA

 

San Diego, CA

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Santa Monica, CA

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Santa Barbara, CA

California Half Marathons September 2024

Sat Sep 2, 2023

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Sun Sep 3, 2023

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Sun Sep 8, 2024

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Sun Sep 10, 2023

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Sat Sep 14, 2024

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Sun Sep 10, 2023

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Sat Sep 30, 2023 (T)

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Sat Sep 23, 2023

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Sat Sep 28, 2024

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Sat Sep 30, 2023 (T)

Santa Monica, CA

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Woodside, CA

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Ventura, CA

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Los Gatos, CA

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San Jose, CA

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Brentwood, CA

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Big Sur, CA

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San Ramon, CA

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Arnold, CA

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Pacifica, CA

California Half Marathons October 2024

Sun Oct 1, 2023 (NWF)

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Sun Oct 1, 2023

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Sat Oct 7, 2023

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Sat Oct 5, 2024 (T)

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Sun Oct 6, 2024

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Sun Oct 6, 2024

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Sun Oct 6, 2024

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Sun Oct 8, 2023

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Sat Oct 19, 2024

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Sun Oct 6, 2024

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Sun Oct 15, 2023

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Sun Oct 20, 2024

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Sun Oct 22, 2023 (T)

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Sat Oct 21, 2023 (T) (W)

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Sun Oct 20, 2024

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Sun Oct 22, 2023

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Sat Oct 26, 2024

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Sat Oct 28, 2023

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Sat Oct 29, 2022

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Sun Oct 29, 2023

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Sun Oct 29, 2023

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Sun Oct 29, 2023

Napa, CA

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Redding, CA

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Oakdale, CA

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San Jose, CA

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Sacramento, CA

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San Jose, CA

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Weott, CA

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Lake Tahoe, CA

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Carnelian Bay, CA

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Long Beach, CA

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Petaluma, CA

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Emerald Bay, CA

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Pasadena, CA

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Aqua Dulce, CA

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Cloverdale, CA

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Riverside, CA

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Pollock Pines, CA

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Long Beach, CA

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Healdsburg, CA

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San Jose, CA

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Santa Monica, CA

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Paso Robles, CA

Sat Nov 4, 2023

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Sat Nov 4, 2023 (T)

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Sat Nov 4, 2023 (night)

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Sun Nov 5, 2023

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Sun Nov 5, 2023

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Sun Nov 3, 2024 (NWF)

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Sun Nov 5, 2023 (W)

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Sun Nov 5, 2023

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Fri Nov 15, 2024 (W)

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Sat Nov 16, 2024 (W)

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Sat Nov 11, 2023 (T)

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Sun Nov 11, 2023

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Sun Nov 11, 2023 (T)

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Sun Nov 11, 2023

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Sun Nov 11, 2023

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Sun Nov 12, 2023

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Sun Nov 10, 2024 (NWF)

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Sun Nov 12, 2023

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Sat Nov 18, 2023 (W)

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Sun Nov 19, 2023

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Thu Nov 23, 2023

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Thu Nov 23, 2023 (T)

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Fri Nov 24, 2023

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Sat Nov 25, 2023

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Sun Nov 25, 2023 (T)

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Sun Nov 26, 2023

California Half Marathons November 2023

San Diego, CA

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Castro Valley, CA

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Joshua Tree, CA

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Santa Barbara, CA

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Malibu, CA

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San Francisco, CA

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Tustin, CA

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Fresno, CA

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Nipton, CA

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Big Bear, CA

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Avalon, CA

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Temecula, CA

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Woodside, CA

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Lake Elsinore, CA

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Long Beach, CA

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San Diego, CA

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Monterey, CA

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Clarksburg, CA

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Davis, CA

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Berkley, CA

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Santa Monica, CA

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San Jose, CA

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Santa Monica, CA

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Long Beach, CA

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San Diego, CA

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Long Beach, CA

Sat Dec 2, 2023 (T)

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Sun Dec 3, 2023

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Sun Dec 10, 2023

 

Sat Dec 9, 2023

 

Sun Dec 10 , 2023

 

Sun Dec 10, 2023

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Sun Dec 10, 2023

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Sat Dec 16, 2023

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Sun Dec 17, 2023

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Sun Dec 23, 2023

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Sat Dec 23, 2023 (T)

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Sun Dec 24, 2023

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Sun Dec 25, 2023

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Sun Dec 31, 2023

California Half Marathons December 2023

Death Valley, CA

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Loma Linda, CA

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Oxnard, CA

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Saratoga, CA

 

Pomona, CA

 

Fremont, CA

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Roseville, CA

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San Diego, CA

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Camarillo, CA

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Long Beach, CA

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Placerville, CA

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Santa Monica, CA

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Long Beach, CA

 

Fremont, CA

About the California Half Marathon Calendar

The California Half Marathon Calendar is a complete simplistic listing of California half marathons.  Currently the California half marathon schedule has 2023 California half marathons and 2024 California half marathons as they roll in. California half marathons 2023 & California half marathons 2024 also identify trail half marathons and walker friendly half marathons by a (T) symbol and a (W) symbol.  The (T) means it is a TRUE trail half marathon (off road, switchbacks, etc) and a (W) means it is truly "official walker friendly" requiring the half marathon to allow a minimum of 18:32 mile pace, minimum 4 hours for participants to finish the 13.1 mile distance. The California half marathons 2018 should be starting to roll out soon!

 

The California half marathon calendar features a complete listing of San Diego half marathons, San Francisco half marathons, Los Angeles half marathons, Sacramento half marathons, San Jose half marathons, Southern California half marathons, Northern California half marathons, and many more 1/2 marathons in CA.

 

A half marathon is 13.1 miles (or in kilometers is a 21k). We understand sometimes there will be a slight margin of error up or down when runners run or walk any race distance, however our calendar only is a listing for true half marathons that do all they can to measure their course as an official half marathon 13.1 mile / 21k distance.  Races that are not 13.1 miles, we encourage not to call their race a 1/2 marathon to lessen confusion for runners & walkers looking to participate in a true 1/2 marathon distance. Some runners don't care, but you'd be surprised how many that do.

California half marathons 2023

California half marathons 2024

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