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Surf City Marathon & Half Marathon

  • DistanceMarathon · 26.2 mi (42.2 km)
  • Date
  • LocationHuntington Beach, CA
  • Road
Original decorative illustration, not a photo or map of this race.Huntington Beach Pier walkway, HB-marked benches, beach and town at sunrise. — destination photo, not the race courseHuntington Beach · destination, not course
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Huntington Beach destination photo, not a view of this race course. Huntington Beach Pier at sunrise (2014-09-07 19:56). Photo by Jeff Turner · CC BY 2.0 · Original image. Resized, display-cropped and gently color-graded.

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Marathon · 26.2 mi (42.2 km) of road running.

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Organizer describes a flat oceanfront route; about eight miles use a narrow public beachfront path. Total ascent is not supplied.

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At a glance

Date
Sun, Feb 7, 2027
Location
Huntington Beach
Distance
Marathon · 26.2 mi (42.2 km)
Surface
Road
Time limit
390 minutes last recordedVerification overdue.
Entry & fees
Price not yet confirmedRegistration last recorded open.
About this race

Marathon and half-marathon races in Huntington Beach. The half follows Pacific Coast Highway with oceanfront sections and views of the pier.

Course & terrain

Distance (km)
42.2 km (recorded)
Surface
road (recorded)
Elevation notes
Organizer describes a flat oceanfront route; about eight miles use a narrow public beachfront path. Total ascent is not supplied.
Certification / qualifying
Organizer describes the marathon as Boston qualifying; an independent certification number was not checked.

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Race day

Pickup and transport
6:30 am start February 7. Required packet pickup is February 5, noon–6 pm, or February 6, 10 am–4 pm, at 21291 Pacific Coast Highway.
Time limit (minutes)
390 minutes
Checkpoints
The marathon has a 6.5-hour limit, a 1:15 pm finish closure, and route checkpoints at miles 4.4, 9.9 and 16.5.
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Location

Huntington Beach, CA area

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Entry & fees

2027 · Marathon

Price not yet confirmed

Recorded entry fee (USD)
$165.00

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Fee details
Current 4th-release marathon price starts at $165 and includes processing fees; later published tiers start at $180 and $215.

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Details & sources

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Recorded source snapshot, prepared Oct 10, 2026. Availability, fees and logistics may change. Live details will refresh when available; the recorded details may change. This snapshot date is a data retrieval date, not a new organizer verification.

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