Pacific Coast Running Festival
About this race
NEW EVENT DATE: September 26th & 27th 2026
Welcome to the 6th Annual Pacific Coast Running Festival. This event has something for the whole family. Events include Kids 1/2 mile & 1-mile Dashes, 5K, 10K, Half Marathon, Sand Marathon, and Bike Tour. Rally your friends & family for an incredible RACE-cation while you explore Long Beach Peninsula!
Pick your distance
Running
Sunset Sand 5K
The Sunset 5K Sand Run & Walk will take you along the shoreline for magnificent views of the Pacific Ocean and the amazing sunsets it showcases.
Virtual Sunset Sand 5K
Virtual Half Marathon
Virtual 10K
Virtual 5K
Sand Marathon
Half Marathon
These courses begin and end at the iconic Long Beach Arch. You will run along wide, paved, very scenic bike paths that will take you along the peninsula with incredible views of the Pacific Ocean.
Kids 1 Mile & 1/2 Mile Dash
We like to get the kids involved at a young age so they develop the habit of a healthy lifestyle and a love for sport and competition.
10K
These courses begin and end at the iconic Long Beach Arch. You will run along wide, paved, very scenic bike paths that will take you along the peninsula with incredible views of the Pacific Ocean.
5K
These courses begin and end at the iconic Long Beach Arch. You will run along wide, paved, very scenic bike paths that will take you along the peninsula with incredible views of the Pacific Ocean.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 4 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Long Beach, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:08 AM and sets at 7:06 PM local time (PDT) in Long Beach on September 26, 2026 — 11h 57m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 1 Long Beach event
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