SoCal's Cinco De Miles 5K and 5 MILE
About this race
Saturday. May 2, 2026 So Cal's Cinco de Miles 5k & 5 Miles
AT BOLSA CHICA STATE BEACH . Lot 25
It's a FULL FIESTA party run! Live Mariachi. Folclórico dancing. FOOD festive RACE Event.
Race, run, walk, or jog . Huge, unique custom cast medals with moving parts and a baby soft tech shirt fully designed front and back. NEW DESIGN each year.
Come celebrate Mexican Culture with us. And be as victorious in your pursuit of health as those soldados were in their victory at the Battle of Puebla. Sign up for 5K or 5 miles or run the 1-mile family fun run. Have fun meeting people while celebrating culture. Running is universal.
RFIP CHIP TIMING and age division awards by Itz About Time.
COOL custom cast medals and Cinco De MILES authentic event t-shirts.
EVERY PARTICIPANT RECEIVES:
- Custom Cinco de Miles cast medals
- Cinco de Miles-themed event race shirts
- Age division awards
- RFID Chip timing by Itz About Time (itzabouttime.com)
- Enjoy the music, the refreshments, and each other!
- Caren Ware Events are designed for Every BODY and EVERYBODY! BEST THEMED ever races.
RACE LOCATION: BOLSA CHICA STATE BEACH (lot 25.)
PARKING: Come in the main gate at 17851 Pacific Coast Hwy, Huntington Beach, Ca. 92649 and turn right, going to the very last lot which is closest to Warner and PCH. Have $15 credit card ready at the gate per car, or a park pass. You can also find limited free and hourly parking behind the Jack in the Box on PCH and Warner and along that inner road in Sunset Beach, and jog into the state park on running sidewalk.
EARLY RACE PACKET PICK-UP is for your convenience or you may pick up the bib and shirt on race day at the race site. You may pick up for others.PACKET PICK UP: Friday, May 1st , 2026 . Lunch time: noon to 3pm
ROAD RUNNER SPORTS 1835 Newport Blvd Costa Mesa, Ca. 92627
RACE DAY SCHEDULES:
6:30 am Registration OPENS
Shirts are given with bibs at registration. Medals when you finish
7:45 am to 8:15 am Folclórico Performance, Dancing Horses, Mariachi Music
8:00 am START of Cinco de Mile fun run. (1 Mile)
8:15 am START of Kid's Carrera. (400 yards)
8:30 am Mass START of 5K/5 Mile
9:15 am Start of 5k AWARDS CEREMONY
9:30 am Start of the 5-mile AWARD CEREMONY
Bring EXTRA CASH FOR STREET TACOS, AGUA FRESCA, FRESH FRUIT, GALLETINAS AND SPECIALTY COFFEES.
FINISHER MEDALS to every Finisher
AGE DIVISION AWARDS:
5-year Age Spans: 3 deep with 5-year age spans: 5k and 5 Mile 1-10, 11-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39 40-44, 45-49, 50-54,55-59 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80&over
Top 3 Overall Trophies to Males & Females Plus award to Oldest finisher. Youngest finisher.
Pets: Friendly Pets are allowed and must be leashed at all times and accompanied by a Run /Walk participant. Please use a leash of 5 ft or less, for the safety of all pets and runners. Line up towards the back of the pack at the start and keep to the side of the race field on the course.
Stroller: Families can bring strollers, but agree to use at their own risk. We do ask that you line up towards the back of the pack at the start and keep to the side of the race field on the course. Note, that only registered participants with a BIB will receive a finisher medal.
Please make sure your BIB is in the front and visible to our volunteers. And watch for cyclists enjoying the same beach bike path you are running on.
The race will take place rain or shine. RESTROOMS are in the public buildings at the end of each of the parking lots.
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Running
5K Run/Walk
5 Miles Run
Cinco de Mile
Typical race-day weather
Based on 8 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Huntington Beach, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:01 AM and sets at 7:36 PM local time (PDT) in Huntington Beach on May 2, 2026 — 13h 34m of daylight.
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2026 results — SoCal's Cinco De Miles 5K and 5 MILE
695 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the 5K Run/Walk
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Cripps | 16:55 | 5:27 /mi |
| 2 | Graham Deeble | 17:38 | 5:41 /mi |
| 3 | Anthony Almeida | 18:18 | 5:54 /mi |
| 4 | Sean Kelly | 18:57 | 6:07 /mi |
| 5 | Dean Kelly | 19:00 | 6:08 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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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, 22 Huntington Beach events
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