The Honey Badger Half (& 10K/5K)
About this race
The Badger's race RETURNS to China Camp State Park in Santa Venetia, CA! If the LIVE option doesn't work for you, we're supporting VIRTUAL as well. We'll be happy to ship your swag and you can participate wherever you are!
Where: China Camp State Park in Santa Venetia, CA.
When: Sun, 9/13- 9:15AM-1:00PM
Course Maps: 5K Course Map, 10K Course Map, Half Marathon Course Map.
*NOTE-The half marathon is a STOUT challenge. We would NOT recommend the half marathon if you've never covered this distance before and/or you are not doing any kind of trail running currently.
The Swag:
All participants receive...
- An epic, trail run at China Camp State Park (assuming you're not participating virtually)
- An AWESOME race woodallion AND lifestyle tee
- A custom Honey Badger beer sampler stein.
- An awesome post race goodie bag & post race snacks/beverages including Jambar, Bellwether Farms Yogurt, and more!
- Access to the post race BREWFEST sponsored by Standard Deviant Brewing.
Pre-Race Bib & Shirt Pickup:
-Sat, 9/12 from 12-4PM at A Runner's Mind SF (3575 Sacramento St).
A friend/family member can pickup your bib/shirt for you if they furnish proof of your registration. We will also support race morning bib pickup between 7:30-9AM at the race start/finish area.
PLEASE NOTE WE CANNOT SUPPORT REFUNDS, TRANSFERS, AND/OR CREDITS.
In the event of race cancellation due to wildfires, hazardous air quality, hazardous weather conditions, natural disasters, COVID and/or other global pandemics, or any 'act of God' (force majeure) that is beyond our control, we cannot support refunds, transfers, and/or credits. Please note this has only happened ONCE due to COVID in 2020, but anything is possible. Please make sure you are comfortable with these potential risks before you sign up.
In the event of race cancellation due to any of the aforementioned, we will ship all race swag/items to participants and provide direction around navigating the course(s) on your own. We'll also provide direction around submitting your result.
We also cannot support refunds, transfers, and/or race credits if you get injured in the days/week(s) leading up to race day, if your schedule changes in the days/week(s) leading up to race day, if a work trip comes up that makes it impossible for you to attend on race day, and/or any other professional or personal matter that arises making it difficult for you to attend in person on race day.
In the event of any of the aforementioned, we will ship all race swag/items to said participants and provide direction around navigating the course(s) on your own. We'll also provide direction around submitting your result.
Pick your distance
Running
The Honey Badger Half Marathon VIRTUAL OPTION
The Honey Badger 10K VIRTUAL OPTION
The Honey Badger 5K VIRTUAL OPTION
Trail running
The Honey Badger Half Marathon
The Honey Badger 10K
The Honey Badger 5K
Typical race-day weather
Based on 5 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Santa Venetia, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:48 AM and sets at 7:24 PM local time (PDT) in Santa Venetia on September 11, 2026 — 12h 35m 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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2026 results — The Honey Badger Half (& 10K/5K)
149 finishers across 6 distances · leading places in the The Honey Badger Half Marathon VIRTUAL OPTION
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anita Denton Sauer | 38:52 | 12:31 /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, 1 Santa Venetia event
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