Let’s Run Irvine

You can start the New Year on the right track with fitness and health. You can sign up for one of SoCal’s most popular half marathons on Saturday, Jan. 9 when the 25th Annual Kaiser Permanente Southern California Half Marathon and 5K returns to the Woodbridge community of Irvine.

For the first time, they’ve added an 18 Mile Run to help those training for the LA and other early spring marathons.  You can check out the Half Marathon/18 Mile Course map.

Races start at 8 a.m. for the 5K, Half Marathon, 18-mile run followed at 10 a.m. with a Kids Run for eighth graders and younger.  Races start and finish on Barranca Parkway (between Creek and Lake Streets) in Irvine. The course covers flat, paved roads around neighborhoods and recreational areas of Irvine.

The Southern California Half Marathon and 5K includes digital clocks for all 13 mile-marks; chip timing; refreshment stations every two miles; an expo and food fair after the race; and more. Awards will be given to the Top Five Overall male and female in each race, and the top three individuals in each age range (both male and female) will receive placement medals. The event benefits Woodbridge High School athletics among other local schools and charities.

Online registration is at active.com available through Thursday, January 7, 2016.

For those wanting Early Packet pickup (including bibs and T-shirts), you can do so on January 6 and 7 at A Snail’s Pace in Mission Viejo and in Fountain Valley.

In-person registration will take place on Friday, Jan. 8 at the Lakeview Senior Center parking lot (20 Lake Street, Irvine) from 3:30 to 8 p.m.; and, Saturday, Jan. 10 at the Lakeview Senior Center parking lot (20 Lake St. in Irvine) from 5:30 to 7:30 a.m.  Arrive early for easy parking.