Let’s Run Irvine!

Kick off your healthy resolutions by running (or walking) in the 27th Annual Kaiser Permanente Southern California Half Marathon and 5K this Saturday, January 13 in the Woodbridge community of Irvine. Races start at 8 a.m. for the 5K and Half Marathon, followed at 10 a.m. with a Kids Run for eighth graders and younger.  All races will start and finish on Barranca Parkway (between Creek and Lake Street in Irvine. The course is flat, and covers paved roads around neighborhoods and recreational areas of Irvine.

The Southern California Half Marathon and 5K is a well-marked, supervised and scenic course; digital clocks for all 13 mile-marks; chip timing; refreshment stations every two miles; a great expo and food fair after the race; and more. 

The event benefits Woodbridge High School athletics among other local schools and charities.

Participants can pre-register online through January at Active.com or register in-person at the following times and places: from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. January 10-11 at DICK’s Sporting Goods at 24821 Alicia Parkway in Laguna Hills; or 2771 El Camino Real, Tustin); from 3:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, January 12 at the Lakeview Senior Citizen Parking lot (20 Lake St. in Irvine); or on race morning from 5:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. at the Lakeview Senior Citizen Parking lot (20 Lake St. in Irvine).