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Beer City Half OC

Sat November 2, 2024 Santa Ana, CA 92704 US Directions

The Courses

The Beer City races start and finish at Centennial Park in Santa Ana and run out-and-back along the Santa Ana River Trail. There are aid stations approximately 1.5 miles apart. 

 

Start Times
Half Marathon    8:30 am
10k                      9:00 am
5k                        9:15 am
Beer Stroll          9:20 am

 

Marking 
All courses are marked with signs.

 

Aid Stations
Aid stations are either water-only or water, sports, drink, and nutrition. Our sports drink is Skratch and our nutrition partner is Gu Energy. Sports drink is Lemon Lime. The gels are in a variety of flavors. Thank you, Skratch and GU! 

Generally, aid stations are about 1.5 miles apart. Scroll down to your specific race to see their positions and mileage.

 

The Courses 

Half Marathon

The Half Marathon Course runs a loop out and around Guadalupe Ponds then returns by Almaden Lake and heads out Alamitos Creek and Calero Creek Trails. You can see the course and elevation chart on Strava by clicking here. 

 

Altitude Profile
There is 248ft of climb in the half marathon course.

 

Route
The course is on the bike path and packed trail. There are no road crossings.

The course crosses the wooden footbridge in Huntington Beach. 

 

Aid Stations
Our sports drink is Skratch and our nutrition partner is Gu Energy. The sports drink is Lemon Lime. The gels are in a variety of flavors. Thank you, Skratch and GU! 

 

Aid Station            mile      aid  
Slater                     1.55     Water only
Moon Park            3.1       Water, sports drink, gels
Adams                   4.45     Water, sports drink, gels

Turn Around          6.55     Water, sports drink, gels 
Adams                   7.95     Water, sports drink, gels
Moon Park            10         Water, sports drink, gels
Slater                     11.45    Water only 
Finish                     13.1  Beer! (and other non-alcoholic treats)

 

10k

The 10k follows a similar route to the Half Marathon and reverses direction at the Deer Hollow Aid Station on the Los Alamitos Creek Trail. This is an out-and-back section. You can view the course on Strava here and also in the picture on this page.

 

Route
The course is on a bike path and packed trail. There is a road crossing at Mazzone Drive

 

Altitude Profile
There is 160ft of climb in the 10k.

 

Aid Stations
Our sports drink is Skratch and our nutrition partner is Gu Energy. Sports drink is Lemon Lime. The gels are in a variety of flavors. Thank you, Skratch and GU! 

 

Aid Station              mile   aid
Slater                      1.55     Water only
Moon Park             2.8     Water, sports drink, gels
Turn around           3.15    no aid
Moon Park             3.7     Water, sports drink, gels
Slater                     4.85    Water only   
Finish                     6.2      Finish!

 

5k 

The 5k does runs out-and-back to the Adams water stop. You can view the course on Strava here. 

 

Route
The course is on paved bike path.

 

Altitude Profile
There is 81ft of climb in the 5k route.

 

Aid Stations
Slater 1.55 miles    Water only

 

 

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