Events in and around Ventura County and surrounding areas, including Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, Newbury Park, Agoura Hills, Calabasas, Malibu, Simi Valley, Moorpark, Somis, Fillmore, Santa Paula, Ojai, Camarillo, Ventura, Oxnard, Santa Barbara and Port Hueneme.
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The Paramount Ranch Trail Runs Marathon, 50K, 30K, Half Marathon and 10K take place on Saturday, December 17, 2022. The start time for all races is 6:30 am.
Course is one loop for 10K, two loops for half marathon, three loops for 30K, four loops for marathon and 5 loops for the 50K.
Learn more and sign up at paramountranchtrailruns.com.
Join the Malibu Search and Rescue Team on the beautiful trails of Paramount Ranch in the Santa Monica Mountains - their home turf for rescue missions. Hike, run, or race either 5k or 10k distances on fire roads and single track trails.
Celebrate your finish with exhibitor food booths, beer garden (21+) and prize raffles. Show your support and participate in Malibu SAR’s post-race fundraising auction.
The all-volunteer team relies on private donations to support its life-saving search and rescue missions. 100% of each dollar donated goes directly to the team, its equipment and its mission.
Location: Paramount Ranch, 2903 Cornell Road, Agoura Hills
Learn more and register at malibusar.org/TrailRace.aspx.
The Ojai Valley Community Hospital Foundation is hosting “Let’s Walk” community walk on Saturday, October 29th in an effort to promote a healthy lifestyle. Bring your family and walk the bike path from Ojai Valley Hospital to Downtown Ojai. Return to the hospital for snacks, prizes and socializing. Free of charge. Pets on leash are welcome. Registration open at 8 a.m. Walk begins at 8:30 a.m. More info at www.octoberclassic.org.
Santa Monica Mountains Fund invites you to celebrate early spring outdoors on SATURDAY, MARCH 12 with a 10k/5k/1k run/walk in the beautiful Santa Monica Mountains. Choose your run distance and explore the scenic rolling hills & trails at historic Paramount Ranch, the largest urban national park in the country.
Check In: 7:15 a.m. Start times: 10k/5k 8:00 a.m., 1k fun run 9:30 a.m.
Participants receive finisher’s medal and post-race snacks. Chip timing by Mile 26 Running. (Please note that participants will not receive a T-shirt. As an environmental organization, we did not feel that this was necessary for this event).
Proceeds from event sales will go to the Santa Monica Mountains Fund to support the restoration of Paramount Ranch. Owned by the National Park Service since 1980, the Ranch is located in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area at 2903 Cornell Rd., Agoura Hills.
Register at www.samofund.org/runforparamountranch.
Join in the campaign to support more birthdays at the 2021 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K fundraiser and pancake breakfast for Ventura County. Making Strides Against Breast Cancer is a celebration of survivorship an occasion to express hope and our shared determination to make this breast cancer's last century.
Making Strides is a non-competitive 5K scenic morning walk, beginning at 10 am Saturday, October 9, 2021 at Ventura Harbor Village. Learn more and register at www.MakingStridesWalk.org/Ventura.
More than just a few-mile trek, the Walk to Defeat ALS®is an opportunity to bring hope to people living with ALS, to raise money for a cure, and to come together for something you care about. The Walk to Defeat ALS is The ALS Association’s biggest annual event, which raises funds that allow local chapters to sustain care services and support research for much of the next year.
This year’s walk will take place anywhere, virtually on Saturday, October 23, 2021. Walk will start at 11:30am and will be livestreamed via Zoom.
Approximately two miles. Learn more and register at Ventura-SBWalktoDefeatALS.org.
The Collection at RiverPark is hosting Walk to End Alzheimer's at 9 am on September 25, 2021
The Walk to End Alzheimer’s is the world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer’s care, support and research.
Details at https://act.alz.org/site/TR/Walk2021/CA-CaliforniaCentralCoast?fr_id=14297&pg=entry
Santa Barbara's challenging Pier to Peak Half-Marathon on Sunday, September 5, 2021 takes you from the famous Santa Barbara Friendship Dolphins Fountain at the edge of Stearns Wharf, past the "Queen of the Missions" and on up an elevation of 3,996 feet to the majestic views at La Cumbre Peak.
Capture the panoramic layout of the city, Santa Barbara Channels and the Channel Islands. You can see where you started from 13.1 miles (sea level) earlier. Shuttle service takes you back to the start.
One of the more challenging races around town. Your quads and calves may be screaming at you, but it'll be worth it for the views at the finish.
More information and a link to the registration on Active.com is at www.runsantabarbara.com/pier-to-peak.
The Surfers Point Marathon, Half Marathon, 5K and 10K are planned for Sunday, November 7, 2021 at Emma Wood State Beach Group Campground , 800 W. Main St, Ventura. Race start times are: Full marathon 7:00am, half marathon 7:15 am, 10K 7:30am and 5K 7:45am.
Start at Emma Wood State Beach Group Campground head onto the bike path, bike path leads you onto HWY-1 beachfront bike path. All runners will stay on the bike path or shoulder (ocean side) of Highway 1 along the route. turn around at the designated turnaround point at approx 6.55 mile mark and back towards the finish line the same way you came out. Always stay to the right of the path / road during the entire race. FULL MARATHON- two loops of this course. For more information and to register, visit www.surferspointmarathon.com.
Oxnard Recreation invites you to Run Oxnard in its first public 5K event on Saturday, August 28th at Oxnard State Beach Park, 1601 S. Harbor Blvd. Event starts at 8 am. Participants will have a chance to run, walk, or jog a 5K. This unsanctioned 5K is open to runners, joggers, and walkers with all levels of experience and those who just want to have fun.
Learn more and register at www.oxnard.org/recreation.
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