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
Adams 1.55 Water only
Moon Park 2.8 Water, sports drink, gels
Footbridge 5.1 Water, sports drink gels
Turn Around 6.55 Water, sports drink, gels
Footbridge 7.95 Water, sports drink, gels
Moon Park 10.15 Water, sports drink, gels
Adams 11.3 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
Adams 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
Adams 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
Adams 1.55 miles Water only
