Brandon's Story As a High School student in Lakewood, CA, Brandon Neri doesn’t let his Cerebral Palsy stop him for helping those less fortunate. After Team World Vision visited his school last year he decided he wanted to run the 2019 OC Half Marathon as part of their team. The money that he raises will
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Race Transfer Changes to your race are no longer accepted online. If you would like to make a change to your 2019 race you will be able to do so at the Expo. Deferral If you can no longer make it to the 2019 race, you have the option to defer. There will be no
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Events You Don't Want to Miss Clear your schedule and come out to OC Fairgrounds this Saturday, May 4th. Starting at 8 am, Kids Run the OC will begin and you will have the opportunity to watch hundreds of kids finish their Final Mile. At 9 am the OC Lifestyle and Fitness Expo will begin,
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Getting Involved The OC Marathon is proud to partner with lululemon, and this year they want to help you train. Throughout the month of April lululemon will be hosting free training sessions at different locations throughout Orange County. There’s only a few weeks left to get involved before race day, so don’t miss your chance!
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Let's Give Back Together The OC Marathon is proudly partnered with multiple charities. Charity partners are always open to having athletes join their team. It’s not too late to pick a charity and start your fundraising today! Why should you join a charity team? When you join a charity team, you’ll have an additional
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Something For Every Life Transaction The OC Marathon is proud to partner with Title Sponsor SDCCU again in 2019, for the 15th year of the the OC Marathon Running Festival. As one of the largest credit unions in California, SDCCU operates five branches in Orange County. SDCCU strives to save their customers money and keep
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WORLD'S LARGEST RUNNING & WALKING STORE Road Runner Sports is your home base for gearing up for this year’s race. Family owned since 1983, Road Runner Sports has partnered with OC Marathon and offers a personal in-store experience with every visit. When you shop in-store you’ll be able to find the perfect fit
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Your Course Hydration The OC Marathon is proud to partner with PEAK Hydrate in order to keep your body fueled on race day! We want you to hit your PEAK performance, so you’ll be able to find PEAK Hydrate at miles 4, 6.5, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15.5, 18, 20, 22, and 24. PEAK Hydrate is a
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Making Waves Award Everything we do, even the slightest thing, can have a ripple effect. When what we do has passion and conviction, the ripples can become waves. Waves can affect everything in their path. We can all start a ripple, become a wave, and travel great distances to touch the most distant of shores.
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Founded in 2004, Kids Run the OC is one of the nation’s largest youth running and fitness programs. The OC Marathon Foundation created Kids Run the OC to inspire kids to fitness, promote a healthy lifestyle and combat the onset of childhood obesity. The ten week youth fitness program concludes with the children running their
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Meet Sally McRae, ambassador for 15th Annual OC Marathon! Elite endurance athlete, entrepreneur, and mom, has shared her top picks as she trains for this year’s race and you have a chance to win it all! This prize pack, valued at approximately $1500, includes items from Igloo ® , O2 Labs, Coros Watch, Spring Energy Marathon, WeWork and one
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Virtual Registration Participate with our NEW virtual race option! Registering for our virtual race allows you to pick your path and get your miles in on your own time! Virtual races can be done around the neighborhood, a local course of your choosing, or even on the treadmill! How does this work? >Runner will receive
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26.2 Brew joins the 2019 SDCCU OC Marathon Runners, look who’s coming to the finish line! We are proud to announce The Boston Beer Company and it’s 26.2 brew as the “Official Beer Sponsor” for the 2019 SDCCU OC Marathon Weekend! Marathon Brewing releases 26.2 Brew, offering runners a new refreshing reward for their hard
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Download your training plans now! Race day is coming and your training plans are here! Enter your email now to get training plans for the Half Marathon, Full Marathon or the 5K and be on your way to a great first or fastest race in the OC this May! See you on the course! OC
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1 The California Time ChallengeThe TIME has come to seek new challenges. The totally new California Time Travel Challenge (CTTC) The Biofreeze San Francisco Marathon/Half and the SDCCU OC Marathon and Half Marathon have partnered to take the race challenge to a whole new level. CHALLENGE RULES The CTTC begins at the OC Marathon in
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LAST CHANCE TO RUN THE OC RACE DAY IS MAY 5, 2019 REGISTER NOW 1 The SDCCU OC MARATHON & HALF MARATHON are on MAY 5, 2019 Use code “RUN THE OC” to SAVE $10.00Run through 4 cities in OC! The SDCCU OC Marathon Course will start in front of our Official Start
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RESOLVE TO RUN IN 2019 Register Today to Run the OC Register Now 1 Use code RESOLVE TO RUN TO SAVE $10.00Rated top destination race by runner’s world – watch our video. Register Now for the 5K, Half or Full Marathon Use code, RESOLVETORUN to save $10.00 Register Now Register to get more information! RACE
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Join Team John Wayne for the OC Marathon. Walk or Run. Fundraise to End Cancer. The mission of the John Wayne Cancer Foundation is to fight cancer with courage, strength and grit. Team John Wayne is our walking and running fundraising program that empowers you to fight cancer with GRIT! Your fundraising makes it possible
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RUN THE OC HALF MARATHON REGISTER TODAY & GET 10% OFF REGISTER TODAY & SAVE 1 THE OC HALF MARATHON IS MAY 5, 2019 READ WHAT RUNNER’S WORLD SAYS REGISTER NOW & SAVE START TIME: 6:15 AMOC Half Marathon Course Certification # CA14058RS This exceptional OC Half Marathon starts on Newport Center Drive loop in front
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COUPON CODE: OC5OFF Sign Up REGISTER TODAY & SAVE Sign Up JOIN US FOR CINCO DE MAYO FINISH LINE FESTIVAL 1 2 3 The SDCCU OC MARATHON IS MAY 5, 2019 STARTS AT 5:30 AMSDCCU OC MARATHON Course Certification # CA14059RS The SDCCU OC Marathon Course will start in front of our Official Start Line Hotel,
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1 VIP TREATMENT TREAT YOURSELF TO THE OC MARATHON VIP TREATMENT PACKAGE OC VIP PACKAGE $139 OC VIP GUEST $59 12 YEARS & UNDER $29 TREAT YOURSELF **Only 100 VIP spaces available and 100 VIP guest spaces available as well** 1 2 3 4 VIP TREATMENT INCLUDES VIP Restrooms at Start Line VIP viewing at
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The Beach Cities Challenge Participate in three races located along the coast of the Southern California and you’ve got yourself the Beach Cities Challenge. The OC Marathon teamed up with the Surf City Marathon and Long Beach Marathon to begin the first Beach Cities Challenge in 2012. Join the Challenge Participants run the Surf City
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Register Today Runner's World Magazine features the OC Half Marathon Runner’s World Magazine featured the OC Half Marathon in its article “Best Half Marathon – Run 13.1 Miles in these beautiful and fun destinations.” The article features Half Marathons with beautiful courses, fun after parties and exciting twists and turns. The OC Half Marathon received
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Not your local radio station, KROC "Inspires Kids to Fitness" Eleven-year-old Nathan finishes his final mile sweating, determined and in a chute ready to be picked up by mom. Children from 150 different elementary schools complete their final mile adding up to 26.2 miles from a 10 week program called Kids Run the OC. Thousands
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Race your backyard There’s nothing more exciting than running a destination marathon; however, sometimes the wallet and time don’t allow for it year round. Here’s a little calendar of local Southern California half marathon, marathon & 5k & 10k races to keep you on schedule for the OC Marathon Running Festival training! Go to Long
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Find the running club fit for you! So you want to run a marathon? Or maybe a half marathon? But you need to train. Training with a group can uplift runners and motivate you to stay on a consistent schedule. We’ve put together a list of running clubs in Southern California so you can find
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1 2 3 Make your miles matter by fundraising for one of the OC Marathon’s amazing causes! Visit our fundraising page Donate Here Learn more about becoming a charity for the 2019 OC Marathon Learn More Go to KIDS RUN THE OC KIDS RUN THE OC Kids Run the OC is designed to help pre-adolescent
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