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City of Laguna Hills Memorial Day Half Marathon, 5K & 10K

May 27, 2024
Laguna Hills
Trail
Distances
Half-Marathon, 10k, 5k
Starting Time

7:00 AM

Fees

$140+

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Some Hills
Park Run
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This race has become something of a Memorial Day weekend tradition here in Southern California, and makes its 25th annual running this spring along a route that features plenty of rolling hills as well as a three-mile stretch through Laguna Hills’ Aliso and Wood Canyon Parks.

Runners start the point-to-point course for the race at the Saddleback Memorial Medical Center near Laguna Hills Mall, and then follow the course southward toward Paseo de Valencia.

Once runners make the turn right onto Alicia Parkway, they follow it southwest for roughly the next 2 1/2 miles, all the way down to Aliso Creek Road. There, runners make a right and head into Aliso and Wood Canyons Regional Park, a wildlife sanctuary that spans some 3,900 acres of wide-open wilderness with 30 miles of hiking, biking and walking trails.

Runners make their way into the northern edges of the park along Aliso Canyon Road, and then head back out to Awma Road.

The next stretch of the race takes runners off the road and onto the Aliso Creek Riding & Hiking Trail, which stretches more than 18 miles between South Laguna and Rancho Santa Margarita through the heart of the area known as Mission Viejo.

Runners follow the trail for the next three miles, all the way north to the race finish line at the Laguna Hills Community Center, just south of Paseo de Valencia at the intersection with Alicia Parkway. Along the way, runners get a chance to run through local parks like Wood Canyon, Hillview and Foxborough Park, as well as Aliso Viejo Community Park. Runners will start their race at 7:00 AM to beat the sun and the (possible) heat, and will have a 3 1/2-hour time limit to complete the course — which means they’ll need to keep a pace of at most 16 minutes per mile.
Overview
This race has become something of a Memorial Day weekend tradition here in Southern California, and makes its 25th annual running this spring along a route that features plenty of rolling hills as well as a three-mile stretch through Laguna Hills’ Aliso and Wood Canyon Parks. Runners start the point-to-point course for the race at the Saddleback Memorial Medical Center near Laguna Hills Mall, and then follow the course southward toward Paseo de Valencia. Once runners make the turn right onto Alicia Parkway, they follow it southwest for roughly the next 2 1/2 miles, all the way down to Aliso Creek Road. There, runners make a right and head into Aliso and Wood Canyons Regional Park, a wildlife sanctuary that spans some 3,900 acres of wide-open wilderness with 30 miles of hiking, biking and walking trails. Runners make their way into the northern edges of the park along Aliso Canyon Road, and then head back out to Awma Road. The next stretch of the race takes runners off the road and onto the Aliso Creek Riding & Hiking Trail, which stretches more than 18 miles between South Laguna and Rancho Santa Margarita through the heart of the area known as Mission Viejo.
Runners follow the trail for the next three miles, all the way north to the race finish line at the Laguna Hills Community Center, just south of Paseo de Valencia at the intersection with Alicia Parkway. Along the way, runners get a chance to run through local parks like Wood Canyon, Hillview and Foxborough Park, as well as Aliso Viejo Community Park. Runners will start their race at 7:00 AM to beat the sun and the (possible) heat, and will have a 3 1/2-hour time limit to complete the course — which means they’ll need to keep a pace of at most 16 minutes per mile.

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City of Laguna Hills Memorial Day Half Marathon, 5K & 10K Course Map

Distances
Half Marathon, 10k, 5k
Starting Time

7:00 AM

Fees

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