Rocky bluffs, sandy beaches, waves crashing against the shoreline, and plenty of rugged hills await on a gorgeous out-and-back route along the Pacific Coast Highway at the Malibu Half Marathon, which makes its 16th annual running this year with the 13.1-mile and 5K race.
Though in past years the race has included a full marathon and kids’ races, the event now focuses on the half marathon only, with a course for the 13.1-miler that will start and finish at Zuma Beach.
From the starting line for the half marathon, the course then proceeds from east to west entirely along the Pacific Coast Highway to the half-way turnaround near San Nicolas Canyon. After they make the turn, runners head back along the route they’ve just run, back to the finish line at Zuma Beach.
