San Lorenzo River 50k Marathon 30k Half Marathon & 10k
Overview
Course Description
The route brings runners all the way north through the park up to its northern end, where a race aid station will be waiting at the half-way point of the half marathon. Once runners grab some refreshments and make the turnaround, they’ll cover the same route they’ve just run in reverse, scaling the hills and scrambling down the downhills all the way back to Harvey West Park for the race finish.
Along the way, the trees are probably what many runners will notice most, as some of them reach nearly 300 feet into the sky, and a number are between 1,400 and 1,800 years old.
There will also be a couple of stream crossings as runners make their way through the San Lorenzo River canyon — once on the way out, a second time on the way back in — so runners will need to be prepared for every kind of terrain: wet, dry, muddy, sandy, rocky, and everything in between.
Runners also will need to be on the lookout for the polka-dotted ribbons out on the course to indicate the race route.
