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Last update May 14, 2008

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Race name, web address, distances, location, start time, app and info phone number, charity or purpose if any, course description, awards and any special goodies, travel and lodging tips, any special training or info you would want to pass on to a good friend who is considering this race for the first time. Attach any photo's that would show the race course or any unique scenery of this event. We also appreciate any additional input from anyones different experiences and updates you might have on any of the races already reviewed.

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January

Avalon Benefit 50 Mile Trail Race 2nd Saturday, Catalina Island

Rock 'N Roll Arizona Marathon, 2nd Sunday, Phoenix AZ

Calico trail 50K/30K 3rd Sunday, Calico Ghost Town, 10 miles NE of Barstow CA

February

Pacific Shoreline Marathon / half/5K Superbowl Sunday, Huntington Beach, CA

Death Valley Marathon and 30K road trip 1st Saturday, Death Valley, CA

*Sedona Marathon 2nd Saturday, Sedona Arizona

Firecracker 5K/10K, 2nd Sunday, Chinatown, Los Angeles

Kilimanjaro Marathon, Half and 5K, Last Sunday, Tanzania, Africa

March

Great Race of Agoura Half Marathon / 10K/ 5K 1st Saturday, Agoura

LA Marathon 3rd Sunday, Los Angeles, CA

*Catalina Marathon / 10K /5K 3rd Saturday, Catalina Island

*Carlsbad 5000 Last Sunday, Carlsbad 5K

Wine Country Half marathon and 5K, Last Sunday, Paso Robles, CA

Pier To Peak 100K Trail Run, last Friday night, Santa Monica Pier, CA

April

Santa Anita Derby Day 5K 2nd Saturday, Arcadia

Leona Divide 50 & 28.4 Mile Trail race, 3rd Saturday, Lake Hughes CA

Jimmy Stewart Relay Marathon, 3rd Sunday, Griffith Park

Big Sur Marathon 4th Sunday, Carmel CA

May

Wild Wild West 50K/Marathon/10 Mile/5K, 1st Saturday, Lone Pine CA

Avenue of the Giants Marathon/Half/10K, 1st Sunday, Humbolt Redwoods State Park CA

Palos Verdes Marathon and Half, 3rd Saturday

*Bay To Breakers 12K, 3rd Sunday, San Francisco, CA

Mt. Wilson Trail Race 8.6 miles, 4th Saturday, Sierra Madre CA

Great Wall Marathon / half, 4th Sunday, Beijing China

Fiesta Days 10K/5K, Monday, Memorial Day, La Canada CA

June

Fontana Days downhill Half Marathon, 1st Saturday, Fontana, CA

Shadow of the Giants 50K trail run, 1st Saturday, Fish Camp, CA

*Mud Run 10K, 2nd Saturday, Camp Pendleton, CA

*Valley Crest Trail Half Marathon, 2nd Sunday, Marvin Braude Park, Reseda

Holcomb Valley Trail 33 & 15 Mile Run, 2nd Sunday, Big Bear Lake

Western States 100 mile trail run, last Saturday, Squaw Valley to Auburn CA

July

4th of July 5K / 10K, Redondo Beach

Midnight Sun Marathon & 84K, 1st weekend, Arctic Bay, Nunuvut, Canada

*Dodgers All star 5K, 2nd Monday, Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles

Badwater Ultra 135 Miles, 4th Tuesday, Badwater, Death Valley CA

Baldy Peaks 50K trail run, 4th Saturday, Mt. Baldy Villiage, CA

Volcano Marathon / 10 mile / 5 mile, last Saturday, Da Big Island, Hawaii

August

Mt. Disappointment 50K / 50 Mile, 2nd Saturday, Mt Wilson Skyline Park, CA

Where's Waldo 100K trail run and 2 person relay, 3rd Saturday, Willamette Pass Ski Area, Oregon

*America's Finest City Half Marathon, 3rd Sunday, Balboa Park, San Diego

*Bulldog Trail 50K/30K, last Saturday Malibu Creek State Park

September

Los Pobladores 8.6 mile historic walk from the San Gabriel Mission to Olvera St in Los Angeles, 1st Sunday (Labor Day weekend)

Mt. Baldy Run to the Top 8 mile, 1st Monday (Labor Day)

Disney Half Marathon, 1st Monday (Labor Day)

Menudo 10K/5K, 2nd Saturday, Legg Lake, Whittier Narrows

Maui Marathon/Half/5K, 3rd Sunday, Maui Hawaii

Angeles Crest 100 Mile Trail Race, 3rd Saturday and Sunday, Wrightwood, CA

October

*Saddleback Trail Marathon, 1st Saturday, Blue Jay Campground, Orange County

*Long Beach Marathon, 2nd Sunday, Long Beach, CA

*Pasadena Marathon, 2nd Sunday, Pasadena, CA - Planned to begin in 2008

Napa Valley Marathon, half and 10K, 3rd Saturday, Calistoga, CA

Dublin Marathon Last Monday in October, Dublin Ireland

Javelina Jundred 100 Mile Trail Run, McDowell Mountain Park, Arizona, last Saturday.

Boney Mountain Trail Half Marathon & 6K Run, Newberry Park, last Saturday.

November

*Verdugo Hills Community Hike and Trail run, 7.2, 8.0 or13.8 miles, 1st Saturday, Burbank, CA

*SJT 50K San Juan Trail 50K, 1st Saturday, Cleveland National Forest CA

Turkey Trot 10K / 5K, 2nd Saturday, Vincent Lugo Park, San Gabriel, CA

Catalina Eco Marathon 10K / 5K, 3rd Saturday, Avalon, CA - new race.

Pasadena Marathon 3rd Sunday - new race being planned.

*Angkor Wat Cambodia, Marathon,Half & 10K, last Sunday.

December

*South Pasadena Tiger Run, 5K-10K, 1st Saturday, South Pasadena HS

High Desert Ultra 50K & 30K, 1st Sunday, Ridgecrest, CA

California International Marathon, 1st Sunday, Folsom to Sacramento CA

Las Vegas Marathon, 1st Sunday, Las Vegas NV

*Honolulu Marathon, 2nd Sunday, Honolulu, HI

Popular Non-running Events with the Club

Cool Breeze Bike Ride, 50K / 100K and more, 3rd Saturday in August, Ventura CA

Ride for the Buns Bike Rides, Balboa (36.6 miles), Seal Beach (48 or 61 miles) with a cinnamon bun factory turn around.

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