The exceptional Marathon starts at Fashion Island in Newport Beach and heads south down Pacific Coast Highway. It winds through the seaside village of Corona del Mar including the spectacular Ocean Blvd. with breathtaking views of the Pacific overlooking Big Corona del Mar State Beach. The course goes past beautiful homes and boats of Newport Harbor and through the the tranquil Newport Back Bay. Runners get to see the incredible architecture of the OC Performing Arts Center and Segerstrom Concert Hall and around South Coast Plaza, the OC's premiere luxury shopping mall. Heading into Santa Ana, the runners proceed to the Santa Ana River Trail, through some of the Costa Mesa neighborhoods and finally to a fantastic finish line festival at the OC Fair and Event Center.

The OC Marathon is a certified course and your time can be used as a qualifier for any race, including Boston. The course certification ID is: CA09029RS.

This exceptional Half-Marathon starts with our marathon at Fashion Island and follows the marathon course down Pacific Coast Highway. It winds through the seaside village of Corona del Mar including the spectacular Ocean Blvd. with breathtaking views overlooking Big Corona del Mar State Beach and the Pacific Ocean. It traverses down Bayside Drive, past the Newport Harbor Yacht Clubs and homes and boats of Newport Harbor. The course heads through the Newport Dunes resort and around the tranquil Newport Back Bay, finally splitting with the marathoners at mile 12. Entering the OC Fair and Event Center, runners can hear the sounds of the crowd and the Finish Line Festival a short distance ahead. What a great place to have friends and family cheer you on at the finish!

The OC Marathon 5K Run & Walk offers runners who prefer shorter distances a great way to participate in the Marathon Day experience. The course starts inside the fairgrounds, circles the City of Costa Mesa City Hall and through Vanguard University. The flat and very fast course finishes at the Official Marathon Finish Line at the OC Fair and Event Center.

The Kids Run The OC Training Program was designed to help pre-adolescent kids become more physically fit, promote an active and healthy lifestyle and combat the onset of childhood obesity. . . while having fun! This is accomplished through various games, which help improve speed, agility, hand/eye coordination, flexibility and your child's overall fitness. Partnered with the Orange County Department of Education, students from each participating school will be led through our popular and fun training program at their school by The OC Marathon certified coach. By the end of the program each student will have accumulated the equivalent of 25.2 miles of fun activity, and will be ready to finish their own Marathon by completing their final mile at the Kids Run The OC on a course that includes the kids running through the Pacific Amphitheatre and held in conjunction with The OC Marathon finish line events at the OC Fair and Event Center on Saturday, May 1, 2010.