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America's Finest City Half Marathon & 5K
America's Finest City Half Marathon & 5K is a half marathon and 5K event held in San Diego, California. Its next confirmed date is Sunday, August 15, 2027. About 6,000 runners take part across all distances.
- Race day
- August 15, 2027
- Location
- San Diego, CA
- Field size
- ~6,000 runners
Race details
- Date
- Sunday, August 15, 2027
- Location
- San Diego, California
- Distances
- Half Marathon, 5K
- Field size
- About 6,000 runners
- Course
- Net downhill point-to-point starting ~300 ft above sea level at Cabrillo (Point Loma); ~300+ ft of descent
- Registration
- inmotionevents.com
- Official website
- sandiego.gov
Registration, course & weather
- Registration status
- Registration status as last checked October 2, 2026: not announced
- Start time
- 6:15 AM PDT
- Course profile
- Point-to-point course; Road surface
- Typical race-day weather
- about 69°F at the start, 86% humidity, 4 mph wind (based on the 2026 race day, measured near the city center rather than the exact start line; Open-Meteo, checked October 2, 2026)
About the America's Finest City Half Marathon & 5K
A historic August half marathon starting at Cabrillo National Monument on Point Loma and finishing in Balboa Park.
Rankings and notes
- Rankings and awards
- Established in 1978; one of San Diego's oldest and largest half marathons
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America's Finest City Half Marathon & 5K: common questions
- When is the America's Finest City Half Marathon & 5K?
- The next confirmed date is Sunday, August 15, 2027.
- Where is the America's Finest City Half Marathon & 5K held?
- In San Diego, California.
- What distances does the America's Finest City Half Marathon & 5K offer?
- Half Marathon and 5K.
- How many people run the America's Finest City Half Marathon & 5K?
- About 6,000 runners across all of its distances. That figure is an estimate of the field size, not an entry cap.
- How do I register for the America's Finest City Half Marathon & 5K?
- Registration is handled by the organiser at inmotionevents.com. Entry fees, caps and deadlines are set there.
- Is registration open for the America's Finest City Half Marathon & 5K?
- Registration status as last checked October 2, 2026: not announced.
- What time does the America's Finest City Half Marathon & 5K start?
- 6:15 AM PDT.
- What is the course like at the America's Finest City Half Marathon & 5K?
- Point-to-point course; Road surface.
- What is race-day weather usually like at the America's Finest City Half Marathon & 5K?
- about 69°F at the start, 86% humidity, 4 mph wind (based on the 2026 race day, measured near the city center rather than the exact start line; Open-Meteo, checked October 2, 2026).
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