Let us know which race you will be participating in, the 8K run or two-mile walk.
There is no registration fee, but a donation container will be available for participants to donate to UW Athletics. Please register by May 4.
Parking is free in the lot on Back Bay Drive; after the intersection of San Joaquin Hills and Back Bay Drive, turn right. The lot is located 0.4 miles into the Back Bay on Back Bay Drive on your left. If the parking lot is full, you can park nearby on San Joaquin Hills Road and walk to the start. Allow yourself 15 to 30 minutes to find parking with a possible 0.5-mile walk to the start (if parking lot is full).
Registration begins at 10 a.m. Race start to follow after everyone has registered. A registration table will be set up in the parking lot on Back Bay Drive.
If you need help the-day-of, call 949-636-5042.
Course Description
This overlapped out-and-back course starts running northeast adjacent to the parking lot on Back Bay Drive. One mile in is the turnaround for the two-mile walk. After a slight climb to the highest point of the course, at about 3K, you make a left on East Bluff Drive. At 3.5K you make another left onto the Jamboree Bike Path. The 8K turnaround is located directly below the eastern edge of the Jamboree Road overpass. The finish is located just past the start on an asphalt patch that overlooks the Back Bay.
The WAA: Orange County Chapter will follow the latest public health guidance from local authorities to ensure the health and safety of guests at this in-person event and will hold this in-person event in accordance with those recommendations. If changing conditions or local guidelines require changes to the event, we will update you via email or phone call.
