Trail Races in December around the Bay Area 2013

We have a lot of really great races taking place in the Bay Area in December. The downside is that; as of this posting quite a few of the events are sold out because they are just that popular. I've listed them all in this article and I have included all of the "Santa Runs" that I previously posted in an article here, which are not all trail runs. I may be a little biased in saying this, because it is in my back yard, but we have two opportunities to run in Huddart County Park this month. If you have never made the trip to Woodside (just outside of Redwood City) to do any runs.......  this is a must in my opinion. We truly are blessed to have runnable weather in the month of December. Most of the rest of the country is knee deep in cross training already and we are still racing! How awesome is that. Take a look at the calendar below and get out there and support our cold weather running scene.

 

 

Sunday December 1st

• Run Wild San(ta) Francisco - 5k Run/Walk- Crissy Field- San Francisco

Saturday December 7th

• Holiday Hustle- 10k, Half, Marathon- Harvey Bear Ranch County Park, Morgan Hill
• The North Face Endurance Challenge- Gore-tex 50 mile, 50k, Marathon, Marathon Relay, Kids run- Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Fort Barry (Marin)
• Calero Park Run- 5k, 15k, Half Marathon, 25k, 50k- Calero Park, San Jose
• Strawberry Point School Jingle Jog - 4mi, 1mi- Strawberry Shopping Center, Mill Valley
•  Reindeer Run & Rudolph Romp- 5k/ 10k- Wetlands Edge View Area Trail Head, American Canyon
• Six Flags Holiday in the Park- 5k- Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, Vallejo
• Ugly Sweater Dash- 5k- Alameda County Fairgrounds, Pleasanton

Sunday December 8th

• Jingle Bell Rock- 5k- San Lorenzo Park, Santa Cruz
• The North Face Endurance Challenge- Half Marathon, 10k, 5k, Kids Run- Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Fort Barry (Marin)
• Jingle Bell Run/ Walk for Arthritis- 1k, 5k- Downtown, San Rafael

Saturday December 14th

• DAM Jingle Bell Dash- 5k, 10k, Kids Dash- San Pablo Dam, Orinda
• Summit Rock- Half Marathon, 10k, 5k- Sanborn County Park, Santa Cruz
• Hark the Hearald Angels Run- 12k, 25k- Angel Island State Park, Tiburon
• Rodeo Beach- 8k, 20k, 30k, 50k- Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Sausalito
• The Holiday Run and Walk for Health- 10k, 3mi, 1mi, Kids Dash- Contra Loma Regional Park, Antioch
• Zombie Runner Quarry Lakes- 5k,10k, Half Marathon, Marathon- Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area- Fremont

Sunday December 15th

• TiVo Santa Run Silicon Valley- 5k Run/ Walk- Santa Clara Street, between Almaden Boulevard and San Pedro Street, San Jose
• Woodside Ramble-10k, Half Marathon, 35k, 50k- Huddart County Park, Woodside
• Santa Skivvies Run- 1 mi- Lookout Bar, San Francisco

Saturday December 25th

• Santa's Christmas Gold Rush- 5 Mile Run, Stroll, Walk- Courtyard Marriott, Richmond

Sunday December 22nd

• UjENA Christmas 5k run/walk- Hart Middle School- Pleasanton

Saturday December 28th

• Brazen New Year's Eve- Half Marathon, 10k, 5k- Lake Chabot Marina, Castro Valley

Sunday December 29th

• Woodside- 10k, 17k, 35k, 50k- Huddart County Park, Woodside

Tuesday December 31st

•  New Years 1 day- 6 hour, 12 hour, 24 hour- Crissy Field, San Francisco