The RODEO RUN 5K/10K

🤠 The RODEO RUN at Huntington Beach State Park

🌵 Bringing the WILD WEST Alive!

🏃‍♂️ The Cowboy Western-Themed Running Experience

Sunday, March 15, 2026 Huntington State Beach

Western Music. Live horses. Line dance instructors. Cowboy or cowgirl it up! We are celebrating everything WESTERN. It’s not just a run: it is the cowboy round-up of the year. Learn to rope station, and try your turn at 2 stepping. Best-themed WESTERN wear event shirts. Custom cast finisher medal that turns into a belt buckle! NEW MEDAL DESIGN each year! Line dance warm-up area. 5K /10K age division awards. Top three overall custom awards. RFID CHIP TIMED by Itz About Time. There is a Wild West in all of us. An extraordinary Caren Ware Event.

🕖 Race Start Time

• 6:30 am: Registration Opens/ EXPO begins. Same day packet pick-up and same-day registration sign-ups.
• 8:00 am: Little Cowpoke Dash (200 and 400 yards) or 1 Mile Kid's Fun Run
• 7:30 to 8:30: WILD WEST entertainment and LINE DANCING
• 8:30 am: 5K/10K Start
• 9:30 am: 5k awards
• 9:45 am: 10k Awards

📍 Race Location

Huntington State Beach, CA (lot 10. Corner. This is the EAST entrance off of Beach Blvd. and Pacific Coast Hwy. to the Left. Lot 10.

• Address: 21601 Pacific Coast Hwy, Huntington Beach, CA 92646 is the google address. But enter in the GATE on the corner of PCH and Beach Blvd at 6:30 am. To the EAST. If you enter to the WEST you are heading into the City of Huntington Beach lot. The first lot on the left is the race! Early entry at 6 am is at the Main gate on Magnolia and PCH.
• Parking: After the race, enjoy the fun amenities of Pacific City. Limited spaces for metered parking on the street. Parking in Pacific City. State Park charges $15 for parking so Carpool! or parking on the metered streets or in Pacific City Parking structure (use the 3/4 or a mile to the race as a warm-up for the parking structure).

🏅 Awards

Awards are 3 deep in 5-year age spans. Plus top overall male and female trophies.

Presented at 9:30 5K and 9:50 am 10K

📋 Packet Pick Up & Race Day Sign Ups

Early Packet Pick up: TBD

RACE DAY SIGN UPS are available at RACE SITE from 6:30 am to 8:15 am. And RACE DAY PICK-UP AVAILABLE. Walk-up registration is welcome on race day. One person may pick up for other participants. Strollers and dogs on leashes are allowed.

🎟️ Registration Fee Includes

Registration Fee includes a Western-themed event shirt, a running bib, and the Best BELT BUCKLE custom cast FINISHER MEDAL ever!

🏆 Age Categories

There are “In It To Win It” age categories 3 deep with 5-year age spans: 1-10, 11-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85 & plus.

🅿️ Parking

State Park charges $15 to enter, but you will get to park front row, right next to the event. Carpool. Limited meter parking on the street. Arrive early. Or park at Pacific City and enjoy shops and a bite to eat afterward!

🏖️ Course

Definitely flat and fast on the paved running path with views of the beach and the sounds of the surf crashing. Great atmosphere.

PLEASE NOTE: The course IS open to the public and will be shared with CYCLISTS and other runners and dog walkers.

You choose your course tactics. Race… Jog… Stroll… or Roll. Families can bring strollers but agree to use them at their own risk. Water at the 1 mile/2 mile and turnarounds for the 10K.

❤️ The Cause

Caren Ware Events are the something for EVERYBODY and EVERY BODY races. Our desire is to host enriching fun, healthy, outdoor options for your lives and, in turn, gift life-enhancing opportunities to others. Activity helps health. It heals. It makes life interesting. This is your opportunity to literally RUN a ranch. We are asking for additional donations to support MISS PAM’s Ranch: a ranch that has changed countless lives by a woman in a wheelchair. Do something real and really needed. Miss Pam’s ranch needs wheelchair accessibility. We can free up funds for ramps with your donations and help feed the animals on the ranch. Pick a project and fall in love with the great combination of kids and livestock. Caren Ware Events is forming the Ware in the World Foundation, which connects cultures through outdoor activities. Providing hope, happiness, and enhanced life experiences.

🌧️ Rain or Shine

BE Active. BE healthy. Saddle up and enjoy!

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