41st Annual Valley of the Flowers Half-Marathon & 5K...

• Half-Marathon:- Run 13.1 Miles
• 5K Run:- Run 3.1 Miles

This is the 41st Annual Valley of the Flowers Half-Marathon & 5K Run/Walk, held at La Purisima Mission State Park on a scenic off-road course.   It is one of the few missions in California that have been fully restored facilities  and docents working the shops & grounds dressed in historic era clothing.  Both events start at 8 AM on Saturday, September, 16th, 2017.  The Half-Marathon course is hilly, mostly dirt with sections of sand and pavement. The 5K course is slightly hilly.  Every mile and turn is marked. Registration includes post-race refreshments,  entry fee to State Park, and finishers medal.  A specially designed long-sleeve jersey or T-shirt (please choose the one you perfer) is included with Half-Marathon entries that are recieved no later than August 10th. 

Event details and schedule

Packet pick-up & event registraion starts at 7 AM on race day, Saturday, September 16th in front of the visitor center, which is adjacent to the parking lot at La Purisima Mission. There will be no packet pickup prior to Saturday.  Both the Half-Marathon & 5K starts at 8 AM and the course is closed at noon.

Active.com registration ends midnight on Friday, September 8th.    Entry fees are $60 for Half-Marathon and $30 for 5K Run/Walk.  Race day registartion changes to $70 for Hal-Marathon.  Registration forms may be downloaded at http://members.impulse.net/~lvdc and must be postmarked by September 5th.  

For more information, call Wayne Davis at (805) 588-2934; e-mail [email protected].