California Classic Events

👔 FATHER’S DAY RUN 👔

Some of the best memories aren’t made sitting on the sidelines, they’re made crossing finish lines together!

Here’s what’s waiting for you:
🍺 Post-race Beer Garden
🥤 Root Beer Float + Commemorative Mug
🏅 Custom Finisher Medal
👕 Event Tech Tee
📸 Free Race Photos
🏆 Age Group Awards + Spirit Award

Plus, don’t miss our Father/Son and Father/Daughter Competition for extra bragging rights.

📍 Fresno, CA at Woodward Park
📅 June 21, 2026
⏰ 7:00 AM Start Time

🚨 Price increases after TONIGHT, June 8th! 🚨

Register now at FresnoFathersDayRun.com

It’s almost sundae time! 🏃🏻‍♀️🍨🏃🏻

The Hot Fudge Sundae Run is this Sunday, June 7th at Woodward Park, and if you’ve been thinking about signing up, consider this your sign!

The Sweet Treat 🍒
Cross the finish line and head straight to the sweetest reward of the day! Build your own post-run hot fudge sundae with all the fixings— the greatest way to celebrate your accomplishment while wearing your official Sundae Finisher Medal!🍦🏅

We’re also proud to partner with FCA as our charity partner, helping make every step and every scoop even more meaningful.
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📍 Woodward Park | Fresno
📅 Sunday, June 7th
🏃 5K Run or 2Mile Walk

🔗 Register now at CaliforniaClassicEvents.com

🎄☀️ CHRISTMAS IN JULY 5k IS COMING ☀️🎄

One of Fresno’s most iconic courses is getting a summer makeover.

Join us on Christmas Tree Lane for a festive 5K filled with shaded streets, community spirit, and plenty of holiday cheer, without the winter weather.

✨ Fast, flat, and shaded 5K course
✨ Family-friendly event with discounted youth registration
✨ Part of the California Classic Runner of the Year Series

Even better, your participation helps support the Boys & Girls Clubs of Fresno County, funding summer programs, mentorship, safe spaces, and opportunities for local youth throughout our community!
Donate at checkout 💙


📍 Christmas Tree Lane | Fresno, CA
📅 July 18th, 2026
⏰ Price increase Monday, June 1st at 11:59 PM

Register now at CaliforniaClassicEvents.com

🌲 SAR WILD RUN— PRICE INCREASE TOMORROW 🌲

🔗 Register now at CaliforniaClassicEvents.com

Adventure is calling in the Sierra!

Escape the Valley heat and join us for the Search & Rescue Run, a mountain race experience supporting the Fresno County Sheriff’s Search & Rescue Team and the lifesaving work they do across our communities.

Choose your adventure:
⭐️ Trail Half Marathon
⭐️ 10K Trail Run
⭐️ 5K Wild Run
⭐️ 2 Mile Family Hike

Expect cool mountain air, rugged trails, towering pines, Big Foot finisher medals, BBQ, live music by , ice cream, and one unforgettable day in the Sierra. 🏃‍♂️🌲👣

📍 Shaver Lake
📅 August 9th, 2026
⏰ Price increases after May 28, 2026 at 11:59 PM PDT

☀️🏃‍♀️🍦 HOT FUDGE SUNDAE RUN 🍦🏃‍♂️☀️

Reminder: Price increases after May 25, 2026 at 11:59 PM ⏰

Summer race season is almost here, and the Hot Fudge Sundae Run is getting closer!

Join us for a morning packed with movement, community energy, ice cream at the finish line, and memories made with your people.

⭐️ 5K & Kids Race
⭐️ Family-friendly atmosphere
⭐️ Summer vibes + finisher treats
⭐️ Music, community, and race day energy
⭐️ Supporting our charity partner, Fellowship of Christian Athletes

📍 Sunday, June 7th, 2026

🔗 Register now: CaliforniaClassicEvents.com

KEEP. RUNNING! 🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻

It’s not just for the medals and for race day.
But for the discipline, the clarity, the people beside you, and the version of yourself that keeps showing up!

Fun fact:
runners who train with a community or club are more likely to stay consistent, improve performance, and actually enjoy the process more. That energy is real, and you can feel it at every group run and start line.

To our run clubs, elite athletes, weekend warriors, and everyone stacking miles across the Central Valley: keep going!

📸: Urban Run 26’

Register for your next race at CaliforniaClassicEvents.com

Start your Fourth of July the CLASSIC way! 🇺🇸 🏃🏻

The Great American Race returns to Visalia for its 6th annual celebration— bringing the community together for miles, movement, patriotism, and summer fun.

Choose your distance:
⭐️ 5K
⭐️ 10K
With a pre race Costume Contest & Spirit Awards!

Expect an American flag-lined course, race day energy, cold refreshments, popsicles, hotdogs, finisher medals, free race photos, and a morning built around community connection.

This year is extra special as we celebrate America’s 250th Birthday together! 🇺🇸

💛 We’re also proud to partner with Visalia Veterans Memorial District to continue honoring veterans in our community.

Grab your friends, your family, your best red-white-and-blue fit, and meet us at the start line. 🏃🏻‍♀️

Register at CaliforniaClassicEvents.com

The Hot Fudge Sundae Run is getting closer, and we’re ready for another morning of strong legs, good energy, and a finish line celebration done the Cal Classic way! 🍨

There’s something powerful about showing up, pushing through the course, and reconnecting with your own strength one step at a time.

And yes— the hot fudge sundae ice cream always tastes better after the miles (and even better enjoying it with friends and family!)

🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻 Proud to run alongside our charity partner:
Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and support the work they continue to do in our community.

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Register to donate at CaliforniaClassicEvents.com

Happy Birthday to our incredible Course Director, Enrique! 🥳 🚴🏻

The magic behind race day miles, smooth turns, and the heart of our course would not be possible without you! Thank you for the early mornings, dedication, and care you pour into our community year after year. We appreciate you big time!

Help us wish Enrique the happiest birthday below! 🎂