About the New Year's Day Dash - 5K, 10K, 10-Miler, Half Marathon
The course runs along the beach path at Alamitos Beach, an open shared path where pedestrians and cyclists are also out on New Year's morning. All distances use the same shoreline stretch in some combination of laps, so the route stays flat and stays close to the water the whole time. Turns are marked with chalk, signs, and flags, and there is an aid station out at the Belmont Pier.
Packet pickup runs the evening before at a sporting goods store in Long Beach, with race-morning pickup opening well before the start. The start area is in the beach parking lot off Ocean Boulevard. Paid parking is available in the lot, with a parking app accepted; street parking nearby is free. After the finish, there is water, sports drink, gels, and fruit snacks on hand.
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Finish-Time Stats
Going by the 2026 results, this is a small, friendly field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.
5K · 2026 results
177finishers
19:23winner
52:05median
3:20:00cutoff
Top 3: Daniel Sabet-Sharghi (19:23) · Manny Aguayo (20:09) · Franky Lara (20:47)
10K · 2026 results
53finishers
38:30winner
1:06:34median
3:20:00cutoff
Top 3: Logan King (38:30) · Adam Hurtado (39:55) · Miguel Parra (42:06)
13.1 Miles · 2026 results
52finishers
1:28:38winner
2:17:25median
3:20:00cutoff
Top 3: Michael Hewitt (1:28:38) · Jonathan Ruiz (1:36:25) · Matthew Bautista (1:41:28)
15K · 2026 results
11finishers
1:27:15winner
1:53:07median
3:20:00cutoff
Top 3: Esmeralda Aguilar (1:27:15) · Douglas Lopez (1:28:00) · Jennifer Soto (1:28:13)
The New Year's Day Dash - 5K, 10K, 10-Miler, Half Marathon has been held every year since at least 2024. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Sep 10, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
5K1/1/2027 07:30$25
10K1/1/2027 07:30$29
15K1/1/2027 07:00$35
13.1 Miles1/1/2027 07:00$39
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