New race options this spring
La Jolla Half Marathon expanded its 47‑year event to add an inaugural 10K for 2026, broadening options beyond the half and 5K (sandiegouniontribune.com). Meanwhile the Rock ’n’ Roll Half Marathon and 5K in Washington, D.C. runs on Mar 21 with road closures and parking restrictions in effect, and organizers of South Africa’s Two Oceans Marathon say they’re taking ‘drastic measures’ to avoid a repeat of 2025’s chaos ( ).
The La Jolla event is set for May 16, 2026, with race-day starts listed at 6:30 a.m. PDT and registration price increases scheduled after April 30, 2026. (runsignup.com) Organisers say the half marathon begins at the Del Mar Fairgrounds and finishes at La Jolla Cove, with a course that climbs to the Torrey Pines mesa en route. (lajollahalfmarathon.com) A two-day schedule includes a runner’s expo and finish-line festival on Friday, May 15, 2026, at Ellen Browning Scripps Cove Park ahead of race day. (eventhub.net) The Metropolitan Police Department’s traffic advisory for the Rock ’n’ Roll DC weekend warns parking restrictions and tow-away zones may be in effect as early as noon Friday, with many race-related street closures beginning before dawn on Saturday. (mpdc.dc.gov) Race timing details published by local outlets show the 5K starting at 7:30 a.m., the half marathon at 8:00 a.m., and the finisher concert scheduled to wrap around 1:30 p.m., with some streets listed as closed from roughly 3 a.m. to noon. (wtop.com) Organisers’ traffic-impact guidance and the official series advisory note no-parking zones, recommended alternate routes or apps for drivers, and that officers will assist motorists crossing the route to ease congestion. (runrocknroll.com) The Totalsports Two Oceans Marathon has confirmed its 2026 staging across the weekend of April 11–12, 2026 and announced BYD as its first-ever presenting sponsor in a partnership unveiled on March 12, 2026. (twooceansmarathon.org.za) Organisers also contracted Mediclinic and ER24 as official medical providers for 2026, committing 10 medical points on the ultra route, five on the half-marathon route and a fully equipped finish-line medical facility after a 2025 edition that prompted the City of Cape Town to withdraw support over permit breaches. ( )
