Tentative RACE DETAILS

50K, 25K, & 5K

Each Participant Gets A Grit Series Participant Shirt And Finisher Mug!
Register Early To Get The Best Deal! 

PACKET PICK UP ON EVENT DAY MAY 10, 2025

• There is no packet pickup on Wednesday before the event.
• Packet pickup is on event morning before the events start.
• Please arrive promptly to ensure that everyone can pickup their packets before the start of the events.
See times below.

Packet pickup will be located at Crystal Cove State Park in the lower parking lot off of Pacific Coast Highway entrance to park, located next to the start/finish line.

Crystal Cove State Park
8471 N. Coast Highway
Laguna Beach, California 92651

PACKET PICKUP TIMES
• 50K packet pickup at 6 AM
• 25K packet pickup at 6:30 AM
• 5K packet pickup at 7 AM

IN YOUR PACKET:
Bib, John Wayne Grit Series Shirt And Other Goodies

All cancer survivors who sign up for the event, get your complimentary yellow bandana at packet pickup (while supplies last) & wear it on the course to show your grit.

The John Wayne Grit Series Newport Coast 50K, 25K & 5K are at Crystal Cove State Park

Parking is Available Inside The Park ($15)
NOTE: The Park Only Accepts Credit Card And Does Not Accept Cash.

Or, you can pay to park by phone through LAZ parking.
There is a QR code at the entrance to the park and throughout the parking lots for upper Moro 
NOTE: There is also a transaction fee of $0.55

(Click on the map below for details)

50K announcements at 6:45 AM
50K Run starts at 7 AM
Cut-off Time: 8 hrs (by 3:00 PM)

25K announcements at 7:15 AM
25K Run starts at 7:30 AM
Cut-Off Time: 4 hrs

5K announcements at 7:45 AM
5K Run starts at 8 AM
Cut-Off Time: 2 hrs

There Is A Race Component And Podium Prizes
There Are Three Female And Three Male Winners For Each Course – That’s 18 Total Podium Medals And Prizes

NOTE:
The event is cup less. Bring your own handheld water bottle or hydration pack to the event and refill it at aid stations.
There will not be any cups at the aid stations. We will have filled water bottles for finishers at the finish line.

Finish line – receive your finisher mug

John Wayne Grit Series and John Wayne Cancer Foundation merchandise available to purchase at the event

We’ll also provide a special bib at the event that say “I run for…” on them and have a blank space in the middle so that runners can write the names of their honorees on them to raise awareness for cancer.

WHERE TO STAY:
Check here to view Tripadvisor.com for a list of hotels in the area.