Ventura Marathon

The Ventura Marathon draws approximately 1,500 finishers each February on a point-to-point coastal road in Ventura, United States. It targets winter Boston qualifying as a separate February event from Mountains 2 Beach, with a faster-feeling ~900-foot descent and no opening Ojai loop. The February course drops about 900 feet from Ojai through citrus groves and the Ojai–Ventura bike path to a downtown festival finish. It is a different winter race from the April Mountains 2 Beach Marathon (https://www.marathonfocus.com/marathons/mountains-2-beach-marathon), which adds a six-mile East Ojai loop and typically sells out months earlier. The route is net downhill overall.

Ventura Marathon is a certified 42.195 km (26.2 mile) marathon — the standard World Athletics marathon distance.

The Ventura Marathon uses open online registration at venturamarathon.com with no ballot or qualifying standard for the mass field. Sign-up for the February race typically opens the previous summer and the flat coastal course is a popular winter Boston-qualifier. Tiered pricing increases closer to race day, though the modest field size means places usually remain available until late winter.