July 4th Freedom Run-San Jose

July 4th Freedom Run - San Jose takes place on July 3, 2027, in San Mateo, in the San Francisco Bay area of California. Three distances are offered — the half marathon (13.1 mi), a 10K (6.2 mi) and a 5K (3.1 mi) — with a family mile, on natural paths. Start times are not listed in our records.

The peninsula is the mildest place in the country to race in July: the bay keeps mornings cool and often overcast, and heat is rarely the limiting factor it would be a hundred miles inland. That makes this a rare summer half marathon you can genuinely target — set a pace and hold it, rather than planning around the thermometer.