The Master's University Winter 5k

The Master's University Winter 5k takes place in Santa Clarita, California, on January 23, 2027. The Kids K opens the morning at 8:30 a.m., and the 5K run/walk follows at 9:45 a.m. on a flat, scenic course through Placerita Canyon and the Quigley Canyon Open Space. Participants receive shirts and medals, and awards go to the 5K winners.

A flat course is the single most useful feature for anyone hunting a personal best, and this one is described exactly that way. Runners chasing a time should treat the weeks before as sharpening rather than base-building: one interval session at 5K effort, one steady run, easy mileage otherwise. The event also runs the 5K as a walk, so it works just as well as a family outing, and the earlier Kids K means children race first and can then watch the adults come through.