Welcome to Wine Country...Healdsburg style!

The inaugural 2008 race is SATURDAY OCTOBER 25th
REGISTRATION is now OPEN

Take a magical journey through the Alexander and Dry Creek Valleys in Sonoma County, California. Start at Francis Ford Coppola Presents, magnificent Rosso & Bianco Winery, and finish at spacious Warm Springs recreation area near Lake Sonoma for the popular Wine & Music Festival. You'll wind through 21 wineries and thousands of acres of autumn-colored vineyards on this picturesque course designed by Destination Races, producers of the Napa-to-Sonoma and Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathons.

Celebrate the end of wine harvest and Halloween by running in costume. Join a team, bring family and friends, come to the annual doggie costume parade and Pumpkin Run in downtown Healdsburg after the festival. Explore this beautiful area that boasts three major wine appellations filled with award-winning wines and an abundance of scenery.

Escape to the wine country for this exciting new event, but hurry...spots are filling fast!

Destination Races E-Newsletter
Our quarterly e-newsletter, THE GRAPEVINE, will provide training and nutrition tips, information about our favorite wines and wineries to visit, things to do in the wine country and industry news. Plus we'll feature a new runner each month with an interesting and inspirational story.
The Grapevine Summer Issue

DR Races sell out early - don't procrastinate!
Our Napa-to-Sonoma and Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon races sell out early and earlier every year. We expect to sell out our new Healdsburg event as well, so we recommend that you make your commitment early, secure your lodging and start training. Or you could sign up on our registration page for our email list and we'll keep you informed about all our races, registration openings and other news and tips from our e-newsletter, The Grapevine.

Check our TRAVEL & LODGING PAGE
Making your travel reservations for a Wine Country Half has never been easier. Our completely new travel section allows you to view all our lodging properties, car and airline partners. Each has easy reservation links with discounted rates for our participants. Many fine resort properties are offering great deals so you can enjoy a longer stay on your wine country vacation. You'll also find links to maps and the visitors associations. Travel & Lodging Page

Event Poster
Each year French artist Jean-Pierre Got creates a unique poster design for the Wine County Half Marathon. This years version features three runners on course, two of which are in costume, passing an admiring lady sipping wine on the veranda of one of the many wineries on course. Can you guess which winery? These posters are collectibles so make sure you purchase one at the event.

New Blogs, Forums, Route Finder
We are partnering with Realbuzz.com to bring you runner forums, blogs and route planners that give you access to a myriad of training tools and information in our online community of runners. BLOG FORUM ROUTE-FINDER

Sign up for our FOUNDERS CLUB and guarantee your entry into the race
Wouldn't it be great to eliminate the worry about whether you were going to be able to get in the race each year? Plus get a few extra perks and VIP treatment? Membership in the VIP CLUB gets you a guaranteed entry in the race every year no matter how early it sells out! You'll get a Wine Country Half jacket that will make your running buddies jealous. Other benefits include a Wine Club Membership benefits at Rosso & Bianco Winery, a free pass to the Parkpoint Health Club the week of the race, plus you'll get VIP treatment at event functions. Sign up for our FOUNDERS CLUB and reap the benefits! EMAIL us for more information