- Weather
- 42°Ftypical start
- Field size
- ~800 runners
- Course
- Hilly
- Elevation
- 1,200 ft gain · 0 ft net
Event: Sunday - Marathon (Main Event)
PR5.1Weather9.0Experience6.7
All marathons
Late April · West Coast · Point-to-Point
Big Sur International Marathon
Carmel, CA
Highway 1 along the Pacific coastline
- Scenic
Opens the race organizer's website
- Typical start temp
- 54°F(estimated)
- Field size
- ~4,500 runners(estimated)
- Course
- Hilly
- Elevation
- 1,700 ft gain(estimated)
Why runners choose this race
A point-to-point course around Carmel, CA, with real climbing that will cost you time if you race it hard early.
Good fit if
- · Runners who care about scenery
Think twice if
- · You are chasing a flat-course PR
Course and logistics
- Course type
- Point-to-Point
- Surface
- Road
- Total gain
- 1,700 ft(estimated)
- Field size
- ~4,500 runners(estimated)
- Crowd support
- Steady crowd support
- Entry
- Data coming soon
- Start / finish
- Start and finish in different locations
Race details
- Typical timing
- Late April
- Region
- West Coast
- Editorial tier
- Featured
- Data last reviewed
- 2026-08-26
Highway 1 along the Pacific coastline
Good to know
- Scenic
- Point-to-point
- Hilly course
- Destination race
Race-day weather
Modelled from location, month and coastal proximity — not verified race history.
ExcellentGoodWarmHeat risk
Typical start sits at 54°F — good conditions.
Similar races
- Weather
- 56°Ftypical start
- Field size
- ~~410-437 (2024-2026 finishers) runners
- Course
- Hilly
- Elevation
- 4,310 ft gain · 0 ft net
Event: Catalina Island Marathon | Verified 8/26/26: 4,310 ft gain confirmed (template was correct here). Field size corrected DOWN from template guess of 800 to real ~410-437 finishers. Not a BQ course.
PR4.7Weather8.6Experience6.9
- Weather
- 39°Ftypical start
- Field size
- ~600 runners
- Course
- Hilly
- Elevation
- 1,200 ft gain
Spokane River gorge and "Doomsday Hill"
PR4.7Weather8.5Experience6.9