Monterey Bay Half Marathon

NOV

8

2026

Run the Monterey Bay Half Marathon along Cannery Row and the Pacific Grove shoreline, with start and finish in historic downtown Monterey. Enjoy a festive race weekend with multiple distances and a zero waste focus.

Sun 8 Nov 2026

Monterey, California

Website

Half Marathon 5 kilometers

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Event overview

The Monterey Bay Half Marathon is organized by the Big Sur Marathon Foundation. Race weekend is scheduled for November 7-8, 2026, with the half marathon held on November 8, 2026. The event includes multiple distances and associated race weekend activities such as a race expo and packet pick-up, a finish festival, and published race results and course records. The event is promoted as a zero-waste event and lists course maps, parking and transportation, and road closure information for participants and spectators.

Course and race details

The half marathon begins and ends in historic downtown Monterey and runs along Cannery Row and next to the Pacific Grove shoreline. The course is USATF certified. The event has a 3 1/2 hour time limit, which corresponds to an approximate 16 minute-per-mile pace. Reported elevations for the half marathon are a start elevation of 7 feet, a finish elevation of 19 feet, and a total elevation gain and loss of 106 feet. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.