Monterey Bay Half Marathon 2026
Monterey, CA, USA
The course
Out-and-back course starting on Del Monte Avenue in downtown Monterey. Runners head through the Custom House Tunnel to Cannery Row, then along Ocean View Boulevard beside the Pacific Grove shoreline to a turnaround at Asilomar Beach. The return follows the Monterey Bay Coastal Recreation Trail back to the finish at Custom House Plaza. Mostly flat with about 106 feet of total elevation change; USATF-certified.
Course summary source: dev.montereybayhalfmarathon.org
Course map & elevation
No GPS track for this course yet.
We haven't mapped the Monterey Bay Half Marathon route yet. Elevation data will appear here once a licensed or organizer-verified course map is available.
Training for the Monterey Bay Half Marathon?
Coach Icarus builds your plan around your fitness, your schedule, and this course's elevation.
Race-week weather
Typical high
17°C
Typical low
10°C
Year-to-year swing
±1.5°C
Rain
3.0 mm/day
Based on 2020-2025 of race-week history, with peak gusts around 18 km/h.
Difficulty
Race facts
- Official race site
- montereybayhalfmarathon.org ↗
- Start time
- 07:00
- Field size
- Not listed
- Boston qualifier
- No
Distances: 21.1 km
Training for the Monterey Bay Half Marathon?
Coach Icarus builds your plan around your fitness, your schedule, and this course's elevation.
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