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Avenue of the Giants Marathon
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Avenue of the Giants Marathon

Arcata, California, United States View on map
May 02, 2027 (America/Los_Angeles local time)
Running

About this race

The race is currently sold out and we are accepting registrations for the waitlist only. Please consider our sister race this fall, the Humboldt Redwoods Marathon. It uses the same course as the Avenue of the Giants Marathon and is produced by the same running club.

The Avenue of the Giants is one of the most beautiful races in the world!  It runs through old growth redwoods and follows a natural creek in the middle of a state park.  Staged on "The Avenue of the Giants" in Humboldt Redwoods State Park, located in rural Northern California. Course is on a paved road that winds gently up hill but is mostly a flat, fast destination race.  With little to distract you, the tall trees inspire the athlete in each of us to be strong.  The course is certified and the marathon is a Boston Qualifying event.

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Running

Avenue of the Giants Marathon

Must be able to complete Marathon in 6 hours. Must pass half way point in 3 hours or less in order to complete second half. Runners who do not pass this point in the allotted time will be directed to the finish line and transferred into the half marathon results.

May 02, 2027 Marathon 7:45 AM
$100.00
Open

Avenue of the Giants 1/2 Marathon

May 02, 2027 Half-Marathon 8:30 AM
$80.00
Open

Avenue of the Giants 10k

Walkers welcome!

May 02, 2027 10K 8:30 AM
$60.00
Open

Typical race-day weather

Based on 5 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Arcata, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 6.4° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 14.3°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 3.7° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 14.3°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
15.3
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
3.1mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
83.5%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on May 2, 2027 (PDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on May 2, 2027 (PDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 00m

The sun rises at 6:12 AM and sets at 8:13 PM local time (PDT) in Arcata on May 2, 2027 — 14h 00m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.

  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 1 Arcata event

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