Avenue of the Giants Marathon
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2026 - Avenue of the Giants Marathon

Arcata, California, United States View on map
May 03, 2026 (America/Los_Angeles local time)
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2026 distances

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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 03, 2026 Marathon 7:45 AM
$160.00
Closed

Avenue of the Giants 1/2 Marathon

May 03, 2026 Half-Marathon 8:30 AM
$150.00
Closed

Avenue of the Giants 10k

Walkers welcome!

May 03, 2026 10K 8:30 AM
$80.00
Closed

Race-day weather

Conditions on May 3, 2026 — historical Open-Meteo data.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (recorded on race day) 8.8° / Maximum temperature (recorded on race day) 14.0°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (recorded on race day) 7.1° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (recorded on race day) 14.0°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (recorded on race day)
10.8
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (recorded on race day)
0.7mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (recorded on race day)
92.0%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on May 3, 2026 (PDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on May 3, 2026 (PDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 03m

The sun rises at 6:11 AM and sets at 8:14 PM local time (PDT) in Arcata on May 3, 2026 — 14h 03m of daylight.

Course

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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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