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2026 - Bakersfield Marathon

Bakersfield, California, United States View on map
Mar 21, 2026 – Mar 22, 2026 (America/Los_Angeles local time)
Running

2026 distances

Running

Kids 1K

Youth ages 12 & under only.

Mar 21, 2026 1K 9:40 AM
$20.00
Closed

Diaper Dash 1/4 Mile

Youth 5 & Under

Mar 21, 2026 6.4K 9:15 AM
$20.00
Closed

Marathon

Mar 21, 2026 Marathon 7:02 AM
$165.00
Closed

Half Marathon

Mar 21, 2026 Half-Marathon 7:07 AM
$140.00
Closed

10K

Mar 21, 2026 10K 7:47 AM
$85.00
Closed

6K

Buy 5K, get 1K for free!

Mar 21, 2026 6K 7:52 AM
$75.00
Closed

Virtual Run/Walk

Mar 21, 2026 Marathon 7:02 AM
$65.00
Closed

Race-day weather

Conditions on March 21, 2026 — historical Open-Meteo data.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (recorded on race day) 19.2° / Maximum temperature (recorded on race day) 32.3°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (recorded on race day) 19.2° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (recorded on race day) 34.3°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (recorded on race day)
12.8
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (recorded on race day)
0.0mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (recorded on race day)
47.5%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on March 21, 2026 (PDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on March 21, 2026 (PDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
12h 11m

The sun rises at 6:57 AM and sets at 7:08 PM local time (PDT) in Bakersfield on March 21, 2026 — 12h 11m of daylight.

Course

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2026 results — Bakersfield Marathon

4,496 finishers across 5 distances · leading places in the Marathon

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Leading finishers of the 2026 Bakersfield Marathon
Place Name Time Pace
1 Nick Stice 2:41:04 6:09 /mi
2 Ivan Morales 2:45:42 6:20 /mi
3 Kevin Cicchini 2:51:28 6:33 /mi
4 Heli Carrillo 2:55:12 6:42 /mi
5 Austin Morales 2:55:55 6:43 /mi

Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.

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  • 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, 50 Bakersfield events

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