Beer City Half™ Alameda
About this race
Join us on Saturday, July 11, 2026 at Radium Runway in Alameda Point for Beer City Half™ Alameda! See the sights, run the coast, and drink the brews that make Alameda a home base for beer lovers. Beer City Festival is a full day of fun. Drink local and dig it!
Pick your distance
Running
Half Marathon
A race that loops around Alameda Point and then takes you out along the water and beachfront to a turn around on Southshore Drive. Your entry includes a Beer City race t-shirt, tasting glass, and The Key to Beer City finishers medal. There is unlimited tasting at the end of the run in your 7-ounce tasting cup.
10k
A great 10k to get you ready for beer tasting and a great party! You run the 5k course out around the USS Hornet and another loop out to Faction Brewing. Return along the waterfront. Your entry includes a Beer City race t-shirt, tasting glass, and The Key to Beer City finishers medal. There is unlimited tasting at the end of the run in your 7-ounce tasting cup.
5k
A lovely 5k romp from Waterfront Park out to USS Hornet and along the Bay. Your entry includes a Beer City race t-shirt, tasting glass, and The Key to Beer City finishers medal. There is unlimited tasting at the end of the run in your 7-ounce tasting cup. Upon entering you can purchase a discounted ticket to the Festival and stay for the whole day!
Beat the Beast Beer Mile
It's the grandaddy of them all! Join us for our beer mile to beat all beer miles. You will drink 4 x 12 beers (no shotgunning) and run 1/4 mile between each of them. Beat the other runners. AND beat the Beer City Beast! Lose to the Beast or Lose your cookies, and you're OUT of the race.
Beer Tasting Only
This if for folks who only want to drink beer. No running.
24k
Walking
Beer Stroll
The Beer Stroll is a gentle mile that starts and ends with BEER. You get all the amenities, too. Shirt, tasting glass, Key to Beer City Alameda. We do not time the Beer Stroll or track who comes in first. Everyone is a winner with this one. Your entry includes a Beer City race t-shirt, tasting glass, and The Key to Beer City finishers medal. There is unlimited tasting at the end of the run in your 7-ounce tasting cup.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 8 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Alameda, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:55 AM and sets at 8:32 PM local time (PDT) in Alameda on July 10, 2027 — 14h 37m of daylight.
Course
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- Alameda 5K Races 7 races
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- Alameda Half Marathons 2 races
- Alameda Running Calendar 2026 7 races
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, 7 Alameda events
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