Humboldt Bay Marathon, Half Marathon,

5K and Marina Mile Races

Note: for 2020, we will not have a full marathon

but the Half Marathon, 5K and Marina Mile

will be held along the Eureka Waterfront

Original Watercolor by Sara Starr for 2019.  Stay tuned for our unique and original artwork for 2020.  

 Latest news:

• The 2020 Humboldt Bay Races will be held along the Eureka Waterfront on August 9th, 2020.  This year we will have a half marathon, 5K and a Marina Mile race, but we will not have a full marathon this year.  Registration should be open by mid-February.
  
• 2019 photos from HumSport are here. Four galleries.
• 2019 photos from Mile 14 of the full marathon taken by Jeff Leonard are here.
• 2019 start and finish line photos (Marathon and Half Marathon) taken by Yoon Kim are here.  Note: Finish line photos until 12:20 PM.
• Click here for 2019 results.
• Online registration is now closed, but you can still enter any of the races at the Packet Pickup (4:30 PM to 7:30 PM at 1611 Peninsula Drive in Manila CA) or at the start area up to 15 minutes before race time.
• Sponsors for our 2019 event were:  
• Humboldt Patient Resource Center is the title sponsor for marathon and half marathon
• Papa & Barkley is the title sponsor for the 5K Race
• John Kurylo is a Major sponsor
• Maya Conrad
• Eureka Main Street
• Adventure's Edge
• Statewide Traffic Safety & Signs
• The Booth Brewing USA
• Humboldt SWAG
• (your name here) if you would like to sponsor our 2019 event, please contact us!
• Results for the first Eureka Beer Mile are available here.
• More 2018 Photos from Yoon Kim and Six Rivers Running Club
• Photos!  Thanks to local photographer Jose Quezada who has created a new sports photography website with most of the images from his own camera, Matt Filar and Yoon Kim.
• Additional photos of the marathon runners near Miller Lane and Mad River Road (mile 15) by Jeff Leonard are here.
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• The Booth Brewing will be pouring beer for finishers at the Madaket Plaza after the races!
• USATF Certification of both the marathon and half marathon courses have been completed.  Official USATF course numbers are CA18032RS for the marathon and CA18031RS for the half marathon.  The marathon is a Boston Qualifying event and every year approximately 20% of marathon finishers run BQ times on our course!  This makes Humboldt Bay Marathon one of the TOP BQ races based on percentage of finishers who qualify.
• The Sponsors page has been updated, please check it out and support our sponsors!

• The Humboldt Bay Marathon has partnered with RoomRoster to manage our registration platform and to provide hotel reservation services to all participants. 

• Redwood Coast Montessori is excited to host our 3nd Annual pasta dinner on alongside packet pickup on August 10th 2019! Funds raised by the pasta dinner will go towards the new community playground.

• 2018 race results are here!

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Original Watercolor by Sara Starr. 

An Amazing Place to Run!

The Humboldt Bay Area combines spectacular scenery with the perfect climate for year-round running.

August is a dry month with an average high temperature of only 62.6 degrees (17 Celsius), so ideal conditions for this race are almost guaranteed.

Whether you are trying for a Boston qualifying time, striving for another personal record, or just looking for a uniquely beautiful place to run, the Humboldt Bay Marathon, Half Marathon and Marina Mile races are exactly what you're looking for!

Registration:

Click here for registration info