2025 Humboldt Bay Marathon Races
August 10, 2025 - Join us for the 10th Running
Humboldt Bay Marathon is a nonprofit affiliate of the Road Runners Club of America. Our goals are to promote fitness, outdoor recreation and trails in Humboldt County. Whether you are striving for another personal record or just looking for a uniquely beautiful place to run, the Humboldt Bay Marathon, Half Marathon and BeerMile races are exactly what you're looking for!
Road Closures
REVISED for new Course 2024!
- This year's races will be almost entirely along the Eureka Waterfront Trail, but the start of both the marathon and half marathon will have an extra segment on 2nd Street between F Street and M Street. Between 7 AM and 7:15 and again from 8 AM to 8:15, 2nd Street will be closed to vehicles between F and M Streets, and there will be brief delays for anyone needing to cross 2nd street.
- After 8:15 AM, traffic control will be limited to flaggers at the following road crossings (all within the City of Eureka):
- All traffic control will be in place from 7 AM until the last runner passes, but no later than 3 PM
- - Waterfront Drive entrance to Boat Ramp (under the bridge)
- - 1st Street and C Street
- - Waterfront Drive and Commercial
- - Waterfront Drive and Washinton
- - Waterfront Drive Trail Crossing between Washington and 14th
- - Del Norte and Waterfront Drive
- - Truesdale Trail Crossing (west end of Truesdale)
- We have created Humboldt Bay Marathon as an organization dedicated to promoting and supporting trails and outdoor recreation in Humboldt County. We graciously ask that you be supportive and patient with the impact on traffic. Thank you!
- For questions, please contact Rich Baker: cdirector@humboldtbaymarathon.com
- The safety of our runners and our volunteers is our first priority. Wherever the race course crosses a road, a flagger will be stationed to control vehicle traffic and allow runners to safely cross.
How it was in 2023?
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Course map
Georeferenced Map
Сustom artwork on all of our medals and shirts
We have commissioned local artist (and runner!) Sara Starr to do the artwork for our shirts and medals. Read more...
Artist's Statement
2023 races
2022 races
Please support the following Sponsors for 2024
Redwood Coast Mountain Bike Association
- We are thrilled to work with a local nonprofit organization, Redwood Coast Mountain Bike Association for your timing needs. They bring experience timing bike and running events with new, state of the art equipment. Gun start, chip finish with at least one split for each distance.