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2026 Avenue of the Giants Marathon

Name: 2026 Avenue of the Giants Marathon
Start: 2026-05-03
End: 2026-05-03
Location: Arcata, California

location_city Arcata

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calendar_today 03 May, 2026

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About the Event

The Avenue of the Giants is one of the most beautiful races in the world! It runs through old growth redwoods and follows a natural creek in the middle of a state park. Staged on "The Avenue of the Giants" in Humboldt Redwoods State Park, located in rural Northern California. Course is on a paved road that winds gently up hill but is mostly a flat, fast destination race. With little to distract you, the tall trees inspire the athlete in each of us to be strong. The course is certified and the marathon is a Boston Qualifying event.

Races Offered

Avenue of the Giants Marathon

May 03, 2026

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Distance — 26.2 Miles

terrain

Type — Road running

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07:45

Avenue of the Giants 1/2 Marathon

May 03, 2026

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Distance — 13.1 Miles

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Type — Road running

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08:30

Avenue of the Giants 10k

May 03, 2026

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Distance — 10K

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Type — Road running

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08:30

Weather Overview

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for May in Arcata.

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

thermostat 8.0° / 16.4°

wb_sunny 6.3° / 14.2°

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

air 8.3 /

water_drop 84.0%

Temp (°C)

Feels Like (°C)

Wind (km/h)

Humidity (%)

thermostat 8.0° / 16.4°

wb_sunny 6.3° / 14.2°

air 8.3 km/h

water_drop 84.0%

About Arcata

Arcata is a city in the North Coast of California. Arcata is a small university town on the north end of Humboldt Bay. It is well known for its hippie counter culture, progressive politics, and vegetarian restaurants. Arcata is the perfect place to relax while enjoying fresh air, the ocean, and the tallest trees on Earth. The pace of things is quite calm here, with usually as many bicyclists or people on foot as cars go by.