THE LAST RACE IN OUR SERIES, JUDGMENT DAY...ONE OF THE BEST COURSES IN THE VALLEY!
HALF MARATHON DESCRIPTION:
A VERY SCENIC COURSE. IT STARTS & FINISHES AT THE HISTORIC SAM LYNN BALLPARK. YOU WILL RUN OUT THE BACK GATE TO THE PAVED KERN RIVER PAVED TRAIL (EAST) INTO THE PANORAMA VISTA PRESERVE (DIRT TRAILS) FOR A 3.5 MILE LOOP, AND THEN BACK ONTO THE KERN RIVER PAVED TRAIL TO CHINA GRADE ROAD. RUNNERS WILL TURN RIGHT ONTO THE ALFRED HARRELL HWY/CHINA GRADE LOOP (CLOSED ROAD) - YES THAT'S A CHALLENGING 1 MILE CLIMB UP TO THE PANORAMA BLUFFS, BUT EVERYONE LOVES IT, AND JUDGMENT DAY WOULDN'T BE THE SAME WITHOUT IT! ONCE AT THE TOP, YOU WILL CONTINUE THROUGH PANORAMA PARK ALONG THE BLUFFS WITH AWESOME VISTA VIEWS, BEFORE SWEEPING BACK DOWN (CLOSED MANOR STREET EXIT) TO THE PAVED RUNNING TRAIL ALONG THE KERN RIVER, AND FINISHING BACK INSIDE THE BALLPARK.
10K COURSE DESCRIPTION:
OUR 10K WAS INTRODUCED IN 2025, AND IT DID NOT DISSAPPOINT!
YOU WILL START WITH THE HALF MARATHON RUNNERS, STARTING INSIDE THE HISTORIC SAM LYNN BALLPARK, AND RUNNING OUT THE BACK GATE TO THE PAVED KERN RIVER PAVED TRAIL (EAST). AT MILE 2.8, THERE WILL BE "SPLIT" WHERE THE HALF MARATHON GOES LEFT, AND THE 10K COURSE GOES RIGHT, AND UP THE 0.40 MILE DIRT TRAIL, ABOUT 190' ELEVATION GAIN (STRAVA CALLS IT BLUFF HILL). ONCE AT THE TOP, YOU WILL JOIN THE PANAROMA PAVED TRAIL, AND CONTINUE THROUGH PANORAMA PARK ALONG THE BLUFFS WITH AWESOME VISTA VIEWS, BEFORE SWEEPING BACK DOWN (CLOSED MANOR STREET EXIT) TO THE PAVED RUNNING TRAIL ALONG THE KERN RIVER, AND FINISHING BACK INSIDE THE BALLPARK.
THESE COURSES HAVE EVERYTHING! START/FINISH INSIDE THE BALLPARK ON GRASS, PAVED TRAILS, DIRT TRAILS, PAVED (CLOSED) ROADS, AN UPHILL, A DOWNHILL, AND LOTS OF FUN!!
5K COURSE DESCRIPTION:
START & FINISH FROM INSIDE SAM LYNN BALLPARK, IT'S AN OUT & BACK, ALL ON THE KERN RIVER (PAVED) TRAIL. IT IS FAST & FLAT!!
HALF MARATHON & 10K START TIME: 7:30AM
5K START TIME: 7:40AM
Aid Stations at Miles: 1.4, 3.6, 6.1, 7.1, 9.1, 10, and 11.6.
Porta Potties at Miles: 1.5, 3.6, 6.1, 7.1, 10, and 11.5
WHAT MAKES THIS EVENT STAND OUT?
Oct 04, 2026
Distance — 6.2 Miles
Type — Running
07:30
$65.00
Oct 04, 2026
Distance — 13.1 Miles
Type — Running
07:30
$70.00
Oct 04, 2026
Distance — 13.1 Miles
Type — Running
07:30
$70.00
Oct 04, 2026
Distance — 3.1 Miles
Type — Running
07:40
$40.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Bakersfield.
Learn more about the host city, Bakersfield.
Bakersfield is a city in Kern County in the San Joaquin Valley of California. Bakersfield is famous for being the home of country music singers Buck Owens and Merle Haggard, and has the nickname "the country music capital of the West Coast."
Read more launchOfficial finishing times from previous editions of Judgment Day Half Marathon, 10K & 5K Run/Walk.
| Place | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Justin Rackerby | — | |
| 🥈 | Tommy Lee | — | |
| 🥉 | Daniel Ruiz | — | |
| 4 | Melissa Espericueta | — | |
| 5 | Gary Croucher | — | |
| 6 | Katie Dubbels | — | |
| 7 | Madhu Gogulapati | — | |
| 8 | Ramon Medina | — | |
| 9 | Gracie Johnson | — | |
| 10 | Jeri Rose | — | |
| 11 | Rosemary Rodriguez | — | |
| 12 | Anthony Vagle | — | |
| 13 | David Hernandez | — | |
| 14 | Laurie Sagardia | — | |
| 15 | Ruth Eiermann | — | |
| 16 | Dawn Vinning | — | |
| 17 | Monica Plascencia | — | |
| 18 | Erica Fernandez | — | |
| 19 | Christina Adcock | — | |
| 20 | Brenda Kay Miller | — | |
| 21 | Rosaura Martinez | — | |
| 22 | Bill Preston | — | |
| 23 | Desiree Holguin | — | |
| 24 | Jim Barnes | — | |
| 25 | Bessalee Mendoza | — | |
| 26 | Marcia Amos | — | |
| 27 | Debbie Der Torosian | — | |
| 28 | Doug Tullis | — | |
| 29 | Kristi Mellow | — | |
| 30 | Rita Martinez | — | |
| 31 | Raul Gonzalez | — | |
| 32 | Sara Trammell | — | |
| 33 | Cristina Blankenship | — | |
| 34 | Cheryl Mathews | — | |
| 35 | Nicole Wagner | — | |
| 36 | Deida Garcia | — | |
| 37 | Autumn Bridges | — | |
| 38 | Nancy Ayala | — | |
| 39 | Yazmin Newell | — | |
| 40 | Matthew Glick | — | |
| 41 | JOHN SANDOVAL | — | |
| 42 | Jose Hernandez | — |
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