Carlsbad Marathon

Name: Carlsbad Marathon
Date: Sunday, January 24, 2010
Location: Carlsbad, CA US
Website: http://www.carlsbadmarathon.com
Registration Webpage: None available.

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Course Information:
Carlsbad is a winter marathon and half marathon unlike any other. From our ideal weather conditions to our spectacular coastal course, our award winning event will wow you. Our 26 fully staffed course support stations, continuous entertainment and unsurpassed volunteer support are just a few of our outstanding features. We also offer each participant a technical fabric shirt, goodie bag, spectacular finisher's medal and more. Our boutique style event with an emphasis on quality and individual service sets us apart from the mega marathons. Our events sell out, register early.

Carlsbad - A Destination to Sea

Known as the “Village by the Sea,” Carlsbad is all about year-round fun, sun and sea! For more information on Carlsbad tourism visit www.visitcarlsbad.com or call (800) 227-5722.

For more information and to order a Free Visitors Guide to the entire San Diego North region, visit www.sandiegonorth.com or call (800) 848-3336 Carlsbad Marathon Course
The Marathon and all of its accompanying events start at the Westfield Plaza Camino Real in Carlsbad. After the starter's gun goes off, Marathoners will head for the coast passing the Buena Vista Lagoon through the village of Carlsbad to Carlsbad Boulevard (Highway 101). You'll head south on the 101 to Palomar Airport Road (PAR). After a 3 mile trip inland on you'll return to the coast and again head south on 101 to a quick U-turn near La Costa Avenue back up the cost to the finish line.

The Marathon course is rolling. Much of it is along the beautiful Pacific Ocean. The highest point of elevation is 308 feet above sea level reached gradually between miles 5 and 9.

Carlsbad Half Marathon Course
This course is the fastest in the San Diego area and one of the fastest in the U.S. It starts and finishes at the same location as the Marathon; however the courses are not the same. After the starter's gun goes off, Marathoners will head to the ocean and Carlsbad Boulevard (Highway 101). You'll run south on the 101 to the turn around point at Break Water and then you'll head back to the finish line. The out-and-back course is gently rolling, with no major elevation changes. Run this course and you will see why some of the fastest Half Marathon times in the U.S. run here.