Berkeley Half Marathon

Berkeley Half Marathon runs on November 15, 2026 in the San Francisco Bay Area, California. The half marathon (13.1 miles) leads off at 7:30 a.m., the 10K and the 5K follow together at 8:30 a.m., and a Kids 1K rounds out the morning at 8:45 a.m., which gives families a full hour of racing before the shortest event goes.

This is a road race, and the staggered start times mean you can run one distance and still watch the others finish. A mid-November half sits well at the end of a fall training block: 14 to 16 weeks of consistent running with one long run each week, topping out around 11 miles, is the standard recipe. Runners who raced a marathon in October will find the 10K a better use of tired legs, and the Kids 1K gives children their own event.