Cal-Neva Marathon | Lake Tahoe Marathon

The Cal-Neva Marathon

This year, the Cal Neva Marathon will have a new start line. It will start at Spooner Summit Snow Play Area and end at Commons Beach in Tahoe City.

Saturday, New start time: 6:50 AM to Noon

Twilight is at 6:46 AM, and Sunrise is at 7:11 AM

The Cal-Neva Marathon is a boutique marathon limited to 100 runners. It is run as part of the Tahoe Triple or can be run a la carte. The finish line is at Commons Beach in Tahoe City.

For this race, you must follow the Rules of the Road as you run on the shoulder or bike path. Always stay on the left side and face traffic when not on a bike path.

Buses only leave from the Beach Retreat & Hotel race morning.

The return bus will drop off at Spooner or Stateline, and the final drop off at the Beach Retreat. It would be best to let the driver know when boarding the bus.

A support crew is strongly suggested for your transportation needs, encouragement, nutrition, and picture-taking.

However, transportation can be purchased at the Thursday bib pick-up at the Beach Retreat or online at the top of this web page. There will be six Aid Stations along the marathon route, approximately every four miles.

The Saturday Cal-Neva Marathon is now a downhill race with a 1400 net elevation drop, making it the fastest of our three marathons. The second half of the marathon is the "Carnelian Bay Half Marathon." The first part of the Marathon is in Nevada, and the balance is in California, meaning it can be counted for either state in your quest to run all 50 states.

The views of this race are incredible. It starts at 7000' and drops 800 feet to lake level, passing along Billionaire Row and running counterclockwise along the lake. See the elevation gain and map below.

This race is run on the shoulder of the road facing traffic or on the adjacent bike paths if you, as a private citizen, want to. In some spots, the shoulder is very narrow.

There is a different finisher medal for each race and each day, and finisher license plate holders are awarded at the finish. Tech shirts will be awarded at the Expo or finish line. Each race has an overall award, but no age division or other awards will be given to these boutique races.

For the first hour of the race, you should wear a headlamp and safety flashers. You can drop off your well-marked headlamp with your support team at the first aid station or retrieve it at the finish line.

Please note that the Triple Map to the left needs to be updated, as the race no longer starts at Sand Harbor or finishes in Homewood.

You will receive:

All finishers get a beautiful finishers medal.
All finishers get a license plate holder and a backpack bag at the expo for your warm-up clothes.
All finishers get a beautiful long-sleeved technical t-shirt at the finish line, which will be great for your winter training runs.
The first man and woman will receive an overall award.
Master's awards for the first man and women (40+).
Aid on the course and finish line
Optional shuttle bus service to the start & finish and back is available.
Hot dogs and drinks at the Homewood finish line
"Superieur" sports drink is served on the course.