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Rodeo Beach Rumble Half Marathon, 30K & 8K

April 12, 2025
Mill Valley
Trail
Distances
Half-Marathon
Starting Time

8:00 AM

Fees

$28.74-$71.53

Perfect For
1-100
Some Hills
Oceanfront, Mountain Views
High: 60°
/ Low: 50°
Overview

 

Run among the hills, trails, military landmarks and dramatic coastal shorelines of Northern California’s Golden Gate National Recreation Area just across the bridge from San Francisco at the Rodeo Beach Rumble, where you can enjoy a day at the beach after you cross the finish line right in front of the waters of Rodeo Cove.

Set for its 7th annual running this year and operated by Urban Coyote Racing, which also organizes a series of four other races that take place in and around the park throughout the year, the race is set to begin in front of Rodeo Beach, which lies along the southern end of the peninsula on which Golden Gate NRA sits.

Actually made up of several parts — including Crissy Field, Alcatraz Island and Rancho Corral de Tierra — the section of the Golden Gate NRA you’ll be running on lies across the bridge from the city, where the Marin Headlands and Vista Point (which looks across the water and back onto the city) lie.

From the starting line at Rodeo Beach, you’ll follow a clockwise loop route around the park, passing by military landmarks (the park is the home of a onetime missile site, among other things) and running along gorgeous trails, where you’ll scale hills that bring you up to some of the most stunning views of the Bay Area you can find.

The hills are challenging — between the starting line and the mile 2 marker, you’ll climb more than 850 feet; there’s another 600-ft. climb between miles 4 and 6, and then a big descent in the second half of the race, from just over 900 feet to nearly sea level by the time you reach the finish line.

Because it’s a trail race and it’s a small race (just shy of 140 runners crossed the finish line in all 4 races combined last year), organizers plan to place ribbons out along the trail, at 200-yard intervals.

“If you do not see any ribbons after 1-2 minutes, you are off course,” they explain on their website. “You should [turn around, go back and] retrace your route until you find the last ribbon.”

Runners climb the trails at last year’s Rodeo Beach Rumble. (Courtesy Urban Coyote Racing)
More runners making their way along the trails within Golden Gate National Recreation Area at last year’s Rodeo Beach Rumble. (Courtesy Urban Coyote Racing)

So close to San Francisco and the Golden Gate Bridge yet a world apart, the hills, valleys and beaches of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area are the perfect place for a race! The views of the entire Bay Area are amazing from many points on these routes, but there are also many military landmarks scattered through the courses as well. Bring the family and/or friends to enjoy a day at the beach following your hard earned finish in one of our four events. Come join us and be a part of this event at a Bay Area gem hidden right around the corner from everyone in the Bay Area.

Rodeo Beach Rumble Half Marathon, 30K & 8K Course Map

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