Emerald Bay Marathon | Lake Tahoe Marathon

Walk to the start line at Lakeside Beach from your hotel in South Lake Tahoe. The last post race shuttle bus from Incline Village back to the start line and the transportation center is at Noon. Buy a $20 return ticket online or bring cash to the finish line. If you finish after 12PM noon you will need your own transportation back.

The Lake Tahoe

Lakeside Marathon

Friday, New start time: 6:50 AM, ends at 12:50 PM

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

Walk to the start line in front of Marina at 4041 Lakeshore Blvd. SLT (no bus to the start). You are responsible for your post-race transportation from the Incline Village finish line back, but there is a $30 bus back if you sign up at the expo or are online when you register. Hopefully, your wonderful spouse will pick you up. The last bus leaves at noon.

See the Time Line of Events

A support crew is strongly suggested for your transportation needs, encouragement, nutrition, and picture-taking. The Lakeside Marathon course starts in California at Lakeside Beach at 6230' and goes up to 7000' at Spooner Summit. It then returns to near lake level at 6300' and finishes in Nevada at Incline Village. There will be at least six Aid Stations along the marathon route, approximately every 4 miles. Our mile markers read "miles to go. "

For the first hour of the race, you should wear a headlamp and safety flashers. You can drop off headlights at the first aid station and retrieve them at the finish line.

For this race, you must follow the Rules of the Road as you run on the shoulder or bike path, always staying on the left side and facing traffic when not on the bike path.

The Nevada Half Marathon joins the Lakeside Marathon near Spooner Summit, the halfway mark of the course. Both of these courses end at Incline Village. The Lakeside Marathon is run a few hundred yards in CA and 99.8% in NV, meaning it can be counted for either state in your quest to run all 50 states. This race is also the 2nd leg of the Tahoe Triple Marathon.

This race is run on the shoulder of the road facing traffic or on the adjacent bike paths. In some spots, the shoulder is very narrow. Going through Cave Rock Tunnel, one traffic lane is closed and dedicated to our runners.

(New)From Glenbrook to Spooner Summit, one lane is closed and dedicated to our runners.

There is a different finisher medal for each race and each day, as well as a finisher license plate holder. Each race has an overall award, but no age division or other awards will be given to these boutique races. Each runner gets a Tech Shirt and Souvineer Marathon bag at the Expo for future travel.

You will receive:

All finishers get a beautiful finishers medal
All finishers get a license plate holder.
All registered runners Will Receive a beautiful long-sleeve shirt at the expo on Thursday or at the finish line, which will be great for your winter training runs.
The first man and woman will receive an overall award
Aid on the course and finish line
Shuttle bus service to the start area
Superieur electrolytes for on-course and finish-line drinks.