
The 31st Lake Tahoe Marathon weekend of events
October 16-18, 2026
Lakeside Marathon + Cal Neva Marathon + Lake Tahoe Marathon = The Tahoe Triple
Lakeside Marathon + Incline Half +Tahoe 10K= The Mountain Man Medley
Lakeside Marathon + Cal Neva marathon + 72m Ultra = The Super Triple

The Tahoe Triple Marathon
Friday-Sunday
The 21st Tahoe Triple Marathon (3 x 26.2) is 3 marathons for 3 consecutive days, in two states, finishing with the regular Lake Tahoe Marathon and festivities. This is a challenging multi-day run at altitude, circumnavigating the 72-mile shoreline of Lake Tahoe, plus an additional 6 mile overlap. The 3 courses include the Lakeside Marathon on Friday, the Cal-Neva Marathon on Saturday, and the Lake Tahoe Marathon on Sunday. You may run anyone of these races a la carte.
Time limit on Friday and Saturday is 6 hours. An early start for slower anticipated finishers can be arranged. The event is limited to 200 runners.
You will be transported each morning from near the Beach Retreat Hotel to that day's start line, which will be near where you finished the day before.
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Transportation in NOT included on Friday or Saturday. If you do not have a rides, you should buy a round trip on the charter bus when you register.
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Sunday shuttles are included in your fee.
Hopefully you will have a support vehicle to take your of you. If you come alone without support, you will need to get tickets for charter bus for Friday & Saturday. Sunday you will end up at Lakeside Beach. There is free public transportation back to the Beach Retreat Hotel on Sunday.
Awards & Swag
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$500 and special award to first male and female open winners.
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Hardware for masters (40+) award for male & female winners
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Finishers medal and finishers shirts for the regular marathon
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Finishers license plate holder
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Commemorative stand up plaque for all finishers showing the 3 different marathons
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Special Triple Marathon racing singlet for all competitors
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Event T-shirt
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You may up the ante by choosing the Super Tahoe Triple option, which is the first 2 marathons on Friday and Saturday, plus the 72 mile Midnight Express Ultra starting on Saturday night. Usually 6-10 super athletes register for this.
Articles on the Tahoe Triple
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Triple Runner Ian Sharman's Blog account of the Triple
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Marathon & Beyond editorial by Rich Benyo in the Jan/Feb 2012 issue
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Marathon & Beyond article on the Triple Threat
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Marathon & Beyond article in the Sept/Oct 2009 issue regarding the Triple written by Tony Gialanella.
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2007 slideshow of Jakob and Dan's great 3 day Tahoe Triple adventure running around Lake Tahoe.
Tips from Experienced Triple Runners
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4-Time Triple Champ Sean Meissner, and 5-time Triple runner Jo Groner share their Triple Marathon training secrets & schedule - click here.
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Interview with Thomas Reiss - 2005 champ and 2006 runner up
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Peter Lubber's Blog on running and winning the Super Triple
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Triple Veteran Kim Budzik's story from the Houston Chronicle 2008
