Date
Sun, 25 Apr 2027
Start
07:35
Venue
Start: Big Sur Station, Big Sur
Big Sur → Carmel, California, USA
Countdown
April
The 5K is the short, easy way into Big Sur race weekend: out and back from the Carmel finish area. Run it, jog it or walk it.
Key facts
01Get yourself to the start, no bus provided
02Over three hours to finish
Create a free training plan for the Big Sur International Marathon 5 km
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The course
The route
Big Sur → Carmel
Distance5km
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate4.7 km
Weather
Late-April, Big Sur → Carmel
16°CTypical high
10°CTypical low
6°CColdest in 20 years
9%Days with rain
Highs around 16°C and lows around 10°C, but it has dropped to 6°C. Rain on 9% of days.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
Training
Training for the Big Sur International Marathon 5 km
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a Big Sur International Marathon 5 km plan targets
Typical sessions
5 km
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Steady mileage with one or two quality days a week
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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Get your Big Sur International Marathon 5 km plan.
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