Cal-Neva Marathon
Race Day Weather
Cold start, warm finish ahead
Runners will face a chilly start at 26°F, gradually warming to 62°F by the finish. A light tailwind will assist from miles 2 to 10, while headwinds will challenge runners from miles 15 to 24. With low humidity at 38%, hydration will be essential, and pacing should be conservative early on to adjust for the rapid temperature increase later in the race.
This course drops 827 ft from start to finish, so we forecast it at 2 points, not just the start line. At 9:00/mi, you start at 26° and finish around 10:55 AM in 62°; the start line's forecast says 59° then.
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Race Info
The Cal-Neva Marathon is a point-to-point race held each October as part of the Lake Tahoe Marathon weekend, crossing the state line so the same 26.2 miles can be counted for either Nevada or California toward a 50-states goal. It starts at the Spooner Summit Snow Play Area near 7,000 feet on the Nevada shore, runs counterclockwise past Incline Village's Billionaire Row, and finishes about 800 feet lower at Commons Beach in Tahoe City, California. The Incline Half Marathon joins the course for its second half and shares the same finish line. The 2024 edition was canceled after Caltrans closed the route, and the race returned in 2025 with an expanded field.
