REVEL Big Bear Marathon
Race Day Weather
Cool start, warm finish
Runners will face a cool start at 48°F, with temperatures gradually rising to 66°F by the finish. Winds will be light, but headwinds will challenge runners from miles 1-9, 15, and 17-25, necessitating pacing adjustments. With low humidity at 32%, hydration remains crucial as temperatures increase; runners should plan to hydrate frequently as they descend into the warmer valley.
This course drops 5,072 ft from start to finish, so we look at it at 3 points, not just the start line. In a typical year, at 9:00/mi, you start at 48° and finish around 9:55 AM in 66°; typical start-line conditions say 62° then.
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Race Info
REVEL Big Bear is a point-to-point downhill road race in the San Bernardino National Forest, starting near Sugarloaf Mountain outside Big Bear and finishing at Redlands Sports Park in Redlands, California. The marathon drops about 4,200 feet over 26.2 miles through Angelus Oaks and Mountain Home Village on paved roads and is USATF certified as a Boston Marathon qualifying course; the half marathon starts lower, at Forest Falls, with a comparable downhill grade. The race runs in November, though the full marathon was called off in both 2024 and 2025 for unsafe upper-course road conditions, with only the half marathon held those years. Source
