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  • 15K
  • 15 km
  • San Francisco
  • Event weekend starts
  • Open entry

Bay to Breakers 15K

This race edition

Race date
Date not confirmed for this distance
Race timezone
Timezone not confirmed
Edition status
Status not confirmed

Entry options

2027 edition

Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.

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Data current as of

Decision summary

Bay to Breakers 15K at a glance

Typical conditions
69/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
33 verified facts

Source facts available

Route details

Known course facts at a glance

Methodology →

Bay to Breakers 15K has known course details for its 15k race. The summary below keeps the focus on what is confirmed for the course.

Official distance
15 km
Terrain
Road
Scenery
City, Coastal, Parkland, Waterfront

Quick answers

What runners ask first

Where does the Bay to Breakers 15K route go?

The Bay to Breakers 15K route starts at Intersection of Howard St & Main St in downtown San Francisco, near the Embarcadero and the bay and finishes at 1000 Great Highway at Ocean Beach (the 'breakers') on the Pacific Ocean, San Francisco, CA 94121. Underfoot, expect paved city streets and park roads. It passes The Embarcadero, Hayes Street Hill, Alamo Square, Haight-Ashbury and Panhandle Park. Costume tradition, centipede team event (groups of runners tethered together), and a festive carnival-like atmosphere make this San Francisco's signature road race.

What should runners know on race day for the Bay to Breakers 15K?

Live music, bands and entertainment line the course; the event is part race, part moving street party.

Race character

Scenery

  • City
  • Coastal
  • Parkland
  • Waterfront

Terrain

  • Road

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Field size
More than 30,000 registered participants in 2026, the largest field since before the pandemic

Entry requirements

Entry status
Open entry: The held registration model is open entry and this edition is not marked sold out.
Qualification status
Open Entry timed road race; not a Boston qualifier. Centipede team and virtual options also offered.

Race day logistics

Expo / packet pickup
Packet Pickup & Race Expo held in the days leading up to race day
On-course music
Live music, bands and entertainment line the course; the event is part race, part moving street party

Access and course status

Start
Intersection of Howard St & Main St in downtown San Francisco, near the Embarcadero and the bay
Finish
1000 Great Highway at Ocean Beach (the 'breakers') on the Pacific Ocean, San Francisco, CA 94121

Course facts

Course type
Point To Point
Surface
Paved city streets and park roads
Landmarks
The Embarcadero, Hayes Street Hill, Alamo Square, Haight-Ashbury, Panhandle Park, Golden Gate Park, Ocean Beach, Great Highway
Notable features
  • Costume tradition, centipede team event (groups of runners tethered together), and a festive carnival-like atmosphere make this San Francisco's signature road race
  • Hayes Street Hill (between Fillmore and Divisadero near Alamo Square) is the only major climb
  • the course then runs largely downhill and flat west through the Panhandle and Golden Gate Park to the ocean

What are typical race-day conditions?

  • 14°CTypical temperature
  • 30 kphTypical wind
  • 1 mmTypical rainfall
  • 69Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, warmer than the endurance-optimal window. These are climatological norms, not a forecast, and are shared across every distance at this event.

How we calculated this

Published facts and derived model outputs on this page are tied to stored sources or a published, version-locked methodology. We show the provenance so runners, coaches and organisers can check it. Data on this page is current as of .

Derived numbers use scoring-methodology-v1.0.

Sources used on this page (2)

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