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Wine-country races follow creek trails and vineyard roads
A marathon, half-marathon, 10K, and 5K bring runners through downtown Santa Rosa, creek trails, and Sonoma County vineyard landscapes over two days.
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Santa Rosa Marathon Weekend starts shorter races downtown on Saturday before Sunday’s marathon and half-marathon move through creek corridors and vineyard country, attracting both goal-oriented runners and the supporters who follow them across two full days of racing. Vineyard views along the later miles give the course a distinctly Sonoma County character few marathons can match.
Saturday’s shorter races give families with younger runners their own starting line and finish-line celebration a full day before the longer Sunday events, spreading the weekend’s excitement across two days rather than concentrating everything into a single morning.
Packet pickup and early starts favor a downtown or wine-country overnight Stay rather than a long morning drive in. Reserve lodging in advance, pack layers for the cool Sonoma County morning air, and add regional parks, winery visits, or a Russian River outing to the trip after the races conclude. It is a genuinely scenic wine-country running weekend suited to runners of every age, with Saturday’s shorter races an easy entry point for younger family members. Morning valley fog is common even in August, so pack layers that can be shed as the sun burns through.
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