Perpetua Coast Half Marathon is the 21.6km trail race at Perpetua Coast 2026 (Yachats, United States). The race starts on October 4, 2026 at 09:00 AM. It starts and finishes in Yachats. The time limit is 4 h 30 min.
Run easy on the first mountain, then go all out on the second.
The course climbs 762m+. With 35m/km of climbing, this is a rolling, mostly runnable course. By gradient, 32% of the distance is uphill, 41% downhill and 27% flat. The longest climb runs 5.7km at an average 5.1% grade (291m of vertical). The longest descent runs 7.4km at an average 4.1% grade (303m of vertical). The steepest climb averages 22.0% over 0.3km. The steepest descent drops at 19.1% over 0.4km. Surface: 73% trail, 19% road, and 7% smooth. Flat-equivalent effort: 25.3 FlatKM.
Poles bring little benefit here: only about 2.2km of pole-friendly terrain.
Quad damage risk is low (index 11 of 100): a few descents worth noting, none of them decisive.
On race day, start temperatures have historically ranged from 11°C to 15°C, with around 11°C at the highest point; the chance of precipitation is about 31%. Heavy rain of 10.0mm or more falls on about 5% of days around this date.
170 finishers completed the 2026 edition. Men's winner: Brian Gregg (United States) in 1:53:54. Women's winner: Maureen Lynch (United States) in 2:09:59.
This page has the full results and splits, a pacing and nutrition planner, a gradient matrix, an interactive elevation profile and historical weather for Perpetua Coast Half Marathon.
Other distances of Perpetua Coast 2026Perpetua Coast 50K (50.0km)·Perpetua Coast 20 Miler (32.4km)·Perpetua Coast 10K (10.6km)
Other editions of Perpetua Coast Half Marathon2027
Official websitewww.daybreakracing.com/perpetua-coast
