Beer City starts and finishes at Almaden Lake Park, San Jose and runs along the adjacent creek trails. These are flat courses that have a mixture of paved bike paths, gravel trails and a small amount of trail for the half marathon. Beer City San Jose is an open-course event.

Pace Groups: Beer City is proud to feature half marathon pace groups led by the Pay It Forward Pace Team! These groups will be 1:40, 1:50, 2:00, 2:10, 2:20, 2:30 & 2:45.

Aid Stations offer a mixture of water, Skratch sports drink, and (half marathon only), GU gels and blocks. All courses are marked with signs and mileage markers.

Check out the Beer City Half San Jose Athlete Guide for complete information including distances to aid stations and an overview of the course. Click here.