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Bakersfield Marathon results

Finish-time statistics for 5 years of Bakersfield Marathon in Bakersfield, California, aggregated from official results. Names are not published here.

How fast is it?

Slower than most California 10Ks

The fastest quarter of the 2026 10K field finished under 1:04:11, against 56:15 in a typical California 10K, so times here run 14 percent slower.

  • Half Marathon: Slower than most California half marathons. The fastest quarter of the 2026 half marathon field finished under 2:08:30, against 1:57:04 in a typical California half marathon, so times here run 10 percent slower.
  • Marathon: Slower than most US marathons. The fastest quarter of the 2026 marathon field finished under 4:10:29, against 3:52:43 in a typical US marathon, so times here run 8 percent slower.

Compares the fastest quarter of each field, so walkers and first-timers do not skew it. It reflects the course and the field together: a flat course, cool weather, or a competitive crowd all make times faster.

2026

Mar 21, 2026

EventFinishersWinnerMedianMiddle halfWomen medianMen median
6KPreliminary1,43922:4053:2514:26 /mi44:49 to 1:03:3854:5949:39
10KPreliminary1,32435:021:16:1112:17 /mi1:04:11 to 1:31:591:21:381:07:06
Half MarathonPreliminary1,2131:13:072:32:2511:38 /mi2:08:30 to 2:57:472:40:452:19:07
MarathonPreliminary4972:41:044:55:1711:16 /mi4:10:29 to 5:47:165:09:034:48:07

6K

median 53:2529:001:34:23
Finish times, fastest to slowest. Each bar is a slice of the field; the dashed line is the median.

By age group

70+221:04:36
20-2928150:27
30-3933752:25
40-4919156:03
50-5913359:51
60-69871:02:56
Under 2023249:40

Finishers and median time per group.

10K

median 1:16:1142:472:11:48
Finish times, fastest to slowest. Each bar is a slice of the field; the dashed line is the median.

By age group

70+131:34:41
20-293061:13:20
30-394101:15:25
40-492251:20:43
50-591261:28:45
60-69571:33:54
Under 201051:07:33

Finishers and median time per group.

2025

Mar 29, 2025

EventFinishersWinnerMedianMiddle halfWomen medianMen median
6KPreliminary1,05323:0751:1713:52 /mi42:28 to 1:02:5354:3946:58
10KPreliminary1,01232:251:16:0412:16 /mi1:03:54 to 1:29:371:20:471:06:04
Half MarathonPreliminary9541:12:162:26:0911:09 /mi2:05:15 to 2:52:522:36:492:12:18
MarathonPreliminary3372:45:264:37:0910:34 /mi3:53:48 to 5:25:205:07:534:28:16

6K

median 51:1728:221:25:02
Finish times, fastest to slowest. Each bar is a slice of the field; the dashed line is the median.

By age group

70+1859:16
20-2921248:39
30-3927749:25
40-4919255:06
50-591071:00:02
60-69671:01:02
Under 2017946:53

Finishers and median time per group.

10K

median 1:16:0442:402:10:48
Finish times, fastest to slowest. Each bar is a slice of the field; the dashed line is the median.

By age group

70+141:25:00
20-292451:11:06
30-393471:15:34
40-491711:17:14
50-591231:25:03
60-69441:32:50
Under 20681:11:14

Finishers and median time per group.

2024

Apr 7, 2024

EventFinishersWinnerMedianMiddle halfWomen medianMen median
6KPreliminary74622:5453:1714:24 /mi43:31 to 1:05:0656:5047:37
Half MarathonPreliminary5761:13:412:24:0210:59 /mi2:01:26 to 2:48:242:38:192:09:59
10KPreliminary43433:031:13:5011:55 /mi1:03:19 to 1:27:431:17:281:05:30
MarathonPreliminary2102:41:244:31:5010:22 /mi3:53:55 to 5:12:004:50:004:15:44

6K

median 53:1728:521:37:21
Finish times, fastest to slowest. Each bar is a slice of the field; the dashed line is the median.

By age group

70+954:16
20-2914150:23
30-3920051:43
40-4912756:14
50-598755:39
60-69611:04:24
Under 2011850:36

Finishers and median time per group.

Half Marathon

median 2:24:021:26:404:14:21
Finish times, fastest to slowest. Each bar is a slice of the field; the dashed line is the median.

By age group

70+82:45:06
20-291102:14:13
30-392092:21:20
40-491282:32:08
50-59742:35:04
60-69352:38:35
Under 2092:07:25

Finishers and median time per group.

2023

Mar 26, 2023

EventFinishersWinnerMedianMiddle halfWomen medianMen median
6K47524:311:00:0316:14 /mi47:00 to 1:12:551:02:4452:52
Half Marathon4541:13:252:19:0910:37 /mi1:58:42 to 2:49:062:31:152:07:33
10K24738:561:14:1411:58 /mi1:05:08 to 1:26:391:17:261:07:37
Marathon1812:47:414:33:3010:26 /mi3:59:28 to 5:13:324:45:004:30:00

6K

median 1:00:0329:591:59:14
Finish times, fastest to slowest. Each bar is a slice of the field; the dashed line is the median.

By age group

70+111:12:02
20-297954:47
30-39961:03:52
40-4910058:18
50-59591:01:37
60-69461:04:40
Under 208251:14

Finishers and median time per group.

Half Marathon

median 2:19:091:21:494:24:20
Finish times, fastest to slowest. Each bar is a slice of the field; the dashed line is the median.

By age group

70+72:39:24
20-29672:20:06
30-391292:10:47
40-491262:17:50
50-59742:24:02
60-69352:59:20
Under 20132:10:08

Finishers and median time per group.

2022

Mar 27, 2022

EventFinishersWinnerMedianMiddle halfWomen medianMen median
Half Marathon4451:12:322:26:0511:09 /mi2:03:45 to 2:54:18––
6K37228:0557:4315:36 /mi44:54 to 1:07:58––
10K1960:0120:123:15 /mi9:25 to 46:41––
Marathon1712:46:224:39:1110:39 /mi4:02:23 to 5:27:54––

Half Marathon

median 2:26:051:27:594:22:47
Finish times, fastest to slowest. Each bar is a slice of the field; the dashed line is the median.

6K

median 57:4331:371:52:09
Finish times, fastest to slowest. Each bar is a slice of the field; the dashed line is the median.

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