SF/Berkeley Challenge

Run the Bay from the Golden Gate Bridge to beautiful Berkeley, and there will be an extra medal waiting for you. Runners who participate in any distance event at The San Francisco Marathon and any distance event at The Berkeley Half Marathon consecutively will receive a special San Francisco/Berkeley Challenge medal commemorating their achievement.

(Example: If you ran the 2019 San Francisco Marathon, the 2019 Berkeley Half Marathon will be your second qualifying event for the challenge medal. If you are starting the challenge at the 2019 Berkeley Half Marathon, you will be eligible to medal at the 2020 San Francisco Marathon. The races must be run back to back.)

Challenge Rules

• To qualify for the SF/Berkeley Challenge Medal, run and complete any distance race of The San Francisco Marathon and any distance race of The Berkeley Half Marathon consecutively with official finish times for both events.
• To be automatically eligible, runners must register for both events with the same first and last name and date of birth.
• Runners are eligible to receive the challenge medal at their second qualifying event in the series depending on where they started. The events do not have to be in the same year but they do need to be consecutive. If you skip an event, the challenge starts over.
• Upon completing their second qualifying event, runners must pick up their commemorative medal at the Finish Line on Race Day.
• Once a runner completes the challenge, the challenge starts again.

• Example Event Combinations for Challenge Qualification
  The following provide example SF/Berkeley Challenge event combinations eligible for the SF/Berkeley Challenge:

  ✓ Any distance at The San Francisco Marathon in 2018 and at The Berkeley Half Marathon in 2018 (if did not run The Berkeley Half Marathon in 2017)

  ✓ Any distance at The Berkeley Half Marathon in 2018 and at The San Francisco Marathon in 2019 (if did not run The San Francisco Marathon in 2018)

  The following provides an example event combination NOT eligible for the challenge:

  ✕ Any distance at The San Francisco Marathon in 2018 and at The Berkeley Half Marathon in 2019 (if Berkeley Half Marathon was skipped in 2018 and The San Francisco Marathon was skipped in 2019)

  ✕ Any distance at The San Francisco Marathon before 2018 and at The Berkeley Half Marathon in 2019 (if both races were skipped in between)

*2020 designs coming soon

Race Instructions

• Remember to pick up your bib at our Race Expo and check for the SF/Berkeley Challenge stamp/print on the corner of your bib. You’ll need this stamp to redeem your medal at the Finish Line. If your bib is not marked and you believe you are eligible, please visit the Challenge Solutions Table at the Expo to confirm eligibility and get your bib stamped.
• Medals will be available for pick-up at the Challenges Tent at both the Main and 1st Half Marathon Finish Lines.
• Medals must be picked up at the Finish Line and will not be mailed for any reason.