RACE OVERVIEW
Race Date
November 8, 2025
Start Time & Location
8 AM at Lovers Point Park in Pacific Grove
ENTRY LIMITS AND QUALIFICATIONS
Registrants must be 4 years of age or older and in good health to participate. Official race numbers are required to take part in the event. For safety and liability reasons, no strollers, and no dogs allowed on course or at the start/finish area in Lovers Point Park.
The 2025 By-the-Bay 3K is SOLD OUT! Please sign up for our email list to find out when registration opens for the 2026 race.
PACKET PICK-UP
Bibs and event shirts can be picked up at the Health & Fitness Center at the Monterey Conference Center on Friday, November 7th, from noon – 6 PM.
Race morning pick-up is available at Lovers Point Park beginning at 6:30 AM.
PARKING
On race day, there will be parking in the Pacific Grove public parking lots and on neighborhood streets. Be sure to note any parking enforcement signs and hours.
3K COURSE
The course is out-and-back beginning and ending at Lovers Point Park with a turnaround at Coral Street. Runners go west in the inland lane and after turning around, return to the finish in the ocean-side lane. Click here to view a course map.
COURSE POLICY NOTICE:
Due to liability and safety concerns, as well as the nature of the course, the following are not permitted on the course: animals, unofficial pacers, skates, skateboards, bicycles, wheelchairs, hand cranks, strollers, knee scooters, baby joggers, or children in backpacks.
Please note: Service animals are welcome at the expo and the finish festival, in accordance with ADA guidelines, but for safety reasons they are not allowed on the course without explicit written permission from race management.
OTHER EVENT INFO
The 3K is a timed but not competitive fun run; there are no “winners” or divisional awards. All participants receive an event shirt and finishers’ medal. There will be refreshments and pre and post-race activities for the kids at Lovers Point Park.
