Big Bear Lake, CA

The 9th annual Kodiak Ultra Marathons will take place August 19-20, 2022 in beautiful Big Bear Lake, California. Big Bear Lake sits at 7,000 ft in the San Bernardino Mountains of Southern California. The 100 mile distance will start and finish in the Big Bear Village and will circumnavigate the entire Big Bear Valley. 

There will be a total of 13 aid station stops along the 100 mile route, including six crew-accessible aid stations. Pacers are permitted starting at Mile 55.8. Pacers permitted in the 100M race only. Visit Big Bear has generously granted the Kodiak a $10,000 prize purse! The Kodiak 100 miler is a 6 point UTMB Qualifier.

In 2022, in addition to the 100M we will host 100K, 50K, Half Marathon, and 10K courses.

Upcoming Races

Oct 11 2024
50 KM
6,000 6,000 ft.
Single Loop Course
11:00 Cutoff
4 Elevation Rating
Very hilly, ~7500-12,500 feet in 50 miles
3 Surface Rating
Some rocks, root, and/or ruts
Oct 11 2024
100 KM
10,000 10,000 ft.
Point-to-Point Course
20:00 Cutoff
4 Elevation Rating
Very hilly, ~7500-12,500 feet in 50 miles
3 Surface Rating
Some rocks, root, and/or ruts
Oct 11 2024
100 Miles
17,260 17,260 ft.
Single Loop Course
36:00 Cutoff
4 Elevation Rating
Very hilly, ~7500-12,500 feet in 50 miles
3 Surface Rating
Some rocks, root, and/or ruts

Additional Distances

This event also has the following non ultra distances

10 KM 21 KM

Results

Date Finishers Top Result (M) Top Result (F)
10/14/23 162 9:18:22 11:04:13
08/19/22 55 10:56:51 12:51:33
08/20/21 33 10:32:41 15:26:40

50 KM Big Bear Start/Finish

View course top times
Date Finishers Top Result (M) Top Result (F)
10/14/23 428 3:45:41 4:19:08
08/20/22 216 4:34:34 5:15:12
Date Finishers Top Result (M) Top Result (F)
10/13/23 147 16:22:08 21:10:28
08/19/22 67 20:20:14 31:04:33
08/20/21 42 19:35:56 25:30:43
09/11/20 Race Cancelled
09/09/20 Race Cancelled
08/16/19 85 19:31:00 28:05:53
08/17/18 14 22:02:08 26:57:47
08/17/18 50 27:08:45 24:09:59
08/25/17 65 20:37:00 23:53:00
09/16/16 43 19:58:00 26:56:00
09/25/15 35 21:31:00 25:21:00
09/19/14 28 25:01:00 27:23:00
09/20/13 19 23:58:55 29:15:09
Date Finishers Top Result (M) Top Result (F)
09/09/20 Race Cancelled
08/17/19 99 9:38:02 9:40:30
08/17/18 101 9:31:09 10:52:48
08/25/17 50 9:20:00 10:38:00
09/16/16 53 10:01:00 10:12:00
09/25/15 54 9:47:00 11:55:00
09/19/14 47 8:44:00 9:58:00
09/20/13 53 9:32:28 12:03:20

50 KM Back 50k

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Date Finishers Top Result (M) Top Result (F)
09/09/20 Race Cancelled
08/17/19 149 5:12:54 6:47:41
08/17/18 142 5:49:14 6:46:44
08/25/17 58 5:07:00 6:40:00
09/16/16 27 7:27:00 8:17:00
09/25/15 32 5:19:00 7:34:00

50 KM Front 50k

View course top times
Date Finishers Top Result (M) Top Result (F)
08/25/17 20 6:25:00 8:11:00
09/16/16 34 5:51:00 6:45:00
09/25/15 10 6:30:41 6:36:54
09/08/12 53 4:30:24 4:37:34
09/10/11 42 4:42:35 5:58:16