Below, let's take a look at the course and event details. Route, Course Map A hill-riddled journey with plenty of sights begins for marathoners at Big Sur Station.

Two landslides and one washed-out bridge blocked California’s Highway 1 at Big Sur Village and Mud Creek for many weeks. On July 18, the road was reopened at the site of Paul’s Slide.

The Big Sur Marathon, which began in 1986, has been canceled twice in its history, for the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021. The course was altered in 1998 and 2011 because of Highway 1 washouts.

Last year, storms washed out Highway 1 at about mile 14 of the marathon, forcing a route modification. Caltrans crews have made significant progress, and one lane is now open to traffic.

More than 60 times in its history, the Big Sur route has been buried by landslides. Now, as Caltrans tallies the latest damage, it’s worth asking: Why is this single stretch of rural road so … ...