About the Beer City Half™ San Jose
The course runs through Almaden Lake Park, a green stretch in the southern part of San Jose with a lake at its center. Trails wind through the park, so expect natural surfaces underfoot rather than pavement. The surroundings are open and relatively quiet for a city park, with water visible through much of the route.
The post-race setup leans into local craft beer, with the finish area opening into a festival. Local breweries are the draw once you stop running, and the atmosphere shifts noticeably from race to gathering once the clock stops mattering.
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Beer City Half™ San Jose 2026 Results
Going by the 2026 results, this is a decent-sized field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.
5K Results · 2026
394finishers
17:58winner
34:29median
1:38:24cutoff
Top 3: Alexey Bylinkin (17:58) · Juan antonio Padilla amador (17:58) · Tony Wu (18:12)
10K Results · 2026
256finishers
38:32winner
1:06:41median
1:55:02cutoff
Top 3: Sam Schoonderwoerd (38:32) · Nick Delgado (41:03) · Jonathan Yun (41:24)
Half Marathon Results · 2026
225finishers
1:15:08winner
2:04:35median
3:26:36cutoff
Top 3: Andrew Kurowski (1:15:08) · Jack Troxel (1:23:43) · Heegwang Roh (1:28:39)
The Beer City Half™ San Jose has been held every year since at least 2023. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Oct 25, 2026.
Distances & Start Times
13.1 Miles5/29/2027 08:30$95
10K5/29/2027 08:45$73
5K5/29/2027 09:00$45
1 Mile5/29/2027 09:15$30
1 Mile5/29/2027 11:00$30
Beer Tasting Only5/29/2027 09:15$35
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