Sat, Aug 8, 2026
North Bend, OR
The course runs a long loop from Ferry Road Park through the waterfront of a neighboring city and back. The terrain shifts as you go: the opening stretch is mostly flat, the middle section rolls gently, and the final leg has real climbing in it. You can take on the whole distance solo or split it into legs with a team.
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Going by the 2025 results, this is a small, friendly field, with a competitive front end and a big recreational middle.
30K · 2025 results
Top 3: Eddie Rodriguez (1:50:23) · Aaron Young (2:12:56) · Joshua Kulmac-Butler (2:22:10)
· 2025 results
Top 3: Lesley Garcia (4:54:01) · Diane McKillop (5:02:10) · Mary Gilbert (5:02:32)
· 2025 results
Top 3: The Seasoned Striders (4:26:41)
The Circle the Bay has been held every year since at least 2017. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
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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 Jul 27, 2026.
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Almost certainly not. Half the 30K field finished slower than 2:47:21, and the last recorded finisher came in around 4:01:43, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.
It is a small race (27 finishers), which is friendlier and less intimidating than a big-city event, though the field thins out. There is no qualifying time, and the finish-time spread above shows how varied the field really is. If it is your first 30K, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The 30K winner ran 1:50:23 while the median finisher took 2:47:21. That spread points to a mixed field, with a competitive front and a big recreational middle.