Big Sur 2026 Marathon ***Race Information*** **Name:** Big Sur International Marathon **Date:** April 26, 2026 **Distance:** 26.2 miles **Location:** Carmel, CA **Website:** [https://www.bigsurmarathon.org](https://www.bigsurmarathon.org) **Time:** 4:38:00 ***Goals*** **Goal** |**Completed?** 4:40 |yes ***Splits*** | Mile | Time | |------|------| | 1 | 10:14 | 2 | 10:03 | 3 | 09:57 | 4 | 09:56 | 5 | 10:22 | 6 | 10:13 | 7 | 10:19 | 8 | 10:29 | 9 | 10:25 | 10 | 10:51 | 11 | 11:15 | 12 | 10:19 | 13 | 10:21 | 14 | 10:36 | 15 | 10:35 | 16 | 11:02 | 17 | 10:03 | 18 | 10:43 | 19 | 10:48 | 20 | 10:32 | 21 | 11:08 | 22 | 10:45 | 23 | 10:31 | 24 | 10:20 | 25 | 10:35 | 26 | 9:38 ***Training*** im writing this report because the #1 thing I heard before the race, whether it be online or in person just minutes before starting was that "you cannot PR in this race".... that is not true I beat my person record by \~20 minutes. I never get super in the weeds with training (this is my 4th full marathon).…