Course format
Park course with a notable late-race climb
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BHM26.2 2026- The Alabama Race Series
Experience Birmingham's premier winter marathon where you'll run past iconic landmarks and through 5 vibrant neighborhoods, all starting and ending at the legendary Vulcan statue. BHM26.2 offers Alabama's only fully looped marathon course with themed aid stations and an electric community atmosphere, capped off with a post-race festival at Railroad Park. This is the perfect race for runners seeking a unique Southern marathon experience with 2,000 fellow runners in 2025.
RegisterOpen signuprunsignup.comWebsiteOfficial race sitebhm262.comLocationHoover, ALRace start area
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0 ft net
Pressure point
Late-race climb
Weather bias
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Free training plan
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Course Profile
BHM26.2 2026- The Alabama Race Series 10K course profile
This course section is built from a mapped route and elevation profile so you can understand how the race is likely to run.
Synced course focus
10K checkpoint 2
Mile 0.9 · 509 ft · Built from the stored course profile in Supabase.
Course trace
The route line and elevation chart reflect the selected distance.
Pressure model
Pressure points highlight where pacing or effort may change during the race.
What comes next
Use the course, weather, logistics, and reviews together to build your race-day plan.
Difficulty Meter
10K race demand
77/100
- Course detail
- Detailed
- Weather detail
- Historical + forecast
- Race-day detail
- Moderate
- Weather view
- Forecast preview
Weather read
Unavailable
Route-aligned wind gives you a quick feel for how the day may race before you dig into the full weather section.
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BHM26.2 2026- The Alabama Race Series 10K weather outlook
Weather blends the live forecast with the race's historical weather patterns to help you plan.
Route-aligned wind
N/A
Interpretation
Unavailable
NOAA race-window forecast is not available yet, so this shows the current route anchor sample and the fallback pre-race state.
Estimated weather effect
+2.64%
Heuristic read
Major weather drag
Help score
-48
Historical profile
Historically weather-dragged
Based on 6 years of race-weekend weather in the archive.
Tailwind years
0%
Headwind years
0%
Helpful weather
0%
Forecasts use current race-area weather, and history looks at past race-weekend conditions to show what runners have typically faced.
Weather history
2024 race-weekend conditions
Race date
Oct 6, 2024
Avg temperature
81.4F
Avg wind
5.4 mph
Aligned wind
N/A
Historical weather pending
+2.83% estimated finish-time effect · 9 hourly observationsStart
79F
Mostly Cloudy
0.0 mph ·Mid-course
79F
Mostly Cloudy
0.0 mph ·Finish
79F
Mostly Cloudy
0.0 mph ·Course Breakdown
Where the race gets tactically interesting
Active segment
Middle rhythm
This is a deterministic pacing band built from the available course trace and race distance.
Race-Day Logistics
BHM26.2 2026- The Alabama Race Series 10K race-day logistics
Race weekend
8 recorded years
The basic race structure is in place for planning.
Distance options
13 distances
This page can show the event correctly even when some race-day detail is still light.
Race-day planning
More details coming
Packet pickup, parking, support flow, and reunion details may still be limited.
Course Map
Route shape, city context, and key course moments in one view.
Map overview
This map follows the available route for the selected distance and stays in sync with the elevation chart.
Highlighted point
10K checkpoint 2
Built from the stored course profile in Supabase.
What to watch
Use this map to spot turns, neighborhoods, and where the race starts to feel different.
Course coverage
Route shape and elevation are available, while aid stations and spectator overlays may still be added over time.
Why it matters
Hoover, AL should still be easy to plan around, even when some course details are lighter than others.
Planning
Use the 10K at BHM26.2 2026- The Alabama Race Series as a planning target rather than a qualification race.
Entry posture
Open entry
There is no qualification signal in the current event record.
Race framing
10K planning
The page emphasizes course, logistics, and weather rather than qualification standards.
Race History
Race history overview
Past editions tracked
8
Recorded race years
ArchiveCurrent route view
Available
10K
CurrentBenchmarks
Growing archive
More historical context will be added here as the archive grows
In progressReview Radar
Runner signal for BHM26.2 2026- The Alabama Race Series 10K
Course
83/100
Logistics
45/100
Crowd support
73/100
Aid stations
83/100
Finish area
87/100
Recommend
90/100
Common questions
FAQ
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