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Salt Lake City Marathon

Salt Lake City Marathon2026-04-25

Voted Utah’s “Best Running Event” and “Best Half Marathon,” the University of Utah Health Salt Lake City Marathon Presented by Bank of America returns for its 23rd annual event...

Course format

City downhill marathon

Road · point-to-point.

Elevation profile

584 ft net down

1132 ft up and 1716 ft down across the Salt Lake City Marathon. Net downhill overall. The biggest climb hits mid-race.

Pressure point

Mid-race climb

The key move builds from about mile 9.1 to 10, gaining roughly 138 ft.

Weather bias

Race-week forecast matters most

Seasonal weather gives you a rough planning frame, but the final call should come from race-week conditions.

Free training plan

Build a free Salt Lake City Marathon plan for this race.

Keep race research first. When you want it, open a quick planner that uses the selected distance, the selected race date, and the course itself.

Course Profile

Salt Lake City Marathon course profile

Full course view

This course section is built from a mapped route and elevation profile so you can understand how the race is likely to run.

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

Marathon race demand

Course-based read
85/100
Course detail
Detailed
Weather detail
Historical + forecast
Race-day detail
Detailed
Weather view
Live forecast

Weather read

Strong tailwind assist

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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Weather Analysis

Salt Lake City Marathon weather outlook

Forecast + history

Weather blends the live forecast with the race's historical weather patterns to help you plan.

Route-aligned wind

+6.1 mph

Interpretation

Strong tailwind assist

NOAA race-window forecast is live. Wind is scored relative to the course bearing where possible.

Course bearing 254.3 degAverage wind 6.3 mphDominant direction E

Estimated weather effect

+1.66%

Heuristic read

Major weather drag

Help score

-30

Historical profile

Historical weather summary not available yet

Historical weather coverage is still limited for this race.

Avg start temp N/AAvg wind N/AAligned wind N/A

Tailwind years

N/A

Headwind years

N/A

Helpful weather

N/A

Forecasts use current race-area weather, and history looks at past race-weekend conditions to show what runners have typically faced.

Weather history

Historical years not available yet

Historical weather years are not available for this race yet.

Start

75F

Clear

7.0 mph · E

Mid-course

73F

Clear

6.0 mph · E

Finish

74F

Clear

6.0 mph · E

Course Breakdown

Where the race starts costing more

Pacing watchpoints

Active segment

Middle rhythm

This is a deterministic pacing band built from the available course trace and race distance.

Avg grade -82.3 ft/miFocused mile 1.9Pacing watchpoint

Race-Day Logistics

Salt Lake City Marathon race-day logistics

Race-day detail

Past editions

1

Multiple race years are tracked for this event.

Distance offerings

43

The main race distances for this event are available on this page.

Race-day details

1 items

Planning details such as policies, swag, and logistics are available for this race.

Entry type

Open registration

Use this to understand how the field is organized before race day.

Course Map

Route shape, city context, and key course moments in one view.

Map + course context

Map overview

This map follows the available route for the selected distance and stays in sync with the elevation chart.

Highlighted point

Salt Lake City Marathon checkpoint 2

Built from the stored course profile in Supabase.

Mile 1.94849 ftOpening settle

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

Salt Lake City, UT should still be easy to plan around, even when some course details are lighter than others.

Planning

Use the Salt Lake City Marathon at Salt Lake City Marathon as a planning target rather than a qualification race.

Open entry

Entry posture

Open entry

There is no qualification signal in the current event record.

Race framing

Salt Lake City Marathon planning

The page emphasizes course, logistics, and weather rather than qualification standards.

Race History

Race history overview

Some history available

Past editions tracked

1

Recorded race years

Archive

Current route view

Available

Salt Lake City Marathon

Current

Benchmarks

Growing archive

More historical context will be added here as the archive grows

In progress

Review Radar

Runner signal for Salt Lake City Marathon

Runner reviews live
CourseCourseLogisticsLogisticsCrowd supportCrowd supportAid stationsAid stationsFinish areaFinish areaRecommendRecommend

Course

87/100

Logistics

47/100

Crowd support

80/100

Aid stations

100/100

Finish area

100/100

Recommend

93/100

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