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Atlanta Marathon

Atlanta
Centennial Olympic Park
Centennial Olympic Park. Photograph by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

The course

Atlanta Marathon Weekend runs 6 and 7 March 2027 in downtown Atlanta, with the full and half marathon on Sunday 7 March and the 5K and youth races on the Saturday.

The course in short 2 lines
  • A new date and a new course, marathon on the SundayFull and half marathon on Sunday 7 March 2027; 5K and kids' races the day before.
  • A Wanda Age Group World Rankings qualifierCounts for the Wanda Age Group World Rankings, the Abbott Majors' age-group ladder.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseConditionsA new date and a new course, marathon on the SundayFull and half marathon on Sunday 7 March 2027; 5K and kids' races the day before.

The organiser’s page for 2027 is headed “New Date. New Course. New Feel.” and places the weekend in downtown Atlanta. The 5K and the youth events (a 5K, a 3K and a 50 m dash for children 14 and under) take place on Saturday 6 March; the full and half marathon follow on Sunday 7 March.

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Whole courseConditionsA Wanda Age Group World Rankings qualifierCounts for the Wanda Age Group World Rankings, the Abbott Majors' age-group ladder.

The 2027 event page states that the Atlanta Marathon is an Abbott World Marathon Majors Wanda Age Group World Rankings qualifying race, so age-group finishers can use it to build a ranking.

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Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
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5 gels for Atlanta, plus 1 spare

Finish

One every 40 minutes, by the clock:

  1. km 7mile 4.4
  2. km 14.1mile 8.7
  3. km 21.1mile 13.1
  4. km 28.1mile 17.5
  5. km 35.2mile 21.8

Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side.

Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.

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In Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Salted Caramel, 24-pack, the best seller there.

Outside the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the UK and Ireland, Spain and Portugal, Italy, the rest of the EU and Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Chocolate Outrage, 24-pack on Amazon.com, the best seller there.

Anti-chafe
Compeed Anti-blister stick
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Compeed

Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml

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An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.

Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.

Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.

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Number belt
A race number belt
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Compressport Race Belt

Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.

Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.

Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.

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Electrolytes
A tube of electrolyte tablets
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SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20

One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.

One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.

Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.

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Blister plasters
Compeed Blister plasters, medium, 6
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Compeed

Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6

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One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.

Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.

Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.

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distance
42.2 km26.2 mi

Trip

Getting a place

Entry through the organiser

Entry details on the organiser’s site →

The organiser, a third party. We take no entries and have no part in the race.

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