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Humana Derby Festival miniMarathon & Marathon
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Start
- 07:007:00 AM
- Distance
- 21.1 km13.1 mi
- Marathon · Half marathon, from the race name, not from a published programme
- Time limit
- 6 hours
The course
Both distances run through downtown Louisville, Old Louisville, the Olmsted parks and Churchill Downs, and the Marathon adds Southern Parkway and Iroquois Park.
- Through Churchill Downs, and the marathon's South End loopChurchill Downs for both; the Marathon adds Iroquois Park.
- A shared 7:00 start and a 13:45 pace limitShared 7:00 start; marathon limit 6 hours.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
Whole courseLandmarkThrough Churchill Downs, and the marathon's South End loopChurchill Downs for both; the Marathon adds Iroquois Park.
The organiser says the miniMarathon and Marathon start together on Main Street near Louisville Slugger Field and finish at Preston and Witherspoon Streets, about a mile from the start, in a loop. Both go through Churchill Downs, home of the Kentucky Derby. The full Marathon also takes in the South End along Southern Parkway and through Iroquois Park.
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Whole courseTacticsA shared 7:00 start and a 13:45 pace limitShared 7:00 start; marathon limit 6 hours.
Nobody is allowed on the course before 7:00. The miniMarathon limit is a 15:00 minute per mile pace, and roads reopen behind that pace after a Louisville Metro Police trail car starts once the last corral crosses the line. Runners must be 12 for the miniMarathon and 14 for the Marathon, and under-18s need a guardian’s waiver at packet pick-up. Packets are collected at Freedom Hall on 22 and 23 April.
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Race weekend
Bib pickup at Freedom Hall, Kentucky Exposition CenterThursday 22 April Bib pickup
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16:004:00 PM–20:008:00 PM
Race expo and packet pick-up, Thursday Freedom Hall, Kentucky Exposition Center. Freedom Hall at the Kentucky Exposition Center.
Friday 23 April Last bib day
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11:0011:00 AM–20:008:00 PM
Race expo and packet pick-up, Friday Freedom Hall, Kentucky Exposition Center. Freedom Hall at the Kentucky Exposition Center. -
19:007:00 PM
5K start The Derby Festival 5K presented by First Urology.
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Saturday 24 April Race day
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07:007:00 AM
miniMarathon and Marathon start Main Street, near Louisville Slugger Field. Both races start together on Main Street near Louisville Slugger Field. The finish is at Preston and Witherspoon Streets. -
Time not published
Marathon course limit 6 hours; runners must hold at least a 13:45 minute per mile pace. 6:00 limit: 17:03/km for 21.0975 km6:00 limit: 27:27/mi for 13.1 mi
Times as published by the organiser, in Louisville time, checked . Confirm on their site before you travel.
The forecast for Saturday
Race morning, on the record
We hold no start time for this race, so the record is read at 09:009:00 AM, local time.
Add to calendar .ics file, times in Louisville time
Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
2 gels for Louisville, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
- km 7.3mile 4.6
- km 14.7mile 9.1
For your long training runs:
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. Enough for race day and two test long runs.
Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.
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Anti-chafe
Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml
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
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
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
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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