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Salt Lake City Marathon
The Salt Lake City Marathon is a hilly course of 42.2 km (26.2 miles) with 191.3 m (628 ft) of climbing. Its lowest point is 1,295 m (4,249 ft) and its highest 1,479 m (4,852 ft) above sea level. Next race: Saturday 24 April 2027, starting at 7:00 AM.
At a glance
- Race day
- The 2027 race
- Start
- 07:007:00 AM
- Distance
- 42.2 km26.2 mi
- Marathon · Half marathon · 10K · 1K · 5K
- Total climb
- 191.3 m628 ft
- Highest point 184 m604 ft above lowest
- Entry fee
- US$100
- For the 2027 race
- Time limit
- 6 h 30 min
- Finish closes 13:301:30 PM
The course
Pick a place, or drag along the profileThe course finishes 174.9 m lower than it starts, 1,473.6 m to 1,298.7 m, but climbs 191.3 m in total, most of it in the middle third.
StartFinish
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- Photo: Kenneth Raymond Ware, Public domain
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- Photo: Streamline1989 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
km 7.2mile 4.5
Utah State Capitol
The course passes within about 175 m of the Capitol at around 7.2 km.
Photo: Kenneth Raymond Ware, Public domain
km 18.4mile 11.4
Sugar House Park
The course runs within about 130 m of the park at around 18.4 km.
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km 42.2mile 26.2
Salt Lake City Public Library
The finish line is at 451 S 200 E, close to the library, and the organiser names Library Station as the TRAX stop near the finish.
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Height drawn many times taller than life · GEDTM30
0 10 20 30 40 km
0 10 20 26.2 mi
Your 5 gels, at the orange marksFor a 4:00 finish, one every 40 minutes
- km 7mile 4.4
- km 14.1mile 8.7
- km 21.1mile 13.1
- km 28.1mile 17.5
- km 35.2mile 21.8
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- 175 metres lower, but not all downhillDown 162 m to 11.7 km, a 91 m climb to 24.9 km, then down 104 m to the finish.
- A finish that closes at 1:30 PMFinish closes 1:30 PM; marathon pacers for 3:30 to 5:00; bib gives free transit on race day.
Course notes 2 short reads on the course
km 0 to 42.2Gradient175 metres lower, but not all downhillDown 162 m to 11.7 km, a 91 m climb to 24.9 km, then down 104 m to the finish.
The marathon starts at the University of Utah at 1,473.6 m above sea level and finishes downtown at 1,298.7 m, 174.9 m lower. The drop is not even. The first 11.7 km fall 161.5 m to the low point of the first half, 1,312.0 m. From there the road climbs 90.7 m to the highest point of the second half, 1,402.7 m at 24.9 km, and then descends to the finish, with the steepest fall between 30 and 36 km, from about 1,395 m to 1,307 m.
In all the course climbs 191.3 m. The climbing is concentrated between 10 and 30 km, about 150 m of the 191 m.
Measured
Whole courseConditionsA finish that closes at 1:30 PMFinish closes 1:30 PM; marathon pacers for 3:30 to 5:00; bib gives free transit on race day.
The 2027 marathon starts on Saturday 24 April at 7:00am MDT at the University of Utah Softball Stadium, 102 S Wasatch Dr. The finish line, at 451 S 200 E, closes at 1:30 PM, which the organiser puts at 6.5 hours for marathon and half marathon runners. Official pacers wait at the marathon start for projected finish times of 3:30, 3:45, 4:00, 4:15, 4:30, 4:45 and 5:00.
A race bib is the ticket for free FrontRunner and TRAX rides on race day only. Medical Center Station is near the marathon start and Library Station is near the finish. Gels are handed out at mile 8 on the shared course and at miles 13.5, 17, 20 and 23 on the marathon only. In past years every distance has sold out during race week or earlier.
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Race weekend
Friday 23 April Expo
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Time not published
Quality of Life Expo and packet pick-up Utah State Fairgrounds, Grand Hall. Packets and bibs are picked up at the expo on the Friday before race day. Race-morning pick-up exists only for runners who bought it in advance during registration.
Saturday 24 April Race day
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07:007:00 AM
Marathon and half marathon start University of Utah Softball Stadium, 102 S Wasatch Dr. Medical Center TRAX station is near the start. A race bib is the ticket for free FrontRunner and TRAX rides on race day. -
13:301:30 PM
Finish line closes The finish closes at 1:30 PM, giving marathon and half marathon runners 6.5 hours to finish and get an official time. The finish line is at 451 S 200 E. 6:30 limit: 9:14/km for 42.195 km6:30 limit: 14:52/mi for 26.2 mi
Times as published by the organiser, in Salt Lake City 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.
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Entry
Race fuel
Energy gel
5 gels for Salt Lake City, plus 1 spare
Finish
One every 40 minutes, the orange marks on the profile, by the clock:
Under about 75 minutes most runners need no gel: water at the aid stations does it.
- km 7mile 4.4
- km 14.1mile 8.7
- km 21.1mile 13.1
- km 28.1mile 17.5
- km 35.2mile 21.8
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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Questions about the Salt Lake City Marathon
- Is the Salt Lake City Marathon course flat?
- No, it is a hilly course: 191.3 m (628 ft) of climbing over 42.2 km (26.2 miles). The highest point is 184 m (604 ft) above the lowest. It finishes 175 m (574 ft) lower than it starts.
- When is the Salt Lake City Marathon 2027?
- Saturday 24 April 2027. The start is at 7:00 AM.
- How do I enter the Salt Lake City Marathon?
- Entry is through the organiser. Entry fee: US$100 (for the 2027 race). Entry details on the organiser’s site
- What is the time limit at the Salt Lake City Marathon?
- Runners have 6 h 30 min to finish. The finish closes at 1:30 PM.
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