Back Your Badge Marathon
Back Your Badge Marathon race day weather
Cool start, warming up steadily
Runners will face a temperature increase from 59°F at the start to 72°F by the finish. Humidity is at 66%, which may require pacing adjustments as conditions warm. Light SSE winds will provide a crosswind effect in the early miles and headwinds in the middle segments, particularly from Miles 3 to 15. A tailwind will be advantageous in the latter part of the race, especially from Miles 16 to 27.
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Back Your Badge Marathon route and elevation
The Back Your Badge Marathon course has about 359 ft (109 m) of climbing and 364 ft (111 m) of descent, and finishes near the elevation it starts. It is hillier than 54% of the marathon courses racecast.io has mapped, measured by what the hills cost in time. The hardest mile is mile 1, with 57 ft (17 m) of climbing and a 1.1% average grade.
Biggest climbs
- Miles 0.2 to 1.6: climbs about 75 ft (23 m).
- Miles 5.2 to 7.3: climbs about 65 ft (19 m).
- Miles 20.4 to 23.8: climbs about 90 ft (27 m).
What the hills cost
- 3:30 on a flat course is about 3:31 here (1 minute slower).
- 4:00 on a flat course is about 4:01 here (1 minute slower).
- 4:30 on a flat course is about 4:31 here (1 minute slower).
Hills only, priced mile by mile on the course map. The pace calculator above adds the race-day weather.
Even-effort splits for a 3:30, 4:00 or 4:30 finish
| Mile | Climb | Descent | 3:30 | 4:00 | 4:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 57 ft | 1 ft | 8:26 | 9:38 | 10:50 |
| 2 | 20 ft | 8 ft | 8:04 | 9:13 | 10:22 |
| 3 | 3 ft | 38 ft | 7:49 | 8:57 | 10:04 |
| 4 | 12 ft | 9 ft | 8:00 | 9:08 | 10:17 |
| 5 | 0 ft | 42 ft | 7:48 | 8:55 | 10:02 |
| 6 | 47 ft | 0 ft | 8:21 | 9:33 | 10:44 |
| 7 | 13 ft | 5 ft | 8:02 | 9:10 | 10:19 |
| 8 | 8 ft | 26 ft | 7:53 | 9:01 | 10:09 |
| 9 | 3 ft | 41 ft | 7:50 | 8:57 | 10:04 |
| 10 | 8 ft | 17 ft | 7:55 | 9:03 | 10:11 |
| 11 | 30 ft | 3 ft | 8:12 | 9:22 | 10:32 |
| 12 | 7 ft | 4 ft | 7:59 | 9:08 | 10:17 |
| 13 | 9 ft | 7 ft | 7:59 | 9:07 | 10:15 |
| 14 | 13 ft | 10 ft | 8:00 | 9:08 | 10:17 |
| 15 | 7 ft | 9 ft | 7:57 | 9:06 | 10:14 |
| 16 | 6 ft | 13 ft | 7:57 | 9:04 | 10:12 |
| 17 | 11 ft | 26 ft | 7:54 | 9:03 | 10:10 |
| 18 | 29 ft | 24 ft | 8:00 | 9:09 | 10:18 |
| 19 | 6 ft | 31 ft | 7:52 | 8:59 | 10:07 |
| 20 | 16 ft | 21 ft | 7:57 | 9:05 | 10:13 |
| 21 | 46 ft | 12 ft | 8:15 | 9:25 | 10:36 |
| 22 | 34 ft | 0 ft | 8:15 | 9:26 | 10:36 |
| 23 | 10 ft | 15 ft | 7:57 | 9:05 | 10:13 |
| 24 | 22 ft | 13 ft | 8:02 | 9:11 | 10:20 |
| 25 | 2 ft | 61 ft | 7:44 | 8:51 | 9:57 |
| 26 | 25 ft | 12 ft | 8:04 | 9:13 | 10:23 |
| Last 0.2 | 2 ft | 0 ft | 1:48 | 2:03 | 2:18 |
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About the Back Your Badge Marathon
Back Your Badge Marathon is a marathon, half marathon and 5K in Plainfield, Indiana that raises money for local police, fire and 911 dispatch personnel. First run in 2023, it is held in September at the Richard A. Carlucci Recreation and Aquatic Center. The course covers historic US 40 and the Plainfield Parks Trail System, passing local police, fire and communications facilities along the way. Runners pick an agency to represent, and each mile completed adds to that agency's running total for a season-long, trophy-earning competition. The marathon is USATF-certified and a Boston Marathon qualifier. Source
