Bryan/College Station Marathon (BCS Marathon)
Bryan/College Station Marathon (BCS Marathon) race day weather
Mild start, steady finish
Runners will face temperatures rising from 51°F at the start to 60°F by the finish, with humidity averaging 73%. Light winds at 8 mph will provide a tailwind from miles 2-6, but headwinds will challenge runners from miles 7-8 and again from miles 12-18. Adjusting pace and hydration strategies will be crucial, especially during the headwind sections.
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Bryan/College Station Marathon (BCS Marathon) route and elevation
The Bryan/College Station Marathon (BCS Marathon) course has about 597 ft (182 m) of climbing and 567 ft (173 m) of descent, a net rise of about 30 ft (9 m). It is hillier than 62% of the marathon courses racecast.io has mapped, measured by what the hills cost in time. The hardest mile is mile 12, with 67 ft (20 m) of climbing.
Biggest climbs
- Miles 0.2 to 1.7: climbs about 70 ft (22 m).
- Miles 3.7 to 5.9: climbs about 90 ft (27 m).
- Miles 11.3 to 15.3: climbs about 110 ft (33 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 4:32 here (2 minutes 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 | 55 ft | 24 ft | 8:13 | 9:23 | 10:33 |
| 2 | 41 ft | 20 ft | 8:08 | 9:18 | 10:28 |
| 3 | 14 ft | 58 ft | 7:47 | 8:54 | 10:01 |
| 4 | 25 ft | 8 ft | 8:06 | 9:16 | 10:25 |
| 5 | 35 ft | 11 ft | 8:10 | 9:19 | 10:29 |
| 6 | 50 ft | 19 ft | 8:13 | 9:24 | 10:34 |
| 7 | 18 ft | 31 ft | 7:54 | 9:02 | 10:10 |
| 8 | 8 ft | 34 ft | 7:52 | 8:59 | 10:07 |
| 9 | 44 ft | 40 ft | 8:00 | 9:08 | 10:16 |
| 10 | 29 ft | 70 ft | 7:48 | 8:55 | 10:02 |
| 11 | 27 ft | 35 ft | 7:55 | 9:03 | 10:12 |
| 12 | 67 ft | 34 ft | 8:14 | 9:25 | 10:35 |
| 13 | 49 ft | 14 ft | 8:15 | 9:26 | 10:36 |
| 14 | 19 ft | 7 ft | 8:04 | 9:13 | 10:22 |
| 15 | 16 ft | 9 ft | 8:01 | 9:09 | 10:18 |
| 16 | 9 ft | 27 ft | 7:53 | 9:01 | 10:09 |
| 17 | 14 ft | 21 ft | 7:56 | 9:04 | 10:12 |
| 18 | 16 ft | 26 ft | 7:55 | 9:03 | 10:11 |
| 19 | 32 ft | 29 ft | 7:59 | 9:08 | 10:16 |
| 20 | 28 ft | 6 ft | 8:09 | 9:18 | 10:29 |
| 21 | 26 ft | 16 ft | 8:03 | 9:12 | 10:20 |
| 22 | 21 ft | 37 ft | 7:54 | 9:02 | 10:10 |
| 23 | 22 ft | 17 ft | 8:00 | 9:09 | 10:17 |
| 24 | 17 ft | 39 ft | 7:53 | 8:59 | 10:07 |
| 25 | 21 ft | 46 ft | 7:51 | 9:00 | 10:07 |
| 26 | 31 ft | 17 ft | 8:05 | 9:13 | 10:23 |
| Last 0.2 | 1 ft | 14 ft | 1:42 | 1:57 | 2:11 |
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About the Bryan/College Station Marathon (BCS Marathon)
The Bryan/College Station Marathon and Half Marathon is run on a Sunday in December, starting and finishing at Wolf Pen Creek Park in College Station, Texas. The marathon course is USATF certified and a Boston Marathon qualifier. It runs through Bryan, across the Texas A&M campus and past several golf courses, with some rolling hills around miles 11 to 13 and flat ground elsewhere. The half marathon joins the marathon course around mile 8, and four-runner and eight-runner relays start with them at the same gun. Source
