Cedar City Half Marathon
Cedar City Half Marathon race day weather
Cool start, warming finish
Runners will face a cool start at 52°F, dropping to 47°F by Mile 4, then warming up to 60°F at the finish. With a light SSE wind at 7 mph, runners can expect a tailwind from Miles 2-5 and again from Miles 8-9, aiding their pace. Hydration is key as temperatures rise, and runners should adjust their efforts accordingly to combat the warmth toward the end.
This course drops 2,464 ft from start to finish, so we look at it at 3 points, not just the start line. In a typical year, at 9:00/mi, you start at 52° and finish around 8:57 AM in 60°.
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Cedar City Half Marathon route and elevation
The Cedar City Half Marathon course has about 25 ft (8 m) of climbing and 2,474 ft (754 m) of descent, a net drop of about 2,449 ft (746 m). It drops more than it climbs, and its terrain is faster than 99% of the half marathon courses racecast.io has mapped, measured by what the hills cost in time. It has no steep miles: no mile climbs more than 25 ft (8 m).
What the hills cost
- 1:45 on a flat course is about 1:37 here (8 minutes faster).
- 2:00 on a flat course is about 1:51 here (9 minutes faster).
- 2:15 on a flat course is about 2:05 here (10 minutes faster).
Hills only, priced mile by mile on the course map. The pace calculator above adds the race-day weather.
Even-effort splits for a 1:45, 2:00 or 2:15 finish
| Mile | Climb | Descent | 1:45 | 2:00 | 2:15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 ft | 225 ft | 7:56 | 9:04 | 10:12 |
| 2 | 0 ft | 275 ft | 7:47 | 8:54 | 10:01 |
| 3 | 0 ft | 297 ft | 7:45 | 8:51 | 9:58 |
| 4 | 0 ft | 322 ft | 7:43 | 8:49 | 9:54 |
| 5 | 0 ft | 285 ft | 7:46 | 8:52 | 9:59 |
| 6 | 1 ft | 173 ft | 8:01 | 9:10 | 10:19 |
| 7 | 0 ft | 159 ft | 8:03 | 9:13 | 10:22 |
| 8 | 0 ft | 165 ft | 8:03 | 9:11 | 10:20 |
| 9 | 0 ft | 144 ft | 8:06 | 9:16 | 10:25 |
| 10 | 0 ft | 119 ft | 8:11 | 9:21 | 10:31 |
| 11 | 0 ft | 124 ft | 8:10 | 9:20 | 10:30 |
| 12 | 7 ft | 93 ft | 8:17 | 9:29 | 10:40 |
| 13 | 0 ft | 96 ft | 8:16 | 9:26 | 10:37 |
| Last 0.1 | 0 ft | 8 ft | 0:56 | 1:04 | 1:12 |
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About the Cedar City Half Marathon
The Cedar City Half Marathon runs down Cedar Canyon for its 17th year in 2026, one of the steepest closed-canyon courses in the country. The point-to-point route starts near Wood Ranch at about 8,400 feet and drops roughly 2,800 feet to the finish at Bicentennial Park Soccer Fields. Cedar Canyon closes to vehicle traffic for the race, and runners follow Coal Creek before joining Cedar City's trail system through Canyon Park for the final miles. An Adventure 5K runs alongside the half marathon the same morning. Source
