Dallas Marathon
Dallas Marathon race day weather
Cool start, warming finish
Runners will face temperatures starting at 47°F, rising to 57°F by race's end. Winds will be light initially, shifting to a headwind during crucial sections around miles 8, 16, and 19. With humidity at 63%, pacing should be conservative early to manage the warmth later on, especially through the rolling terrain and the 138ft climb at mile 21.
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Dallas Marathon route and elevation
The Dallas Marathon course has about 569 ft (173 m) of climbing and 566 ft (173 m) of descent, and finishes near the elevation it starts. It is hillier than 66% of the marathon courses racecast.io has mapped, measured by what the hills cost in time. The hardest mile is mile 21, with 147 ft (45 m) of climbing and a 2.6% average grade.
Biggest climbs
- Miles 1.7 to 2.7: climbs about 80 ft (25 m).
- Miles 3.2 to 7: climbs about 175 ft (54 m).
- Miles 19.7 to 21.6: climbs about 155 ft (47 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 4:02 here (2 minutes 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 | 10 ft | 43 ft | 7:49 | 8:56 | 10:03 |
| 2 | 22 ft | 15 ft | 8:00 | 9:09 | 10:18 |
| 3 | 71 ft | 23 ft | 8:21 | 9:32 | 10:44 |
| 4 | 42 ft | 53 ft | 7:54 | 9:02 | 10:09 |
| 5 | 55 ft | 11 ft | 8:19 | 9:30 | 10:41 |
| 6 | 68 ft | 5 ft | 8:29 | 9:42 | 10:55 |
| 7 | 52 ft | 16 ft | 8:15 | 9:25 | 10:36 |
| 8 | 12 ft | 39 ft | 7:50 | 8:58 | 10:05 |
| 9 | 40 ft | 40 ft | 7:58 | 9:06 | 10:14 |
| 10 | 15 ft | 56 ft | 7:47 | 8:54 | 10:01 |
| 11 | 43 ft | 88 ft | 7:46 | 8:53 | 9:59 |
| 12 | 20 ft | 38 ft | 7:53 | 9:00 | 10:08 |
| 13 | 10 ft | 11 ft | 7:56 | 9:04 | 10:12 |
| 14 | 6 ft | 5 ft | 7:58 | 9:07 | 10:15 |
| 15 | 34 ft | 40 ft | 7:56 | 9:03 | 10:11 |
| 16 | 26 ft | 14 ft | 8:02 | 9:11 | 10:21 |
| 17 | 9 ft | 19 ft | 7:55 | 9:03 | 10:10 |
| 18 | 12 ft | 9 ft | 7:58 | 9:06 | 10:14 |
| 19 | 15 ft | 16 ft | 7:57 | 9:05 | 10:13 |
| 20 | 27 ft | 55 ft | 7:50 | 8:57 | 10:05 |
| 21 | 147 ft | 9 ft | 9:09 | 10:28 | 11:46 |
| 22 | 10 ft | 52 ft | 7:47 | 8:53 | 10:00 |
| 23 | 3 ft | 27 ft | 7:51 | 8:59 | 10:06 |
| 24 | 4 ft | 33 ft | 7:50 | 8:57 | 10:04 |
| 25 | 3 ft | 21 ft | 7:53 | 9:00 | 10:08 |
| 26 | 8 ft | 23 ft | 7:53 | 9:01 | 10:08 |
| Last 0.2 | 1 ft | 4 ft | 1:44 | 1:59 | 2:14 |
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About the Dallas Marathon
The Dallas Marathon has started and finished in Downtown Dallas since 1971, when local runner Tal Morrison founded the race with a $25 ad in Runner's World. It was known as the Dallas White Rock Marathon until 2012 and added BMW as title sponsor in 2016. The course leaves Dallas City Hall Plaza, crosses the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge into the Design District, passes Highland Park, circles White Rock Lake, and returns through Lakewood and the Swiss Avenue Historic District to the downtown finish. It is a Boston Marathon qualifier and has run every December since 1976, missing only 2013 and 2020; race weekend also includes a half marathon, 10K, 5K and 50K ultramarathon. Wikipedia
