Eilat International Desert Marathon
Race Day Weather
Warming trend, steady conditions
Runners will face a temperature increase from 53°F at the start to a peak of 73°F. Winds will be light at 7 mph from the E, with gusts up to 18 mph. With humidity at 41% and a comfortable dew point of 40°F, runners can maintain their pace but should stay hydrated as temperatures rise.
This course climbs 961 ft to its high point and back, so we look at it at 2 points, not just the start line. In a typical year, at 9:00/mi, you start at 54° and finish around 10:15 AM in 69°.
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Race Info
The Eilat International Desert Marathon is held in Eilat, Israel, in late November. The marathon starts on the promenade by the Dan Eilat hotel, heads east toward the Red Mountains, then turns north along the Avocado axis into the desert, running the Roded and Netafim wadis and climbing the Eilat hills before descending technical trails and returning to finish on the Herods promenade. The course has about 650 m of climbing. A half marathon, 10K and 5K start the same morning, organized by Marathon Israel.
