El Paso Marathon
El Paso Marathon race day weather
Cool start, warming finish
Runners will face a temperature rise from 45°F at the start to 62°F by finish, with humidity at a comfortable 27%. Winds will be moderate, reaching up to 14 mph from the SW, creating headwinds from miles 1-3, 15-20, and 22-27. Runners should pace conservatively in the first half, especially through the headwinds, and take advantage of the tailwinds between miles 4-8 and 11-14.
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El Paso Marathon route and elevation
The El Paso Marathon course has about 769 ft (234 m) of climbing and 768 ft (234 m) of descent, and finishes near the elevation it starts. It is hillier than 70% of the marathon courses racecast.io has mapped, measured by what the hills cost in time. The hardest mile is mile 8, with 119 ft (36 m) of climbing and a 2.3% average grade.
Biggest climbs
- Miles 5.7 to 9.6: climbs about 225 ft (68 m).
- Miles 10.3 to 12.8: climbs about 95 ft (29 m).
- Miles 23.1 to 25.6: climbs about 90 ft (27 m).
What the hills cost
- 3:30 on a flat course is about 3:32 here (2 minutes 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 | 20 ft | 60 ft | 7:47 | 8:53 | 10:00 |
| 2 | 59 ft | 64 ft | 7:54 | 9:03 | 10:11 |
| 3 | 63 ft | 19 ft | 8:19 | 9:29 | 10:40 |
| 4 | 49 ft | 80 ft | 7:49 | 8:57 | 10:03 |
| 5 | 0 ft | 16 ft | 7:52 | 9:00 | 10:08 |
| 6 | 50 ft | 36 ft | 8:04 | 9:12 | 10:21 |
| 7 | 52 ft | 0 ft | 8:22 | 9:34 | 10:46 |
| 8 | 119 ft | 0 ft | 8:57 | 10:14 | 11:31 |
| 9 | 23 ft | 16 ft | 8:01 | 9:09 | 10:18 |
| 10 | 31 ft | 25 ft | 7:59 | 9:08 | 10:16 |
| 11 | 60 ft | 36 ft | 8:09 | 9:18 | 10:28 |
| 12 | 27 ft | 1 ft | 8:09 | 9:20 | 10:30 |
| 13 | 38 ft | 31 ft | 8:00 | 9:08 | 10:17 |
| 14 | 6 ft | 25 ft | 7:52 | 9:00 | 10:07 |
| 15 | 16 ft | 11 ft | 7:59 | 9:07 | 10:15 |
| 16 | 38 ft | 28 ft | 8:01 | 9:10 | 10:19 |
| 17 | 17 ft | 36 ft | 7:52 | 8:59 | 10:07 |
| 18 | 20 ft | 55 ft | 7:48 | 8:55 | 10:02 |
| 19 | 42 ft | 34 ft | 8:01 | 9:09 | 10:17 |
| 20 | 26 ft | 61 ft | 7:48 | 8:56 | 10:02 |
| 21 | 27 ft | 62 ft | 7:48 | 8:54 | 10:02 |
| 22 | 12 ft | 115 ft | 7:34 | 8:39 | 9:44 |
| 23 | 1 ft | 44 ft | 7:46 | 8:53 | 9:59 |
| 24 | 34 ft | 18 ft | 8:05 | 9:14 | 10:23 |
| 25 | 34 ft | 0 ft | 8:13 | 9:23 | 10:34 |
| 26 | 42 ft | 19 ft | 8:08 | 9:18 | 10:28 |
| Last 0.2 | 0 ft | 14 ft | 1:43 | 1:58 | 2:12 |
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About the El Paso Marathon
The El Paso Marathon is held each February in downtown El Paso, Texas, with a half marathon and a 5K on the same morning. The marathon is a Boston Marathon qualifier and an Abbott WMM Age Group Marathon World Championships qualifier, and the 2027 races finish at San Jacinto Plaza on a net decline. It is organized by the El Paso Runners Foundation, a volunteer-led nonprofit, and the 2026 edition drew the largest field in the race's history. Wikipedia
