Hogeye Marathon
Hogeye Marathon race day weather
Cool start, warm finish
Runners will face a temperature rise from 57°F at the start to 79°F by the finish, with an average humidity of 74% and a dew point of 59°F. Winds will be from the SE at 12 mph, with gusts up to 20 mph, creating a headwind throughout. It is advisable for runners to pace conservatively early and stay hydrated as temperatures climb.
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From 3 race reports by runners: what worked for them, not official race information.
Keep miles 1 to 11 easy. They roll mostly downhill, and the real climbing starts at mile 12. Plan for those hills instead of banking time before them.
Expect to run a lot of miles 15 to 26 alone, so settle in with a group or a friend before the field spreads out after the baseball stadium.
Hold a little back for JB Hunt Park around mile 23. The downhill there is a good place to pick up speed.
Don't worry about the toilet lines on course. A 2025 runner found plenty of porta-johns along the route.
- Keep miles 1 to 11 easy. They roll mostly downhill, and the real climbing starts at mile 12. Plan for those hills instead of banking time before them.
- Expect to run a lot of miles 15 to 26 alone, so settle in with a group or a friend before the field spreads out after the baseball stadium.
- Hold a little back for JB Hunt Park around mile 23. The downhill there is a good place to pick up speed.
- Don't worry about the toilet lines on course. A 2025 runner found plenty of porta-johns along the route.
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Hogeye Marathon reviews and race reports
Easy rolling start, a hilly stretch from mile 12, then a lonely middle and a pretty finish.
The hills of miles 12 to 15 — A few runners agree this is where the course turns hard. The hills start around mile 12 and grow steeper and longer, and one runner says most of the course's climbing is packed into these miles.
Rolling miles 1 to 11 — The opening miles are small rolling hills, mostly down, and they feel good. One local runner points to a hill at mile 7 and the Tyson plant next to the course around mile 11.
The long stretch after the baseball stadium — One runner loved running through the baseball stadium but found the next five miles empty, with one more big hill. Runners thin out, though the same runner found mile 23 to 26 the prettiest part of the course.
Struggled with fatigue but loved the crowd support in the final miles
The crowd was excellent for this part of the race, which really helped to alleviate some of the boredom/fatigue that started to set in during the mile 15 block. We hit JB hunt park around mile 23, which means a very nice down hill section. Also, mile 23-26 is by far the prettiest part of the course, even if the racers had thinned out dramatically.
Struggled with cold and wind, but pushed through to a strong finish.
I was hoping for similar conditions as the half, but it seemed that my luck hadn't lasted. It was colder than what I was used to running in, and I had a hell of a time getting my first few gels open with numb fingers. Also: my old nemesis, the wind. The goddamn wind.
Cramps at mile 20 derailed my 4:05 goal but still a PR!
Mile 20 comes and cramps start hitting and that totally derails the pace. At which point I tried to walk it out a bit, stretch it, etc. My 4:05 goal was slipping out of sight. I tried to hold on to that 4:15 goal as much as I could but the pain in the calves from the cramps literally kept me from pushing any harder.