Lakeside Marathon
Lakeside Marathon race day weather
Cool start, warming finish
Runners will face a cool start at 44°F that warms to 56°F at the finish, with a light wind from the SW at 6 mph. Humidity is moderate at 47%, making hydration essential as temperatures rise. The toughest segments will be between miles 5 and 11 with consistent headwinds, while the finish will be notably warmer than the start. Runners are advised to pace conservatively early on and stay hydrated throughout.
The finish is 20 miles from the start, so we look at it at 2 points, not just the start line. In a typical year, at 9:00/mi, you start at 44° and finish around 10:25 AM in 56°.
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Lakeside Marathon route and elevation
The Lakeside Marathon course has about 1,696 ft (517 m) of climbing and 1,760 ft (536 m) of descent, a net drop of about 64 ft (20 m). It is hillier than 95% of the marathon courses racecast.io has mapped, measured by what the hills cost in time. The hardest mile is mile 10, with 282 ft (86 m) of climbing and a 5.3% average grade.
Biggest climbs
- Miles 6 to 7.4: climbs about 235 ft (72 m).
- Miles 7.8 to 10.6: climbs about 505 ft (155 m).
- Miles 11.2 to 12.9: climbs about 270 ft (82 m).
What the hills cost
- 3:30 on a flat course is about 3:36 here (6 minutes slower).
- 4:00 on a flat course is about 4:07 here (7 minutes slower).
- 4:30 on a flat course is about 4:38 here (8 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 | 25 ft | 54 ft | 7:40 | 8:46 | 9:52 |
| 2 | 1 ft | 25 ft | 7:42 | 8:48 | 9:54 |
| 3 | 41 ft | 25 ft | 7:55 | 9:03 | 10:10 |
| 4 | 53 ft | 44 ft | 7:52 | 8:59 | 10:07 |
| 5 | 33 ft | 25 ft | 7:50 | 8:58 | 10:05 |
| 6 | 36 ft | 70 ft | 7:40 | 8:45 | 9:51 |
| 7 | 156 ft | 3 ft | 9:05 | 10:23 | 11:41 |
| 8 | 130 ft | 76 ft | 8:15 | 9:25 | 10:36 |
| 9 | 148 ft | 12 ft | 8:56 | 10:13 | 11:29 |
| 10 | 282 ft | 0 ft | 10:19 | 11:47 | 13:16 |
| 11 | 41 ft | 119 ft | 7:30 | 8:35 | 9:39 |
| 12 | 115 ft | 5 ft | 8:42 | 9:57 | 11:11 |
| 13 | 155 ft | 9 ft | 9:03 | 10:19 | 11:37 |
| 14 | 5 ft | 165 ft | 7:15 | 8:18 | 9:20 |
| 15 | 0 ft | 291 ft | 7:00 | 8:00 | 9:00 |
| 16 | 0 ft | 170 ft | 7:14 | 8:16 | 9:18 |
| 17 | 9 ft | 109 ft | 7:26 | 8:30 | 9:33 |
| 18 | 79 ft | 27 ft | 8:13 | 9:23 | 10:34 |
| 19 | 33 ft | 148 ft | 7:23 | 8:26 | 9:30 |
| 20 | 80 ft | 5 ft | 8:24 | 9:37 | 10:48 |
| 21 | 14 ft | 85 ft | 7:32 | 8:36 | 9:41 |
| 22 | 82 ft | 10 ft | 8:23 | 9:35 | 10:46 |
| 23 | 63 ft | 118 ft | 7:35 | 8:40 | 9:46 |
| 24 | 114 ft | 87 ft | 8:00 | 9:09 | 10:17 |
| 25 | 35 ft | 25 ft | 7:53 | 9:00 | 10:08 |
| 26 | 16 ft | 73 ft | 7:34 | 8:39 | 9:44 |
| Last 0.2 | 0 ft | 27 ft | 1:39 | 1:53 | 2:07 |
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About the Lakeside Marathon
The Lakeside Marathon starts at Lakeside Beach in South Lake Tahoe, California, and finishes in Incline Village, Nevada. The course climbs from about 6,230 feet at the start to roughly 7,000 feet at Spooner Summit near the halfway point, then descends to near lake level around 6,300 feet at the finish - the first half is uphill, the second half is downhill. It is the Friday marathon of the three-day Lake Tahoe Marathon weekend (the "Tahoe Trifecta"), with aid stations roughly every four miles.
