Lakeside Marathon
Race Day Weather
Cold start, warming finish
Runners will face a chilly start at 31°F, gradually warming to 61°F by the finish. Light headwinds of 10 mph will challenge runners from miles 1 to 3, requiring careful pacing. As temperatures rise, especially in the valley, hydration frequency should increase. The finish will feel significantly warmer than the start, so a plan for cooling strategies is essential, particularly in the middle miles.
The finish is 20 miles from the start, so we forecast it at 2 points, not just the start line. At 9:00/mi, you start at 30° and finish around 10:25 AM in 62°; the start line's forecast says 58° then.
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Race Info
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.
