Runtastic HEBER
Runtastic HEBER race day weather
Cool start, warming finish
Runners will face a cool start at 48°F, gradually warming to 60°F by the finish. With light winds and humidity at 54%, conditions are generally favorable. The significant descent will help maintain pace, but runners should prepare for a warmer finish than expected. Staying hydrated is key, especially as temperatures reach the upper 50s in the later miles.
This course drops 3,245 ft from start to finish, so we look at it at 3 points, not just the start line. In a typical year, at 9:00/mi, you start at 48° and finish around 7:57 AM in 60°; typical start-line conditions say 53° then.
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Runtastic HEBER route and elevation
The Runtastic HEBER course has about 0 ft (0 m) of climbing and 3,262 ft (994 m) of descent, a net drop of about 3,262 ft (994 m). It drops more than it climbs, and its terrain is faster than 99% of the half marathon courses racecast.io has mapped, measured by what the hills cost in time. It has no steep miles: no mile climbs more than 10 ft (3 m).
What the hills cost
- 1:45 on a flat course is about 1:36 here (9 minutes faster).
- 2:00 on a flat course is about 1:50 here (10 minutes faster).
- 2:15 on a flat course is about 2:03 here (12 minutes faster).
Hills only, priced mile by mile on the course map. The pace calculator above adds the race-day weather.
Even-effort splits for a 1:45, 2:00 or 2:15 finish
| Mile | Climb | Descent | 1:45 | 2:00 | 2:15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 ft | 356 ft | 7:46 | 8:53 | 10:00 |
| 2 | 0 ft | 321 ft | 7:50 | 8:57 | 10:03 |
| 3 | 4 ft | 282 ft | 7:54 | 9:01 | 10:09 |
| 4 | 0 ft | 427 ft | 7:43 | 8:50 | 9:57 |
| 5 | 0 ft | 343 ft | 7:48 | 8:55 | 10:01 |
| 6 | 0 ft | 342 ft | 7:48 | 8:54 | 10:02 |
| 7 | 0 ft | 323 ft | 7:49 | 8:57 | 10:03 |
| 8 | 0 ft | 218 ft | 8:02 | 9:10 | 10:19 |
| 9 | 0 ft | 201 ft | 8:03 | 9:13 | 10:22 |
| 10 | 6 ft | 152 ft | 8:13 | 9:23 | 10:34 |
| 11 | 0 ft | 118 ft | 8:19 | 9:30 | 10:40 |
| 12 | 0 ft | 87 ft | 8:25 | 9:37 | 10:50 |
| 13 | 0 ft | 92 ft | 8:23 | 9:35 | 10:47 |
| Last 0.1 | 0 ft | 9 ft | 0:57 | 1:05 | 1:13 |
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About the Runtastic HEBER
Runtastic HEBER is an all-downhill half marathon, 5K, and half-mile all-abilities run held in Heber City, Utah, in the Wasatch Mountains. The USATF-certified half marathon course starts near 9,000 feet in a mountain canyon and descends about 3,381 feet before finishing at Old Mill Elementary School in Heber Valley. The event is organized by Runtastic Events, which also puts on the Runtastic TIMP half marathon in American Fork Canyon.