Sugarloaf Marathon
Race Day Weather
Cool start, warming finish
Runners will face a cool start at 50°F, gradually warming to 62°F by the finish. With humidity at 65% and light winds, hydration will be crucial, especially during the warmer stretches in the valley. The gently rolling course features a notable climb from mile 9 to 10, making pacing adjustments essential as temperatures rise. A light throwaway layer may be beneficial during pre-race warm-up as it feels like 45°F.
This course drops 600 ft from start to finish, so we look at it at 2 points, not just the start line. In a typical year, at 9:00/mi, you start at 50° and finish around 10:55 AM in 62°; typical start-line conditions say 58° then.
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Race Info
The Sugarloaf Marathon is Maine's oldest continuously run marathon, first held in 1985 and now organized through Sugarloaf Resort in Carrabassett Valley. The USATF-certified, point-to-point course runs along Route 27 past the Bigelow Range and the Carrabassett River to a net-downhill finish in Kingfield, giving it one of the higher Boston-qualifying rates among U.S. marathons. A companion 15K starts thirty minutes after the marathon on the same morning, with combined field size capped at 1,500 runners.
