Sugarloaf Marathon
Race Day Weather
Cool start, warming finish
Runners will face a temperature rise from 50°F at the start to 61°F by the finish, with average humidity at 65%. A light crosswind will be prevalent in the first 12 miles, shifting to a tailwind from miles 13-15, which can aid pacing. As the race progresses, a headwind will impact the final miles, especially at mile 24, prompting runners to adjust their effort accordingly.
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.
