Half marathonRoad🇺🇸 Louisville, United States

Kentucky Derby Festival miniMarathon

Saturday, 24 April 2027In 6 months · Start 07:00

The Derby Festival's half-distance race runs from downtown Louisville through the Churchill Downs racetrack and back to a downtown finish.

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Facts checked 11 Oct 2026 against derbyfestivalmarathon.com, derbyfestivalmarathon.com.

Elevation gain

60 m

Flat · ↓ 60 m

Start altitude

135 m

above sea level, from terrain data

Temp at start

10°C

Peaks around 17°C

Entry fee

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Open entry

Finishers

—

typical year

Course

Loop

4h cut-off

Getting thereFly into SDF (Louisville), about 10 km from the start

Course map

A detailed route is not available for this race yet. The marker shows the race location.

Elevation profile

Flat: about 60 m of climbing and 60 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start

10°C

Peak during race

17°C

Humidity

74%

Chance of rain

20%

Wind

11 km/h

Race day in past years

Historical averages for 24 April ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 07:00 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

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