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St. Jude Memphis Marathon

Saturday, 5 December 2026In 44 days · Start 08:00

A December charity race from Beale Street through downtown Memphis that runs through the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital campus, where patients and staff cheer the runners.

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Facts checked 22 Oct 2026 against stjude.org, stjude.org.

Elevation gain

120 m

Rolling · ↓ 120 m

Start altitude

76 m

above sea level, from terrain data

Temp at start

5°C

Peaks around 10°C

Entry fee

≈ $135

Open entry

Finishers

—

typical year

Course

Loop

6.5h cut-off

Getting thereFly into MEM (Memphis), about 13 km from the start

Course map

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

Elevation profile

Rolling: about 120 m of climbing and 120 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start

5°C

Peak during race

10°C

Humidity

72%

Chance of rain

14%

Wind

12 km/h

5 December in past years

Historical averages for 5 December ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 08:00 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

Finish times by age group

No data yet. We’re collecting age-group results race by race.

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Gear for this race

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