MarathonRoad🇺🇸 Huntsville, United States

Rocket City Marathon

Sunday, 13 December 2026In 50 days · Start 07:00

A long-running December Boston qualifier in the home of the US space programme: a gently rolling loop from the Von Braun Center through Huntsville's neighbourhoods and the Botanical Garden's holiday lights, finishing indoors in the convention hall.

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Elevation gain

215 m

Rolling · ↓ 215 m

Start altitude

184 m

above sea level, from terrain data

Temp at start

4°C

Peaks around 10°C

Entry fee

≈ $140

Open entry

Finishers

—

typical year

Course

Loop

6h cut-off

Getting thereFly into BHM (Birmingham), about 130 km from the start

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Course map

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

Elevation profile

Rolling: about 215 m of climbing and 215 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start

4°C

Peak during race

10°C

Humidity

76%

Chance of rain

21%

Wind

11 km/h

13 December in past years

Historical averages for 13 December ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 07:00 for 5 hours (70 days sampled). Source: Open-Meteo / ERA5.

Finish times by age group

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