MarathonMixed road & trail🇺🇸 Cary, United States

Tobacco Road Marathon

Sunday, 14 March 2027In 5 months · Start 07:00

A flat, fast North Carolina marathon that spends most of its length on the crushed-granite American Tobacco Trail, finishing on a gentle downhill; a popular Boston-qualifier attempt.

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Elevation gain

100 m

Rolling · ↓ 105 m

Start altitude

154 m

above sea level, from terrain data

Temp at start

7°C

Peaks around 14°C

Entry fee

≈ $120

Open entry

Finishers

—

typical year

Course

Out and back

Cut-off: check site

Getting thereFly into RDU (Raleigh/Durham), 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

Rolling: about 100 m of climbing and 105 m of descent. A detailed profile isn’t available for this race yet.

Race-day weather

At start

7°C

Peak during race

14°C

Humidity

66%

Chance of rain

16%

Wind

12 km/h

Race day in past years

Historical averages for 14 March ±3 days, 2016–2025, from 07:00 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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Plan your trip

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