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About RaceIndexOur methodologyData coverageCyclingTriathlon
  • 5K
  • 5 km
  • St. Louis
  • Event weekend starts
  • Open entry

Greater St. Louis Marathon 5K

This race edition

Race date
Date not confirmed for this distance
Race timezone
Timezone not confirmed
Edition status
Status not confirmed

Entry options

2027 edition

Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.

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Decision summary

Greater St. Louis Marathon 5K at a glance

Typical conditions
79/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
20 verified facts

Stored GPS route

Quick answers

What runners ask first

Greater St. Louis Marathon 5K route map

raceindex.org has a GPS course file for Greater St. Louis Marathon 5K, so runners can inspect the route line on the map. Elevation charts and ascent figures appear only when that file includes usable elevation data.

Where does the Greater St. Louis Marathon 5K route go?

The setting includes city and riverside. live music and local cuisine at the finish-line after-party with spirited neighborhood crowds.

What should runners know on race day for the Greater St. Louis Marathon 5K?

Gear Check offered for race-day events beginning 5:30 AM; participants must use clear plastic bags provided at the Expo (no backpacks, luggage or large bags). Personal music/headphones strongly discouraged for safety reasons. Beast Pacing pace teams on course; marathon groups 3:15-6:30, half marathon groups 1:30-3:15. Live music and local cuisine at the finish-line after-party with spirited neighborhood crowds.

Race character

Scenery

  • City
  • Riverside
  • Waterfront
  • Historic
  • Parkland

Atmosphere

  • Big City
  • Festival
  • Scenic Tour

Entry, logistics and records

Entry requirements

Entry status
Open entry: The held registration model is open entry and this edition is not marked sold out.

Race day logistics

Pacers
Beast Pacing pace teams on course; marathon groups 3:15-6:30, half marathon groups 1:30-3:15
Bag drop
Gear Check offered for race-day events beginning 5:30 AM; participants must use clear plastic bags provided at the Expo (no backpacks, luggage or large bags)
Expo / packet pickup
Free Expo & Packet Pickup open to the public: Thursday April 1 (3:00 PM-7:00 PM) and Friday April 2 (11:00 AM-8:00 PM), 50+ vendor booths
Medal
Top quality finisher's medal included with registration
Finisher tee
Event/finisher shirt included with registration
On-course music
Personal music/headphones strongly discouraged for safety reasons

Course facts

Notable features
  • Early Start option (6:00 AM) for walkers
  • live music and local cuisine at the finish-line after-party with spirited neighborhood crowds

What are typical race-day conditions?

  • 12°CTypical temperature
  • 22 kphTypical wind
  • 3 mmTypical rainfall
  • 79Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, within the endurance-optimal window. These are climatological norms, not a forecast, and are shared across every distance at this event.

How we calculated this

Published facts and derived model outputs on this page are tied to stored sources or a published, version-locked methodology. We show the provenance so runners, coaches and organisers can check it. Data on this page is current as of .

Derived numbers use scoring-methodology-v1.0.

Sources used on this page (2)

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