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About RaceIndexOur methodologyData coverageCyclingTriathlon
  • 5K
  • 5 km
  • Salt Lake City
  • Event weekend starts
  • Open entry

University of Utah Health Salt Lake City Marathon 5K

This race edition

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

Entry options

2027 edition

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

Modelled energy-cost change 0.2% versus flat · net elevation -2 m

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Decision summary

University of Utah Health Salt Lake City Marathon 5K at a glance

Route ascent
30 m

Lower than 65% of comparable mapped races

Typical conditions
88/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
17 verified facts

Stored GPS route

Quick answers

What runners ask first

University of Utah Health Salt Lake City Marathon 5K route map

raceindex.org has a GPS course file for University of Utah Health Salt Lake City 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.

How hilly is the University of Utah Health Salt Lake City Marathon 5K?

The University of Utah Health Salt Lake City Marathon 5K route has 30 m of ascent, 32 m of descent and an estimated 0.2% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.

Where does the University of Utah Health Salt Lake City Marathon 5K route go?

The setting includes city and mountain.

What should runners know on race day for the University of Utah Health Salt Lake City Marathon 5K?

Course run on closed/managed city streets with published street closures. Live music on course and at the finish line. Post-race festival with food, beverages, music and activities.

Race character

Scenery

  • City
  • Mountain
  • Lakeside
  • Historic
  • Parkland

Atmosphere

  • Big City
  • 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

Closed roads
Course run on closed/managed city streets with published street closures.
Expo / packet pickup
Quality of Life Expo held the day before the race for packet pickup and vendors.
Medal
Finisher medal awarded.
Finisher tee
Premium event t-shirt included with registration.
On-course music
Live music on course and at the finish line.

Course facts

Notable features
  • Post-race festival with food, beverages, music and activities
  • voted Utah's Best Running Event

How hilly is the University of Utah Health Salt Lake City Marathon 5K?

10%78%12%
  • Steep descent 0%
  • Descent 10%
  • Flat 78%
  • Climb 12%
Total ascent
30 m
Net elevation
−2 m
GAP factor
0.2%
Longest climb
410 m at 2.3%
Gradient mix and ascent are derived from the course geometry under our published normalisation, not taken from organiser marketing.

What are typical race-day conditions?

  • 11°CTypical temperature
  • 18 kphTypical wind
  • 2 mmTypical rainfall
  • 88Favourability /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.

More race details

Is the University of Utah Health Salt Lake City Marathon 5K flat?

Its normalised GAP factor is 0.2% slower than a flat course, with about 30 m of total ascent.

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 (3)

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