25 JULMAP
Idaho Falls Marathon
Idaho
Latest edition
- Map
- Profile
- Character
GPS trace: 56 pts / www.idahofallsmarathon.com
- Waterfront
- Countryside
- Riverside
- City
- Ascent
- 19 m
- m/km
- 3.8 m/km
2hCut-off
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First-race planning
A first 5K should be simple to enter, easy to understand and forgiving on the course. This shortlist starts with source-backed cut-off times, then favours gentler course evidence, open-entry signals, route maps and cost fields where RaceIndex holds them.
How the shortlist works
Every candidate needs a source-backed cut-off time. Very short limits and extreme ultra-style limits are excluded from this first-race shortlist.
Where ascent is held, the guide favours lower-climb courses. Races above the distance-specific ascent ceiling are filtered out.
Open-entry, route-map, elevation-profile and cost fields improve the fit score only when RaceIndex holds those source-backed signals.
Shortlist
Idaho
Latest edition
GPS trace: 56 pts / www.idahofallsmarathon.com
South East
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GPS trace: 124 pts / www.southamptonmarathon.co.uk
Wyoming
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GPS trace: 126 pts / runcodywy.com
Iowa
GPS trace: 227 pts / iowaruns.com
Tennessee
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GPS trace: 43 pts / www.stjude.org
Alabama
Latest edition
GPS trace: 42 pts / www.tuscaloosahalf.com
Georgia
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GPS trace: 64 pts / www.theraceuc.com
Dc
Latest edition
Maryland
Latest edition
Virginia
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West Virginia
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Wisconsin
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California
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California
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Nebraska
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Germany
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GPS trace: 54 pts / www.bmw-berlin-marathon.com
Iowa
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GPS trace: 366 pts / cedarrapidsmarathon.com
Greece
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GPS trace: 79 pts / www.athensauthenticmarathon.gr
Florida
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New York
Nebraska
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Kansas
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Georgia
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GPS trace: 51 pts / www.savannahbridgerun.com
South East
Latest edition
GPS trace: 251 pts / www.mkmarathon.com
Virginia
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Florida
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Illinois
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Rhode Island
Latest edition
Florida
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Netherlands
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GPS trace: 96 pts / singellooputrecht.nl
Spain
Latest edition
GPS trace: 68 pts / mediamaratonsantander.com
Georgia
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Dc
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Lithuania
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South Carolina
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Netherlands
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GPS trace: 101 pts / tilburgtenmiles.nl
2h cut-off | 19 m ascent | open entry | route map | elevation profile
First-race fit score 93; unsupported fields are left blank rather than inferred.
2h cut-off | 26 m ascent | open entry | route map | elevation profile
First-race fit score 86; unsupported fields are left blank rather than inferred.
2h cut-off | open entry | route map
First-race fit score 76; unsupported fields are left blank rather than inferred.
1h 30m cut-off | open entry | route map
First-race fit score 63; unsupported fields are left blank rather than inferred.
1h 30m cut-off | open entry | route map
First-race fit score 58; unsupported fields are left blank rather than inferred.
1h 30m cut-off | open entry | route map
First-race fit score 58; unsupported fields are left blank rather than inferred.
1h 30m cut-off | 72 m ascent | open entry | route map | elevation profile
First-race fit score 57; unsupported fields are left blank rather than inferred.
1h 30m cut-off | open entry
First-race fit score 56; unsupported fields are left blank rather than inferred.
1h 30m cut-off | open entry
First-race fit score 56; unsupported fields are left blank rather than inferred.
1h 30m cut-off | open entry
First-race fit score 56; unsupported fields are left blank rather than inferred.
1h 30m cut-off | open entry
First-race fit score 51; unsupported fields are left blank rather than inferred.
1h 30m cut-off | open entry
First-race fit score 51; unsupported fields are left blank rather than inferred.
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Compare source-backed 5K cut-off times before choosing a first-race target.
Use the formal beginner and route rankings when enough score inputs clear the published guardrails.
Inspect mapped route evidence and elevation-profile availability for races in this distance.
Find answer paths for cut-offs, route maps, elevation, cost, locations and score readiness.
Read how RaceIndex gates scores, route evidence and unsupported claims.
A good first race usually combines a realistic cut-off, manageable climbing, clear entry logistics, route evidence and costs you can plan around. RaceIndex shows those signals separately rather than turning missing data into a recommendation.
No. They are RaceIndex first-race candidates from the current source-backed fields. The ranking favours generous stated cut-offs, gentler route evidence and open-entry logistics where those inputs are available.
Very long event cut-offs can make ultra or trail festivals look easier than they are for first-timer road-race intent. This guide filters obvious ultra and trail-first outliers so the list stays aligned with road-race planning.
A 5K appears here only when it has a source-backed cut-off time and enough first-race suitability signals to pass the guide guardrail. The current page has 39 qualifying race pages.