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  • Half Marathon
  • 21.1 km
  • Lincoln
  • Event weekend starts
  • Open entry

Lincoln Marathon Half Marathon

This race edition

Race date
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Race timezone
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Edition status
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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

Lincoln Marathon Half Marathon at a glance

Cut-off average pace
11:23/km

4:00:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.

Typical conditions
58/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
24 verified facts

Stored GPS route

Quick answers

What runners ask first

Lincoln Marathon Half Marathon route map

raceindex.org has a GPS course file for Lincoln Marathon Half Marathon, 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 Lincoln Marathon Half Marathon route go?

The Lincoln Marathon Half Marathon route starts at 14th & Vine, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; start time 7:00 a.m. with staggered corral starts through 7:35 a.m and finishes at University of Nebraska Champions Club, 707 Stadium Drive; runners finish on Stadium Drive west of Memorial Stadium on UNL's main campus. Underfoot, expect a road course. The setting includes city and historic.

What should runners know on race day for the Lincoln Marathon Half Marathon?

All roads along the route are blocked for race activities; City of Lincoln parking garages offer the first hour free and parking meters are free on Sundays. Marathon pace groups from 3:30 through 6:00 and half-marathon pace groups from 1:30 through 4:00; a Final Finisher Pacer is provided for those approaching the cutoff times.

Race character

Scenery

  • City
  • Historic
  • Parkland

Atmosphere

  • Community
  • Competitive

Terrain

  • Road
  • Trail

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Men's course record
1:05:20 (Noah Rasmussen)
Women's course record
1:11:41 (Iveen Chepkemoi)
Field size
The event typically draws several thousand runners across the marathon and half marathon combined.

Entry requirements

Entry status
Open entry: The held registration model is open entry and this edition is not marked sold out.
Cut-off
4-hour time limit (18:19 minutes per mile)

Race day logistics

Pacers
Marathon pace groups from 3:30 through 6:00 and half-marathon pace groups from 1:30 through 4:00; a Final Finisher Pacer is provided for those approaching the cutoff times.
Closed roads
All roads along the route are blocked for race activities; City of Lincoln parking garages offer the first hour free and parking meters are free on Sundays.
Expo / packet pickup
Race-day packet pickup is available in Cook Pavilion at 14th & Vine Streets from 5:45 to 7:00 a.m.; a very limited number of registrations are also available at the expo the day before the race.

Access and course status

Start
14th & Vine, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; start time 7:00 a.m. with staggered corral starts through 7:35 a.m.
Finish
University of Nebraska Champions Club, 707 Stadium Drive; runners finish on Stadium Drive west of Memorial Stadium on UNL's main campus.

Course facts

Notable features
  • 2027 marks the 50th annual Lincoln Marathon, held Sunday May 2, 2027

What are typical race-day conditions?

  • 16°CTypical temperature
  • 24 kphTypical wind
  • 5 mmTypical rainfall
  • 58Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, warmer than 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.

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