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  • Half Marathon
  • 21.1 km
  • Boise
  • Event weekend starts
  • Sold out

Race to Robie Creek Half Marathon

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

Race to Robie Creek Half Marathon at a glance

Cut-off average pace
14:13/km

5:00:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.

Typical conditions
88/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
47 verified facts

Stored GPS route

Quick answers

What runners ask first

Race to Robie Creek Half Marathon route map

raceindex.org has a GPS course file for Race to Robie Creek 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.

How hilly is the Race to Robie Creek Half Marathon?

The Race to Robie Creek Half Marathon is described as mountainous. The course listing puts the climb at 632 m.

Where does the Race to Robie Creek Half Marathon route go?

The Race to Robie Creek Half Marathon route starts at Fort Boise Park near the softball fields on Scout Lane, Boise and finishes at Robie Creek Park, in the Robie Creek drainage past Aldape Summit. Underfoot, expect mixed: paved road that turns to dirt/gravel at around 3.5 miles for the climb and descent, returning to pavement for the last mile. It passes Fort Boise Park, Boise foothills, Rocky Canyon Road, Aldape Summit and Robie Creek drainage. All participants, spectators and volunteers ride buses from the Robie Creek Park finish back to Spring Shores Marina.

What should runners know on race day for the Race to Robie Creek Half Marathon?

The point-to-point foothills course runs on roads from Fort Boise up Rocky Canyon Road to Aldape Summit and down into the Robie Creek drainage; Robie Creek Park finish is only accessible to participants, spectators and volunteers by official shuttle bus.

Race character

Scenery

  • Mountain
  • Canyon
  • Countryside
  • Coastal
  • City
  • Waterfront
  • Parkland
  • Forest

Atmosphere

  • Competitive
  • Community
  • Festival

Terrain

  • Road
  • Gravel
  • Trail
Elevation character
Mountainous
Technicality
Moderate
Source-stated ascent
632 m
Net elevation
104 m

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Men's course record
1:13:06 (Phil Stephenson)
Women's course record
1:26:44 (Cori Mooney)
Field size
Entries are strictly limited due to logistics and time/space constraints; more than 2,000 bibs were available for the 2026 edition and a closed waitlist followed within minutes of selling out.

Entry requirements

Entry status
Sold out: Sourced entry status says this edition is sold out.
Cut-off
All participants must finish within 5 hours; timing stops at 5:00 p.m. MT (the race starts at high noon).
Ballot
Yes
Sold out
Yes
Qualification status
Open mass Participation half marathon with no qualifying time; both runners and walkers take part.

Race day logistics

Closed roads
The point-to-point foothills course runs on roads from Fort Boise up Rocky Canyon Road to Aldape Summit and down into the Robie Creek drainage; Robie Creek Park finish is only accessible to participants, spectators and volunteers by official shuttle bus.
Expo / packet pickup
Packet pickup is held in the days before the race (transfers must be completed by the end of packet pickup); commemorative race socks are distributed at Bandanna Running & Walking in Boise.

Access and course status

Start
Fort Boise Park near the softball fields on Scout Lane, Boise.
Finish
Robie Creek Park, in the Robie Creek drainage past Aldape Summit.

Course facts

Course type
Point To Point
Surface
Mixed: paved road that turns to dirt/gravel at around 3.5 miles for the climb and descent, returning to pavement for the last mile.
Landmarks
Fort Boise Park, Boise foothills, Rocky Canyon Road, Aldape Summit, Robie Creek drainage, Robie Creek Park
Notable features
  • The 'Toughest Race in the Northwest' slogan first appeared on the commemorative T-shirt for the second running on April 28, 1979
  • the race carries a different irreverent theme each year and is renowned for its raucous post-race party
  • All participants, spectators and volunteers ride buses from the Robie Creek Park finish back to Spring Shores Marina
  • only the last bus of the day (around 6:00pm) returns all the way to the Fort Boise start. Off-site parking is at Idaho Parks & Recreation (5657 Warm Springs Ave.) and Spring Shores Marina (74 Arrowrock Rd. near Lucky Peak)
  • Long sustained climb up Rocky Canyon Road to Aldape Summit, then a steep two-mile descent into Robie Creek
  • the festive 'Table of Temptation' aid station appears around mile 8

What are typical race-day conditions?

  • 10°CTypical temperature
  • 21 kphTypical wind
  • 1 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.

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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