Half Marathon
21.1 km
Rapid City
2026-07-25
Past event

Rapid City Marathon & Half Marathon

Official event website ↗Plan my paceData current as of 2026-07-06

Decision summary

Rapid City Marathon & Half Marathon at a glance

Typical conditions: 37/100
Evidence depth: 22 verified facts

Route details

Known course facts at a glance

Methodology →

Rapid City Marathon & Half Marathon has known course details for its half marathon race. The summary below keeps the focus on what is confirmed for the course.

Official distance: 21.1 km
Terrain: Road
Scenery: Lakeside, City, Canyon, Riverside, Forest, Mountain, Parkland

Quick answers

What runners ask first

Where does the Rapid City Marathon & Half Marathon route go?

The Rapid City Marathon & Half Marathon route starts at Lombardy Drive (runners bussed to the start from Civic Center parking off New York Street). Underfoot, expect a road course.

What should runners know on race day for the Rapid City Marathon & Half Marathon?

Packet pickup at The Runners Shop, 41 E Omaha Street, Rapid City.

Race character

Scenery

Lakeside
City
Canyon
Riverside
Forest
Mountain
Parkland

Atmosphere

Scenic Tour
Destination
Community

Terrain

Road

Entry, logistics and records

Entry requirements

Entry status: Past event: The listed edition date has passed.
Qualification status: Open community road races with no qualifying time required for entry.

Race day logistics

Medal: Finisher medallion awarded to finishers
Finisher tee: Finisher T-shirt included; engraved beer glass available for purchase

Access and course status

Start: Lombardy Drive (runners bussed to the start from Civic Center parking off New York Street)

Course facts

Course type: Point To Point
Notable features: Aid-station nutrition includes Hammer Gels, potato chips, cookies, water and Powerade
Low-cost community event with a $5 entry fee
packet pickup at The Runners Shop, 41 E Omaha Street, Rapid City

What are typical race-day conditions?

24°CTypical temperature
22 kphTypical wind
1 mmTypical rainfall
37Favourability /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.

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What runners ask first

Where does the Rapid City Marathon & Half Marathon route go?

The Rapid City Marathon & Half Marathon route starts at Lombardy Drive (runners bussed to the start from Civic Center parking off New York Street). Underfoot, expect a road course.

What should runners know on race day for the Rapid City Marathon & Half Marathon?

Packet pickup at The Runners Shop, 41 E Omaha Street, Rapid City.

Entry, logistics and records

Entry requirements

Entry status: Past event: The listed edition date has passed.
Qualification status: Open community road races with no qualifying time required for entry.

Race day logistics

Medal: Finisher medallion awarded to finishers
Finisher tee: Finisher T-shirt included; engraved beer glass available for purchase

Access and course status

Start: Lombardy Drive (runners bussed to the start from Civic Center parking off New York Street)

Course facts

Course type: Point To Point
Notable features: Aid-station nutrition includes Hammer Gels, potato chips, cookies, water and Powerade
Low-cost community event with a $5 entry fee
packet pickup at The Runners Shop, 41 E Omaha Street, Rapid City

Rapid City Marathon & Half Marathon

Rapid City Marathon & Half Marathon at a glance

Known course facts at a glance

What runners ask first

Where does the Rapid City Marathon & Half Marathon route go?

What should runners know on race day for the Rapid City Marathon & Half Marathon?

Race character

Scenery

Atmosphere

Terrain

Entry, logistics and records

Entry requirements

Race day logistics

Access and course status

Course facts

What are typical race-day conditions?

How we calculated this

Rapid City Marathon & Half Marathon

Rapid City Marathon & Half Marathon at a glance

Known course facts at a glance

What runners ask first

Where does the Rapid City Marathon & Half Marathon route go?

What should runners know on race day for the Rapid City Marathon & Half Marathon?

Race character

Scenery

Atmosphere

Terrain

Entry, logistics and records

Entry requirements

Race day logistics

Access and course status

Course facts

What are typical race-day conditions?

How we calculated this

Rapid City Marathon & Half Marathon at a glance

Known course facts at a glance

What runners ask first

Where does the Rapid City Marathon & Half Marathon route go?

What should runners know on race day for the Rapid City Marathon & Half Marathon?

Race character

Scenery

Atmosphere

Terrain

Entry, logistics and records

Entry requirements

Race day logistics

Access and course status

Course facts

What are typical race-day conditions?

How we calculated this

Related mapped-route collections

Half Marathon route maps

Rapid City Marathon & Half Marathon at a glance

Known course facts at a glance

What runners ask first

Where does the Rapid City Marathon & Half Marathon route go?

What should runners know on race day for the Rapid City Marathon & Half Marathon?

Race character

Scenery

Atmosphere

Terrain

Entry, logistics and records

Entry requirements

Race day logistics

Access and course status

Course facts

What are typical race-day conditions?

How we calculated this

Related mapped-route collections

Half Marathon route maps