Decision summary
3:00:00 total cut-off
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Verified GPS route
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RaceIndex has a GPS course file for Sam Costa Half Marathon and Quarter 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.
The Sam Costa Half Marathon and Quarter Marathon is described as flat. The course listing puts the climb at 78 m.
The Sam Costa Half Marathon and Quarter Marathon route starts at and finish at Northview Church, 12900 Hazel Dell Parkway, Carmel, IN 46033; start time 9:00 a.m. EDT on Saturday, March 21, 2026 and finishes back at Northview Church in Carmel. Underfoot, expect run entirely on paved surfaces (roads and trails). It passes Northview Church, suburban Carmel neighborhoods and White River trails. The oldest road race in the state of Indiana, run for the 55th time in 2026.