How hilly is the UConn Health Half Marathon, 10K & 5K?
The UConn Health Half Marathon, 10K & 5K is described as flat.
UConn Health Half Marathon, 10K & 5K 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
2026 edition
Entry options are not yet confirmed for this edition. Check the organiser before making plans.
Decision summary
UConn Health Half Marathon, 10K & 5K Half Marathon at a glance
- Cut-off average pace
- 8:32/km
- Typical conditions
- 59/100
- Evidence depth
- 39 verified facts
3:00:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Source facts available
Route details
Known course facts at a glance
UConn Health Half Marathon, 10K & 5K 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
- Riverside, Countryside, Historic, Mountain
Quick answers
What runners ask first
Where does the UConn Health Half Marathon, 10K & 5K route go?
The UConn Health Half Marathon, 10K & 5K route starts at Iron Horse Boulevard, steps from the Simsbury Performing Arts Center, 22 Iron Horse Blvd, Simsbury, CT 06070 and finishes at Iron Horse Boulevard, adjacent to the start at the Simsbury Performing Arts Center. Underfoot, expect paved road. It passes Farmington River, Metacomet Ridge, Talcott Mountain, Old Drake Hill Flower Bridge and local farmlands. Two-loop layout: an 8-mile loop passing the finish area, then back out for 5 more miles to complete 13.1 miles.
What should runners know on race day for the UConn Health Half Marathon, 10K & 5K?
Race-day packet pickup 6:00-7:00 AM at the Simsbury Performing Arts Center; advance pickup the Thursday before at Fleet Feet Hartford (4:00-6:00 PM); Mail My Packet option available. Post-race party features food and refreshing craft beer at the finish area. Free pace teams provided by Fleet Feet Hartford to help runners hit goal finish times.
Race character
Scenery
- Riverside
- Countryside
- Historic
- Mountain
Atmosphere
- Community
- Charity
- Festival
Terrain
- Road
- Elevation character
- Flat
- Technicality
- Non Technical
Entry, logistics and records
Records and field
- Men's course record
- 1:08:26 (Mario Vazquez)
- Women's course record
- 1:16:57 (Annmarie Tuxbury)
Entry requirements
- Entry status
- Past event: The listed edition date has passed.
- Minimum age
- 12+
- Cut-off
- 3-hour course time limit (approximately 13:44 per mile); runners must pass the 8.2-mile checkpoint within 1 hour 55 minutes.
- Qualification status
- No Boston qualifying or championship standing stated; an open community half marathon.
Race day logistics
- Pacers
- Free pace teams provided by Fleet Feet Hartford to help runners hit goal finish times
- Bag drop
- Race-day packet pickup 6:00-7:00 AM at the Simsbury Performing Arts Center; advance pickup the Thursday before at Fleet Feet Hartford (4:00-6:00 PM); Mail My Packet option available.
- Medal
- Custom finisher medal awarded to participants in all race distances
- Finisher tee
- Short-sleeve race technical shirt for participants in all race distances
- On-course music
- Post-race party features food and refreshing craft beer at the finish area.
Access and course status
- Start
- Iron Horse Boulevard, steps from the Simsbury Performing Arts Center, 22 Iron Horse Blvd, Simsbury, CT 06070
- Finish
- Iron Horse Boulevard, adjacent to the start at the Simsbury Performing Arts Center
Course facts
- Course type
- Loop
- Surface
- Paved road
- Landmarks
- Farmington River, Metacomet Ridge, Talcott Mountain, Old Drake Hill Flower Bridge, local farmlands
- Notable features
- Post-race party with food and craft beer
- organised by the Hartford Marathon Foundation
- part of the Connecticut Double Challenge (paired with the Eversource Hartford Marathon in October) and the new 5K & 10K Challenge series
- Two-loop layout: an 8-mile loop passing the finish area, then back out for 5 more miles to complete 13.1 miles
What are typical race-day conditions?
- 20°CTypical temperature
- 16 kphTypical wind
- 3 mmTypical rainfall
- 59Favourability /100