GAP factor 3.9% slower than flat · net elevation 4 m
Decision summary
Lower than 28% of comparable mapped races
8:00:00 total cut-off
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Verified GPS route
Quick answers
RaceIndex has a GPS course file for Lake Tahoe 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 Lake Tahoe Marathon route has 737 m of ascent, 733 m of descent and an estimated 3.9% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
The Lake Tahoe Marathon route starts at Hwy 89 at Meadow Road, just south of Homewood, CA (runners bused to the start) and finishes at Lakeside Beach, South Lake Tahoe. Underfoot, expect a road course. It passes Tahoma village, Rubicon Bay, Emerald Bay, Desolation Wilderness and Taylor Creek Bridge (spawning Kokanee salmon).
Northbound lane near Spring Creek Road (north of Camp Richardson) closes at 6:30 am and reopens at 11 am on marathon morning.
The stored route produces 737 m of ascent, while a source states 544 m. GPS sampling and elevation models can produce different totals, so both are labelled rather than combined.
Its normalised GAP factor is 3.9% slower than a flat course, with about 737 m of total ascent.