Lincoln Marathon route map
raceindex.org has a GPS course file for Lincoln 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.
Lincoln 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.
Decision summary
Lincoln Marathon at a glance
- Cut-off average pace
- 8:53/km
- Typical conditions
- 58/100
- Evidence depth
- 45 verified facts
6:15:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Stored GPS route
Quick answers
What runners ask first
How hilly is the Lincoln Marathon?
The Lincoln Marathon is described as gently rolling. The course listing puts the climb at 158 m.
Where does the Lincoln Marathon route go?
The Lincoln Marathon route starts at 14th & Vine, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; start time 7:00 a.m. with staggered corral starts through 7:35 a.m and finishes at University of Nebraska Champions Club, 707 Stadium Drive; runners finish on Stadium Drive west of Memorial Stadium on UNL's main campus. Underfoot, expect road/pavement. It passes Nebraska State Capitol, Sheridan Boulevard, Union College, Highway 2 bike path and Lincoln County-City Building. Marathon and half-marathon runners share a common start and run a loop past the Nebraska State Capitol, along Sheridan Boulevard, past Union College, along the Highway 2 bike path and past the Lincoln County-City Building back to the half-marathon finish on the UNL campus.
What should runners know on race day for the Lincoln Marathon?
All roads along the route are blocked for race activities; City of Lincoln parking garages offer the first hour free and parking meters are free on Sundays. Marathon pace groups from 3:30 through 6:00 and half-marathon pace groups from 1:30 through 4:00; a Final Finisher Pacer is provided for those approaching the cutoff times.
Race character
Scenery
- City
- Parkland
- Historic
Atmosphere
- Community
- Competitive
Terrain
- Trail
- Road
- Elevation character
- Gently Rolling
- Technicality
- Non Technical
- Source-stated ascent
- 158 m
- Net elevation
- -1 m
Entry, logistics and records
Records and field
- Men's course record
- 2:16:30 (Philip Coppess)
- Women's course record
- 2:38:17 (Emma Huston)
- Field size
- The event typically draws several thousand runners across the marathon and half marathon combined.
Entry requirements
- Entry status
- Open entry: The held registration model is open entry and this edition is not marked sold out.
- Cut-off
- 6 hours and 15 minutes (14:18 minutes per mile); marathon runners must reach the half-marathon finish chute turnoff by 10:20 a.m.
- Qualification status
- Widely run as a Boston Marathon qualifier; the marathon is a certified road course used by runners chasing Boston qualifying times.
Race day logistics
- Pacers
- Marathon pace groups from 3:30 through 6:00 and half-marathon pace groups from 1:30 through 4:00; a Final Finisher Pacer is provided for those approaching the cutoff times.
- Closed roads
- All roads along the route are blocked for race activities; City of Lincoln parking garages offer the first hour free and parking meters are free on Sundays.
- Expo / packet pickup
- Race-day packet pickup is available in Cook Pavilion at 14th & Vine Streets from 5:45 to 7:00 a.m.; a very limited number of registrations are also available at the expo the day before the race.
Access and course status
- Start
- 14th & Vine, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; start time 7:00 a.m. with staggered corral starts through 7:35 a.m.
- Finish
- University of Nebraska Champions Club, 707 Stadium Drive; runners finish on Stadium Drive west of Memorial Stadium on UNL's main campus.
Course facts
- Course type
- Loop
- Surface
- Road/pavement
- Landmarks
- Nebraska State Capitol, Sheridan Boulevard, Union College, Highway 2 bike path, Lincoln County-City Building, Sunken Gardens, Folsom Children's Zoo, Antelope Park, Holmes Park, Memorial Stadium
- Notable features
- 2027 marks the 50th annual Lincoln Marathon, held Sunday May 2, 2027
- Marathon and half-marathon runners share a common start and run a loop past the Nebraska State Capitol, along Sheridan Boulevard, past Union College, along the Highway 2 bike path and past the Lincoln County-City Building back to the half-marathon finish on the UNL campus. Marathoners then follow an out-and-back to Holmes Park passing the Sunken Gardens, Folsom Children's Zoo and Antelope Park
What are typical race-day conditions?
- 16°CTypical temperature
- 24 kphTypical wind
- 5 mmTypical rainfall
- 58Favourability /100