Decision summary
6:15:00 total cut-off
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Verified GPS route
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RaceIndex has a GPS course file for 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.
The Lincoln Marathon is described as gently rolling. The course listing puts the climb at 158 m.
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.
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.