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  • Marathon
  • 42.2 km
  • Dearborn
  • Event weekend starts
  • Past event

Martian Invasion of Races 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.

Modelled energy-cost change 0.1% versus flat · net elevation 0 m

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Decision summary

Martian Invasion of Races Marathon at a glance

Route ascent
124 m

Lower than 91% of comparable mapped races

Cut-off average pace
9:15/km

6:30:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.

Typical conditions
81/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
30 verified facts

Stored GPS route

Quick answers

What runners ask first

Martian Invasion of Races Marathon route map

raceindex.org has a GPS course file for Martian Invasion of Races 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.

How hilly is the Martian Invasion of Races Marathon?

The Martian Invasion of Races Marathon route has 124 m of ascent, 124 m of descent and an estimated 0.1% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.

Where does the Martian Invasion of Races Marathon route go?

The Martian Invasion of Races Marathon route starts at Ford Field Park, Morley Ave. and Monroe St. Dearborn, MI 48124, near the campus of the University of Michigan-Dearborn and finishes at Ford Field Park, Dearborn (same start/finish village). Underfoot, expect paved roads and paved park paths. The setting includes parkland and city. entrants must finish the 5K in 45 minutes or less to make the half start.

Race character

Scenery

  • Parkland
  • City
  • Riverside

Atmosphere

  • Festival
  • Community

Terrain

  • Road
Elevation character
Pancake Flat
Technicality
Non Technical
Net elevation
0 m

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Field size
Approximately 4,000 runners and walkers across all distances in recent years. The full marathon itself is small, with roughly 147 finishers in 2026, 149 in 2025 and 157 in 2024.

Entry requirements

Entry status
Past event: The listed edition date has passed.
Cut-off
6.5-hour overall time limit from the 7:15am start, with an intermediate cutoff at the end of the first loop: runners must reach mile 12.8 (Brady and Morley) by 10:26am or they are turned toward the finish and scored as a half marathon finisher.
Qualification status
The Full Marathon is a Boston Marathon qualifying course; about 12.9% of 2026 finishers ran a Boston Qualifying time.

Race day logistics

Race village
No
Medal
All finishers receive a Martian-themed finisher medal.
Finisher tee
A race shirt is provided to all participants.

Access and course status

Start
Ford Field Park, Morley Ave. and Monroe St., Dearborn, MI 48124, near the campus of the University of Michigan-Dearborn.
Finish
Ford Field Park, Dearborn (same start/finish village).

Course facts

Course type
Laps
Surface
Paved roads and paved park paths
Notable features
  • Themed around a Martian invasion of Dearborn: all finishers receive a Martian-themed medal and every participant gets a race shirt. The Milky Way 26K is a combo entry in which a runner completes both the Meteor 5K (8:00am) and the Half Marathon (8:45am)
  • entrants must finish the 5K in 45 minutes or less to make the half start
  • Aid stations roughly every 2 miles stocked with Absopure water and Gatorade, with GU energy gels available at certain miles for the half and full marathons

How hilly is the Martian Invasion of Races Marathon?

95%
  • Descent 3%
  • Flat 95%
  • Climb 2%
  • Steep climb 0%
Total ascent
124 m
Net elevation
+0 m
GAP factor
0.1%
Longest climb
210 m at 3.4%
Gradient mix and ascent are derived from the course geometry under our published normalisation, not taken from organiser marketing.

What are typical race-day conditions?

  • 9°CTypical temperature
  • 23 kphTypical wind
  • 3 mmTypical rainfall
  • 81Favourability /100
Typical conditions for the race date and locality, within the endurance-optimal window. These are climatological norms, not a forecast, and are shared across every distance at this event.

More race details

Is the Martian Invasion of Races Marathon flat?

Its normalised GAP factor is 0.1% slower than a flat course, with about 124 m of total ascent.

How we calculated this

Published facts and derived model outputs on this page are tied to stored sources or a published, version-locked methodology. We show the provenance so runners, coaches and organisers can check it. Data on this page is current as of .

Derived numbers use scoring-methodology-v1.0.

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