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About RaceIndexOur methodologyData coverageCyclingTriathlon
  • Marathon
  • 42.2 km
  • El Paso
  • Event weekend starts
  • Open entry

Michelob Ultra El Paso 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.

Modelled energy-cost change 0.4% versus flat · net elevation 1 m

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Decision summary

Michelob Ultra El Paso Marathon at a glance

Route ascent
256 m

Lower than 60% of comparable mapped races

Cut-off average pace
8:32/km

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

Typical conditions
84/100

Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast

Evidence depth
36 verified facts

Stored GPS route

Quick answers

What runners ask first

Michelob Ultra El Paso Marathon route map

raceindex.org has a GPS course file for Michelob Ultra El Paso 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 Michelob Ultra El Paso Marathon?

The Michelob Ultra El Paso Marathon route has 256 m of ascent, 255 m of descent and an estimated 0.4% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.

Where does the Michelob Ultra El Paso Marathon route go?

The Michelob Ultra El Paso Marathon route starts at San Jacinto Plaza, 114 Mills Ave, Downtown El Paso and finishes at San Jacinto Plaza, Downtown El Paso. Underfoot, expect paved city streets and pathways. It passes San Jacinto Plaza and Downtown El Paso.

What should runners know on race day for the Michelob Ultra El Paso Marathon?

Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K athletes can drop off their bags adjacent to the finish line.

Race character

Scenery

  • City
  • Historic
  • Countryside
  • Desert
  • Mountain

Atmosphere

  • Community
  • Big City

Terrain

  • Road
Elevation character
Rolling
Technicality
Non Technical
Source-stated ascent
168 m
Net elevation
0 m

The stored route produces 256 m of ascent, while a source states 168 m. GPS sampling and elevation models can produce different totals, so both are labelled rather than combined.

Entry, logistics and records

Records and field

Men's course record
2:33:53 (Dylan Villescas)
Women's course record
2:55:13 (Colleen Everett)

Entry requirements

Entry status
Open entry: The held registration model is open entry and this edition is not marked sold out.
Cut-off
6-hour course time limit; anyone who has not reached the 20-mile mark by 11:30 a.m. is picked up and transported to the finish line.
Qualification status
Official Boston Marathon qualifier; the course is net downhill in the final miles, offering a strategic advantage for runners chasing a Boston qualifying time.

Race day logistics

Bag drop
Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K athletes can drop off their bags adjacent to the finish line.
Expo / packet pickup
Health & Fitness Expo and packet pickup at the El Paso Convention Center, One Civic Center Plaza, the day before the race from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Medal
Marathon, Half Marathon, 5K and Kid's Dash finishers all receive a finisher medal.

Access and course status

Start
San Jacinto Plaza, 114 Mills Ave, Downtown El Paso
Finish
San Jacinto Plaza, Downtown El Paso

Course facts

Course type
Loop
Surface
Paved city streets and pathways
Landmarks
San Jacinto Plaza, Downtown El Paso
Notable features
  • Held annually in late February
  • field of over 3,000 runners across the marathon, half marathon and 5K in 2019. A collectible 'E' and 'L' medal series rewards repeat finishers

How hilly is the Michelob Ultra El Paso Marathon?

9%83%
  • Steep descent 1%
  • Descent 9%
  • Flat 83%
  • Climb 6%
  • Steep climb 1%
Total ascent
256 m
Net elevation
+1 m
GAP factor
0.4%
Longest climb
3,740 m at 1.6%
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?

  • 11°CTypical temperature
  • 26 kphTypical wind
  • 0 mmTypical rainfall
  • 84Favourability /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 Michelob Ultra El Paso Marathon flat?

Its normalised GAP factor is 0.4% slower than a flat course, with about 256 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.

Sources used on this page (2)

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