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6:30:00 total cut-off
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Verified GPS route
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RaceIndex has a GPS course file for Pocatello 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 Pocatello Marathon is described as net downhill. The course listing puts the climb at 137 m. The course notes also call it a fast, scenic downhill point-to-point course descending through a canyon corridor (the Portneuf Gap) before flattening into the city of Pocatello.
The Pocatello Marathon route starts at Buckskin Saddle - marathon start line at North Hilltop Road and West Buckskin Road, in the foothills southeast of Pocatello (start elevation approx. 6,100 ft) and finishes at South end of Lower Ross Park, near the Ross Park Aquatic Complex (finish elevation approx. 4,400 ft). Underfoot, expect paved canyon and city roads. It passes Buckskin Saddle, Rapid Creek Road, Jackson Creek Road, North Inkom Road and town of Inkom. A fast, scenic downhill point-to-point course descending through a canyon corridor (the Portneuf Gap) before flattening into the city of Pocatello.
15. Pace Teams are offered on the marathon course.