Sioux Falls Marathon route map
raceindex.org has a GPS course file for Sioux Falls 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.
Sioux Falls 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 0.6% versus flat · net elevation -2 m
Decision summary
Sioux Falls Marathon at a glance
- Route ascent
- 305 m
- Cut-off average pace
- 9:15/km
- Typical conditions
- 51/100
- Evidence depth
- 44 verified facts
Lower than 53% of comparable mapped races
6:30:00 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 Sioux Falls Marathon?
The Sioux Falls Marathon route has 305 m of ascent, 307 m of descent and an estimated 0.6% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
Where does the Sioux Falls Marathon route go?
The Sioux Falls Marathon route starts at Large parking lot east of Howard Wood Field, Sioux Falls and finishes at The track at Howard Wood Field. Underfoot, expect paved (city streets and paved Greenway Trail pathways). It passes Downtown Sioux Falls, Falls Park, Big Sioux River Greenway Trail, Covell Lake and St. Joseph Cathedral.
What should runners know on race day for the Sioux Falls Marathon?
6:45 a.m. CDT (half marathon 7:00 a.m. CDT, 5K 10:15 a.m. CDT). BEAST Pacing provides pacers at 3:30, 3:45, 4:00, 4:15, 4:30, 4:45, 5:00 and 5:30. Live tracking provided by mtec Results.
Race character
Scenery
- Riverside
- City
- Waterfront
- Parkland
- Historic
- Lakeside
Atmosphere
- Community
- Scenic Tour
Terrain
- Road
- Mixed
- Trail
- Elevation character
- Gently Rolling
- Technicality
- Non Technical
- Source-stated ascent
- 186 m
- Net elevation
- 0 m
The stored route produces 305 m of ascent, while a source states 186 m. GPS sampling and elevation models can produce different totals, so both are labelled rather than combined.
Entry, logistics and records
Entry requirements
- Entry status
- Past event: The listed edition date has passed.
- Minimum age
- 16+
- Cut-off
- 6 hours 30 minutes
- Qualification status
- USATF certified (cert #SD23001RR / route cert ID 3390) Boston Qualifying Race
Race day logistics
- Start time
- 6:45 a.m. CDT (half marathon 7:00 a.m. CDT, 5K 10:15 a.m. CDT)
- Pacers
- BEAST Pacing provides pacers at 3:30, 3:45, 4:00, 4:15, 4:30, 4:45, 5:00 and 5:30
- Expo / packet pickup
- Packet Pick-Up / Expo held Saturday, September 19, 2026 (day before race)
Access and course status
- Start
- Large parking lot east of Howard Wood Field, Sioux Falls
- Finish
- The track at Howard Wood Field
Course facts
- Course type
- Point To Point
- Surface
- Paved (city streets and paved Greenway Trail pathways)
- Landmarks
- Downtown Sioux Falls, Falls Park, Big Sioux River Greenway Trail, Covell Lake, St. Joseph Cathedral, Old Courthouse & Warehouse Historic District, Beadle Park, Cherry Rock Park, Riverdale Park, Howard Wood Field
- Notable features
- A portion of net proceeds is donated to the Sanford Children's Miracle Network Hospital
- the 5K is branded the Miracle 5K
- Live tracking provided by mtec Results
- BEAST Pacing provides pacers for the marathon and half marathon
How hilly is the Sioux Falls Marathon?
- Steep descent 1%
- Descent 12%
- Flat 73%
- Climb 13%
- Steep climb 1%
- Total ascent
- 305 m
- Net elevation
- −2 m
- GAP factor
- 0.6%
- Longest climb
- 390 m at 4.0%
What are typical race-day conditions?
- 19°CTypical temperature
- 24 kphTypical wind
- 3 mmTypical rainfall
- 51Favourability /100
More race details
Is the Sioux Falls Marathon flat?
Its normalised GAP factor is 0.6% slower than a flat course, with about 305 m of total ascent.