The Woodlands Marathon route map
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The Woodlands Marathon
This race edition
- Race date
- Date not confirmed for this distance
- Race timezone
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- 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 0.0% versus flat · net elevation -2 m
Decision summary
The Woodlands Marathon at a glance
- Route ascent
- 86 m
- Cut-off average pace
- 9:29/km
- Typical conditions
- 67/100
- Evidence depth
- 39 verified facts
Lower than 96% of comparable mapped races
6:40:00 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 The Woodlands Marathon?
The The Woodlands Marathon route has 86 m of ascent, 88 m of descent and an estimated 0.0% grade-adjusted pace penalty versus a flat route.
Where does the The Woodlands Marathon route go?
The The Woodlands Marathon route starts at Lake Robbins Drive, in front of Town Green Park and Market Street, The Woodlands, TX and finishes at The Woodlands Waterway. Underfoot, expect a road course. It passes Town Green Park, Market Street, The Woodlands Town Center and The Woodlands Waterway. Flat, fast, certified Boston-qualifying course through the streets of The Woodlands Town Center and surrounding community, finishing along the scenic Woodlands Waterway.
What should runners know on race day for the The Woodlands Marathon?
Roads begin closing at 6:00am and reopen by 2:00pm. Pace teams provided for both the marathon and half marathon, including a back-of-pack team holding the 14:30 min/mile cutoff pace.
Race character
Scenery
- City
- Forest
- Parkland
- Waterfront
- Lakeside
Atmosphere
- Community
- Festival
- Destination
Terrain
- Road
- Elevation character
- Flat
- Technicality
- Non Technical
- Net elevation
- -3 m
Entry, logistics and records
Records and field
- Field size
- Capped at 8,000 total participants across all distances
Entry requirements
- Entry status
- Qualification entry: Entry requirement held: Boston Marathon qualifier.
- Cut-off
- 6 hours 40 minutes (course closes 1:30pm; 14:30 min/mile pace required)
- Qualification status
- USATF and World Athletics certified Boston Marathon qualifier; promoted as the fastest course in Texas on average and a top 25 fastest course in the country, qualifying roughly 11% of registered runners
- Qualifying time
- Boston Marathon qualifier
Race day logistics
- Pacers
- Pace teams provided for both the marathon and half marathon, including a back-of-pack team holding the 14:30 min/mile cutoff pace
- Closed roads
- Roads begin closing at 6:00am and reopen by 2:00pm
- Expo / packet pickup
- Health & Fitness Expo held during race week for packet pickup
- Medal
- All finishers receive a custom finisher medal; runners completing both the 5K and the marathon earn double medals
Access and course status
- Start
- Lake Robbins Drive, in front of Town Green Park and Market Street, The Woodlands, TX
- Finish
- The Woodlands Waterway
Course facts
- Course type
- Loop
- Landmarks
- Town Green Park, Market Street, The Woodlands Town Center, The Woodlands Waterway
- Notable features
- Flat, fast, certified Boston-qualifying course through the streets of The Woodlands Town Center and surrounding community, finishing along the scenic Woodlands Waterway
How hilly is the The Woodlands Marathon?
- Descent 1%
- Flat 98%
- Climb 1%
- Total ascent
- 86 m
- Net elevation
- −2 m
- GAP factor
- 0.0%
- Longest climb
- 1,500 m at 1.0%
What are typical race-day conditions?
- 15°CTypical temperature
- 19 kphTypical wind
- 5 mmTypical rainfall
- 67Favourability /100
More race details
Is the The Woodlands Marathon flat?
Its normalised GAP factor is 0.0% slower than a flat course, with about 86 m of total ascent.
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