How hilly is the Tobacco Road Marathon and Half Marathon?
The Tobacco Road Marathon and Half Marathon is described as flat. The course listing puts the climb at 220 m.
Tobacco Road Marathon and Half 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.
Decision summary
Tobacco Road Marathon and Half Marathon at a glance
- Cut-off average pace
- 9:57/km
- Typical conditions
- 88/100
- Evidence depth
- 39 verified facts
7:00:00 total limit divided by distance. Check gun/chip timing and intermediate limits; allow time for stops.
Historical race-date favourability, not a forecast
Source facts available
Route details
Known course facts at a glance
Tobacco Road Marathon and Half Marathon has known course details for its marathon race. The summary below keeps the focus on what is confirmed for the course.
- Official distance
- 42.2 km
- Terrain
- Mixed, Road, Trail
- Scenery
- Parkland, Forest
Quick answers
What runners ask first
Where does the Tobacco Road Marathon and Half Marathon route go?
The Tobacco Road Marathon and Half Marathon route starts at USA Baseball / Thomas Brooks Park, 7445 Green Hope School Road, Cary, NC 27519 and finishes at USA Baseball / Thomas Brooks Park, Cary, NC (start and finish at the same venue). Underfoot, expect mixed: ~2.5 miles of paved road (Morrisville Parkway) plus crushed-granite compacted screenings on the American Tobacco Trail; the full marathon covers about 21 miles on the ATT. It passes American Tobacco Trail, Morrisville Parkway, Scott King Road turn-around, US Route 64 tunnel and Thomas Brooks Park. The course races over the American Tobacco Trail, a former railroad corridor converted to a rails-to-trails greenway.
What should runners know on race day for the Tobacco Road Marathon and Half Marathon?
Pace Teams provided.
Race character
Scenery
- Parkland
- Forest
Atmosphere
- Competitive
- Community
Terrain
- Mixed
- Road
- Trail
- Elevation character
- Flat
- Technicality
- Non Technical
- Source-stated ascent
- 220 m
- Net elevation
- 0 m
Entry, logistics and records
Records and field
- Men's course record
- 2:17:37 (Donnie Cowart)
- Women's course record
- 2:42:17 (Cassidy Heaton)
- Field size
- Approximately 4,000 runners expected across both distances
Entry requirements
- Entry status
- Open entry: The held registration model is open entry and this edition is not marked sold out.
- Cut-off
- Course closes at 2:00 PM, providing a 7-hour time limit for both distances (start 7:00 AM)
- Qualification status
- Recognized as a Boston Marathon qualifier; the organiser reports around 12.4% of runners (nearly 20% in some years) achieve Boston qualifying times on the fast, flat course
Race day logistics
- Pacers
- Pace Teams provided
- Expo / packet pickup
- Pre-Race Expo with packet pickup at USA Baseball; no race-day bib collection for runners in the Research Triangle Area
- Medal
- Finisher medals awarded
- Finisher tee
- Finisher T-shirts provided
Access and course status
- Start
- USA Baseball / Thomas Brooks Park, 7445 Green Hope School Road, Cary, NC 27519
- Finish
- USA Baseball / Thomas Brooks Park, Cary, NC (start and finish at the same venue)
Course facts
- Course type
- Out And Back
- Surface
- Mixed: ~2.5 miles of paved road (Morrisville Parkway) plus crushed Granite compacted screenings on the American Tobacco Trail; the full marathon covers about 21 miles on the ATT
- Landmarks
- American Tobacco Trail, Morrisville Parkway, Scott King Road turn-around, US Route 64 tunnel, Thomas Brooks Park
- Notable features
- Distances limited to Full Marathon or Half Marathon only (no 5K, relay, or shorter options). The course races over the American Tobacco Trail, a former railroad corridor converted to a rails-to-trails greenway. Start time 7:00 AM
What are typical race-day conditions?
- 11°CTypical temperature
- 18 kphTypical wind
- 2 mmTypical rainfall
- 88Favourability /100