Salt Lake City Marathon

Course & Elevation

The University of Utah Health Salt Lake City Marathon is a point-to-point road marathon held on a Saturday in late April, with a 7:00 am start. The 2027 race is the 24th annual event, and the race began in 2004. It starts at the Olympic Legacy Bridge at the University of Utah, the site of the 2002 Winter Olympic Athlete Village, and finishes at Library Square downtown. From the start, the organisers say the course works its way toward the base of the Wasatch Mountains and through the Federal Heights neighbourhood and 11th Avenue, then drops into downtown near Temple Square through Memory Grove. It then follows Salt Lake City's wide streets and goes through Sugar House and Liberty Park before the finish on 200 East between Library Square and Washington Square. The organisers describe a scenic, slightly downhill course; the official map shows a start elevation of 4,837 ft (about 1,474 m) and 912 ft (about 278 m) of total climbing. The course is certified by USA Track & Field, which makes it a Boston Marathon qualifier, and the time limit is 6 hours 30 minutes. A half marathon, a 10K, a 5K and a kids' race are held on the same weekend. The course has 17 aid stations.