Course & Elevation
The Golden Driller Marathon is a small marathon in Tulsa, Oklahoma, held on a Saturday in April and organised by Golden Driller Racing. It is named after the Golden Driller statue at Expo Square, and it offers a marathon, a half marathon, a 10K and a 5K. The 2027 edition, the 12th annual, is scheduled for 17 April. All races are run on the paved trails of Tulsa's Riverparks system along the banks of the Arkansas River, and they start and finish at Tulsa River West Festival Park, within 3 miles of downtown. The marathon and half marathon start at 7:00 am and the 10K and 5K at 7:30 am. The organisers describe the course as flat and fast, apart from one hill on the marathon course. All courses are USATF certified and the marathon is a Boston qualifier. The race bills itself as small and friendly and as a choice for runners who want to avoid the crush of giant big-city races. Every entrant gets a tech shirt and a finisher medal that features the Golden Driller. A separate Route 66 Marathon is run in Tulsa in November.
Course Facts
Weather
Typical climate for the race month — an estimate, not a forecast or a race-day record
16°C
Temperature
61%
Humidity
30%
Rain Chance
April in Tulsa is mild: afternoon highs average about 22°C and mornings about 10°C, with some rain on roughly nine days of the month.
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