Date
Sat, 17 Apr 2027
Start
07:35
Venue
Elmwood Park, downtown Roanoke, Virginia
Roanoke, Virginia
Countdown
April
A road marathon with real hills in it: 1,132 m of climbing over 42 km is a proper test, so plan your pacing around the ups, not the clock.
Key facts
01Marathon cut-off is 7.5 hours
02Mile 22 has its own cut-off, so don't bank all your time for the finish
03Relay teams of four run the same course and start (members 8+)
Create a free training plan for the Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon 42 km
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The course
The route
Roanoke
Distance42km
Total climb1,132m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate42.2 km
Weather
Mid-April, Roanoke
19°CTypical high
6°CTypical low
-6°CColdest in 20 years
33%Days with rain
Highs around 19°C and lows around 6°C, but it has dropped to -6°C. Rain on 33% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.
NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
Results
Course verified. Results not yet available.
Organiser
OrganiserRoanoke Outside Foundation
Websiteblueridgemarathon.com
Instagram@blueridgemarathon
Running since2010
Training
Training for the Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon 42 km
We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.
Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.
Intervals.icuWhat a Foot Levelers Blue Ridge Marathon 42 km plan targets
Typical sessions
42 km with 1,132 m of climbing
Time on feet and fatigue resistance
Fuelling and pacing for the whole event
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Long runs that build time on your feet
Tempo and threshold sessions to hold race pace
Steady mileage with one or two quality days a week
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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