Events/Hatcher Pass Marathon

Hatcher Pass Marathon

RunningPoint to point
DateExpected
Late July 2027
Based on past editions. We'll confirm when the organiser announces.
Venue
N
North, Orangeburg County
Countdown
July

A marathon that is almost all climb: roughly 25 miles uphill from Willow to the Hatcher Pass Lodge area, then a short drop to the finish. A small field and a proper mountain run.

Key facts
019-hour cut-off to finish
02No pacers on the marathon course
033-person relay teams share the course and start
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The course

The route

N
Distance42km
Total climb1,189m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate42.2 km
Weather

Late-July, N

33°CTypical high
23°CTypical low
17°CColdest in 20 years
64%Days with rain

Highs around 33°C and lows around 23°C, but it has dropped to 17°C. Rain on 64% of days.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2026 results

Who finishes, and how

#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Maryann Zmuda04:15:559.9 km/h
02Hayden Deprez04:51:108.7 km/h
03Katie Lowery05:01:158.4 km/h
14
Women finishers
6:33:52
Median time
6.4 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserBlack Wolf Endurance
Running since2011
Training

Training for the Hatcher Pass Marathon

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What a Hatcher Pass Marathon plan targets
Typical sessions
42 km with 1,189 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
Back-to-back weekend runs for fatigue resistance
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Typical sessions
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