Events/Thelma and Louise Marathon and Half

Thelma and Louise Marathon and Half 42 km

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Date
Sat, 24 Apr 2027
Start
06:30
Venue
Behind the Rocks Trail start/finish, Moab, Utah
Moab, Grand County
Countdown
April

A full marathon on dirt road, slickrock and sandy washes around Moab. About 800 m of climbing is steady rather than savage, but the sand will slow you.

Key facts
01Earliest start of the day at 6:30, shared with the 50K
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The course

The route

Moab
Distance42km
Total climb806m
StartElevation
0 kmDrag map to rotate39.9 km
Weather

Late-April, Moab

19°CTypical high
3°CTypical low
-7°CColdest in 20 years
15%Days with rain

Highs around 19°C and lows around 3°C, but it has dropped to -7°C. Rain on 15% of days. Pack for the cold end, not the average.

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

Who finishes, and how

#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Miller Livingston04:54:078.6 km/h
02Bevyn Osborne05:08:208.2 km/h
03Jesalynn Banham05:08:598.2 km/h
31
Finishers
6:09:14
Median time
6.9 km/h
Median speed
Overall · 2026 results, as published by the organiser.
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Organiser
OrganiserMad Moose Events
Running since2012
Training

Training for the Thelma and Louise Marathon and Half 42 km

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What a Thelma and Louise Marathon and Half 42 km plan targets
Typical sessions
42 km with 806 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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