Carmel Marathon Weekend
About this race
Postponed to Sunday, May 31, 2026
One of the 50 largest marathons in the US!
Consistently ranks in the top-25 of marathons to BQ (per marathonguide.com)
Includes a half marathon, 10K and 5K! Come to Carmel, Indiana, voted one of the best small town suburbs in the US. Our unique race-day format includes all race distances utilizing the same start AND finish line! This allows participants to arrive, prepare and start together then easily find each other at the finish. Marathon and half marathon runners start together in the south two lanes with the 10K and 5K together in the north two lanes of City Center Boulevard. The four lanes are separated by a grass medium for 300 yards until the first turn where the courses turn in opposite directions. The official start/finish area and all race activities are located next to the Palladium Music Center, at the corner of 3rd Avenue and City Center Drive. Free parking, beer garden and more. Join us!Why should you run Carmel? Here are the most common answers from our runners when surveyed:
- One of the flattest and fastest Midwestern marathon and half marathon courses in the Spring
- A race distance for everyone in your running group (offering a marathon, half marathon, 10K & 5K)
- All races are on Saturday starting at 8:00 AM (10K and 5K) and 8:10 AM (marathon and half)
- Marathon course is a USATF Certified Boston Qualifier and has consistently been one of the 50 fastest in the US
- Event offers both marathon AND half marathon pacers with marathon pacers running Boston qualifying times
- Easy FREE parking at the expo and the start/finish area
- Great fitting, gender specific shirts that actually breathe and are light weight
- Custom-designed finisher medals unique for each distance
- Finish line recovery area features the Indiana Spine Group Pancake Village serving pancakes to runners
- Official Beer Garden features free beer to celebrate your day
- Same start and finish location makes it ideal for spectators and families
- Water and Gatorade approximately every 1.5 miles
Race Week Details
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Join fellow runners on April 13, 2021 for the Carmel Marathon Weekend. It's a fantastic Marathon, Half-Marathon, 10K, 5K featuring a flat and fast course in Carmel.
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Running
Marathon 2021
Half Marathon 2021
10k 2021
5k 2021
Relay 2021
Weather Overview
These values reflect historical conditions on the race dates in Carmel in 2021, from Open-Meteo archive data.
About Carmel
Carmel Marathon Weekend takes place in Carmel, Indiana, United States. The local timezone is America/Indiana/Indianapolis.
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