Horse Capital Marathon & Half Marathon
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2018 - Horse Capital Marathon & Half Marathon

Lexington, Kentucky, United States View on map
May 19, 2018 (America/New_York local time)
Running

2018 distances

Running

Marathon

Marathon will be a quasi-double loop course on rolling, scenic country roads, passing some 50+ horse farms. Pace limit of 14 minutes, 30 seconds per mile (6 hour, 15 minute total time). Marathon course will be officially certified and is a Boston Marathon qualifier race.

May 19, 2018 Marathon 7:00 AM
$95.00
Closed

Half Marathon

Single loop course on rolling, scenic country roads. Walkers welcomed for the half marathon but must finish in 6 hours 15 minutes.

May 19, 2018 Half-Marathon 7:00 AM
$85.00
Closed

Volunteers

We have volunteer opportunities for individuals and groups. If you aren't running consider donating your time and energy to help make our race a great experience for our runners and walkers.

May 19, 2018 Volunteers 7:00 AM
Free
Closed

Race-day weather

Conditions on May 19, 2018 — historical Open-Meteo data.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (recorded on race day) 18.2° / Maximum temperature (recorded on race day) 23.8°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (recorded on race day) 18.2° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (recorded on race day) 23.8°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (recorded on race day)
15.6
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (recorded on race day)
9.6mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (recorded on race day)
91.0%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on May 19, 2018 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on May 19, 2018 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 20m

The sun rises at 6:23 AM and sets at 8:44 PM local time (EDT) in Lexington on May 19, 2018 — 14h 20m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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2018 results — Horse Capital Marathon & Half Marathon

658 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the Marathon

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Leading finishers of the 2018 Horse Capital Marathon & Half Marathon
Place Name Time Pace
1 Garick Hill 2:55:49 6:43 /mi
2 Mason Blevins 2:57:32 6:47 /mi
3 Peter Beauvais 3:06:17 7:07 /mi
4 Ray Sharp 3:15:57 7:29 /mi
5 Andrew Bolt 3:16:48 7:31 /mi

Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.

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  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 67 Lexington events

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