Date: 3/31/18
Location: Carmel, IN
Start Time: 8am
Avg Temps (f): 58/37
Time Limit: 6.5 hours
Lessons Learned from Race Reports
- Note: New course in 2018 that is flatter and more scenic, and the race date moved to a month earlier to avoid the heat of previous years.
- Parking at the start/finish is fairly easy and close to the race course
- Well-organized race, from the expo to the aid stations and the finish chute
- Smaller race (~3,700 in the past), but still well-run and has the benefits of a bigger race, yet not the huge crowds or struggles with parking
- Pretty neighborhoods along the course
Course
Type: Butterfly loop course where the course does two loops, starting and finishing at the same location
Start/Finish Info: Same location, and there are shuttles to/from the start/finish if staying at the official race hotels
Hills: Slightly rolling, with less than 550 feet of elevation change over the course of the race
Aid stations
Locations of water stations: Roughly every 1-1.5 miles, water and electrolytes both at each station
Electrolyte offered: Powerade, no chews or gels, liquid electrolytes only
Spectator access
Access Locations: Best location is the start/finish, which is also the halfway point
Boston qualifier?
Yes
Race reports
https://www.bibrave.com/races/carmel-marathon/1119#.WlcJJ9-nE2w
http://secondwindrunningclub.org/node/1075
Strava links
None, new course and race date in 2018, making it a flatter, more scenic course, and moving the date up a month, hoping for cooler weather.