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Cleveland Marathon

Sunday, May 16, 2027 · 7:00 a.m. · Cleveland

Register for the 2027 Cleveland Marathon →on Race Roster
Runners crossing a Cleveland river bridge at sunrise, with Terminal Tower, Key Tower and the working Flats skyline behind them
Cleveland, in stride River steel, downtown stone and a race morning skyline
Marathon
Sunday, May 16, 2027gun at 7:00 a.m.
Start and finish
St. Clair Avenue at West Mall Drive, alongside Mall Bsame street, both ends
Modeled elevation
About 716 ft of climbroughly 573 to 697 ft
Race week weather
52°F to 66°Ften year average, 32% of days wet
Open-course limit
7 hours16:01 road-support pace
Boston qualifier
YesUSATF certified, re-measured yearly

Fly the course

Run all four race-weekend courses through a live 3D Cleveland. Choose the marathon, half, 10K or 5K, then switch between a cinematic chase, runner-eye and aerial view. The roads follow the organizer's current published course files; the skyline, lakefront, river bridges, parks and elevation are drawn around that route in real time.

Route statusLatest official published course set: 2026. The 2027 weekend is open, but no replacement 2027 route geometry has been posted yet. Checked September 4, 2026.

The four route lines come from the organizer's current published files. Public-domain USGS and USDA aerial photography plus USGS 3DEP elevation are baked into RunRace USA, so the flyover uses no paid map API or third-party runtime requests. Buildings, roads and shoreline use OpenStreetMap, ODbL; signature Cleveland landmarks are calibrated by hand. Map services and data available from U.S. Geological Survey, National Geospatial Program. This is photographic terrain with modeled architecture, not photogrammetry. Bridge approaches, elevations and facade details are approximations; the organizer's published route remains the reference. Cleveland landmarks, neighborhood buildings and street objects include original Blender-authored models. Street names follow mapped intersections. Fine architectural details, sign supports and unmapped street furniture are interpreted, not surveyed; this is not photogrammetry. St. Theodosius shows a simplified restoration-state exterior from March–July 2026 sources; roof staging may differ.

Start here

The course

3D flythrough, elevation profile, the organizer's official turn sheet, and a note on every mile.

Where to stay

20 hotels with the exact walk to the start line.

Expo and logistics

Hours, schedule, closures, parking and the Red Line.

Spectators

Three plans and every cheer zone.

The weekend

What to see, tied to the mile you pass it.

Race listing

Dates, distances, pricing and registration.

The elevation profile

Marathon elevation26.2 miles · about 716 ft of climb
520 540 560 580 600 620 640 660 680 700 720 740 Mile 0.0 to 0.2: +0.1% Mile 0.2 to 0.4: -0.2% Mile 0.4 to 0.6: +0.9% Mile 0.6 to 0.8: +0.5% Mile 0.8 to 1.0: +0.3% Mile 1.0 to 1.2: -0.1% Mile 1.2 to 1.4: -0.1% Mile 1.4 to 1.6: +0.0% Mile 1.6 to 1.8: +0.1% Mile 1.8 to 2.0: -1.0% Mile 2.0 to 2.2: -0.4% Mile 2.2 to 2.4: +0.1% Mile 2.4 to 2.6: -0.0% Mile 2.6 to 2.8: -0.2% Mile 2.8 to 3.0: +0.1% Mile 3.0 to 3.2: -0.0% Mile 3.2 to 3.4: -0.3% Mile 3.4 to 3.6: +0.2% Mile 3.6 to 3.8: -0.5% Mile 3.8 to 4.0: +0.3% Mile 4.0 to 4.2: +0.3% Mile 4.2 to 4.4: -2.2% Mile 4.4 to 4.6: -1.6% Mile 4.6 to 4.8: +0.3% Mile 4.8 to 5.0: +0.3% Mile 5.0 to 5.2: +2.8% Mile 5.2 to 5.4: -3.2% Mile 5.4 to 5.6: -1.8% Mile 5.6 to 5.8: -0.2% Mile 5.8 to 6.0: +1.6% Mile 6.0 to 6.2: -1.2% Mile 6.2 to 6.4: -2.6% Mile 6.4 to 6.6: -0.0% Mile 6.6 to 6.8: -0.0% Mile 6.8 to 7.0: +0.8% Mile 7.0 to 7.2: +0.8% Mile 7.2 to 7.4: +3.7% Mile 7.4 to 7.6: +1.2% Mile 7.6 to 7.8: +0.7% Mile 7.8 to 8.0: +0.0% Mile 8.0 to 8.2: +0.8% Mile 8.2 to 8.4: +0.2% Mile 8.4 to 8.6: +0.2% Mile 8.6 to 8.8: -0.2% Mile 8.8 to 9.0: +0.2% Mile 9.0 to 9.2: -0.5% Mile 9.2 to 9.4: -0.1% Mile 9.4 to 9.6: +0.0% Mile 9.6 to 9.8: -0.1% Mile 9.8 to 10.0: -0.1% Mile 10.0 to 10.2: +0.2% Mile 10.2 to 10.4: -0.6% Mile 10.4 to 10.6: +0.1% Mile 10.6 to 10.8: +0.1% Mile 10.8 to 11.0: +0.3% Mile 11.0 to 11.2: +0.1% Mile 11.2 to 11.4: -0.8% Mile 11.4 to 11.6: -0.4% Mile 11.6 to 11.8: -0.7% Mile 11.8 to 12.0: -0.1% Mile 12.0 to 12.2: -0.9% Mile 12.2 to 12.4: -1.2% Mile 12.4 to 12.6: +1.0% Mile 12.6 to 12.8: -1.9% Mile 12.8 to 13.0: +3.0% Mile 13.0 to 13.2: +0.6% Mile 13.2 to 13.4: -2.4% Mile 13.4 to 13.6: +0.3% Mile 13.6 to 13.8: +0.0% Mile 13.8 to 14.0: +0.3% Mile 14.0 to 14.2: -0.1% Mile 14.2 to 14.4: -0.2% Mile 14.4 to 14.6: -0.1% Mile 14.6 to 14.8: -0.1% Mile 14.8 to 15.0: -0.4% Mile 15.0 to 15.2: -0.9% Mile 15.2 to 15.4: -0.2% Mile 15.4 to 15.6: +0.1% Mile 15.6 to 15.8: -0.2% Mile 15.8 to 16.0: -1.0% Mile 16.0 to 16.2: +1.1% Mile 16.2 to 16.4: +0.3% Mile 16.4 to 16.6: -0.2% Mile 16.6 to 16.8: +0.4% Mile 16.8 to 17.0: +0.4% Mile 17.0 to 17.2: +0.3% Mile 17.2 to 17.4: -0.2% Mile 17.4 to 17.6: +0.0% Mile 17.6 to 17.8: -0.3% Mile 17.8 to 18.0: -0.1% Mile 18.0 to 18.2: +0.1% Mile 18.2 to 18.4: -0.2% Mile 18.4 to 18.6: -0.1% Mile 18.6 to 18.8: -0.3% Mile 18.8 to 19.0: +0.0% Mile 19.0 to 19.2: +0.0% Mile 19.2 to 19.4: -0.0% Mile 19.4 to 19.6: -0.3% Mile 19.6 to 19.8: +0.3% Mile 19.8 to 20.0: +0.2% Mile 20.0 to 20.2: +0.1% Mile 20.2 to 20.4: +0.1% Mile 20.4 to 20.6: +0.0% Mile 20.6 to 20.8: +0.3% Mile 20.8 to 21.0: +0.2% Mile 21.0 to 21.2: +0.1% Mile 21.2 to 21.4: -0.2% Mile 21.4 to 21.6: -0.3% Mile 21.6 to 21.8: -0.1% Mile 21.8 to 22.0: +0.1% Mile 22.0 to 22.2: -0.2% Mile 22.2 to 22.4: -1.4% Mile 22.4 to 22.6: +1.3% Mile 22.6 to 22.8: +0.2% Mile 22.8 to 23.0: -0.0% Mile 23.0 to 23.2: -0.1% Mile 23.2 to 23.4: -1.5% Mile 23.4 to 23.6: -2.0% Mile 23.6 to 23.8: -0.5% Mile 23.8 to 24.0: +1.6% Mile 24.0 to 24.2: +0.6% Mile 24.2 to 24.4: +3.6% Mile 24.4 to 24.6: +1.0% Mile 24.6 to 24.8: -0.4% Mile 24.8 to 25.0: +0.2% Mile 25.0 to 25.2: -1.0% Mile 25.2 to 25.4: +1.9% Mile 25.4 to 25.6: -0.7% Mile 25.6 to 25.8: -3.1% Mile 25.8 to 26.0: +0.2% Mile 26.0 to 26.2: -0.0% 5 10 15 20 25 mile Scranton Hill +100 ft The Shoreway climb +80 ft
steep up up flat down steep down

The modeled trace lives inside roughly 100 feet of elevation, and about 716 feet of total climb is modest for a marathon. Both of those numbers hide the same thing: the climbing is not spread out. Two hills carry most of it.

  • Scranton Hill, mile 6.9 to 7.8: 100 feet up, roughly 3.4% at its steepest, from mile 7.2 to 7.6.
  • The Shoreway climb, mile 23.9 to 24.6: 80 feet up, roughly 3% for the middle half mile.

Weather, ten years of it

Average low 52°F, average high 66°F across May 12 to 20, 2016 through 2025, measured at the start line. Warmest day in that window: 85°F. Coldest morning: 35°F. Rain on 32% of days.

Course geometry provenance is stated beside the player; elevation profiles always use the same route loaded there. City geometry is OpenStreetMap, ODbL. Aerial imagery is from USGS and USDA; other images carry their own source credits. Weather figures use Open-Meteo reanalysis for May 12-20 across 2016-2025 at the start line. Schedule, prices and expo hours were checked in September 2026 and are the fields most likely to move: confirm them on www.clevelandmarathon.com before you book anything. Spot an error? Tell us and we'll fix it fast.